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China says ‘firmly opposes’ U.S. Senate currency bill
China said Tuesday it “firmly opposed” a US Senate bill aimed at punishing Beijing for its alleged currency manipulation, which is expected to make its final passage later this week. The bill — which comes 13 months ahead of US elections in which high unemployment is likely to be an issue — sets…
Turkey set to host NATO early warning radar
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is set to host a NATO early-warning radar system as part of improved defenses for the Western military alliance, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Turkey, with NATO’s second biggest military, has a geo-strategic importance to the alliance dating back to its role as a front-line…
Egypt recalls envoy from Israel over deaths
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said Saturday it would withdraw its ambassador from Israel, insisting the killing of five Egyptian security personnel while Israeli forces pursued gunmen across the border was a breach of its 1979 peace treaty with the Jewish state. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel regretted the…
UN fears crimes against humanity in Syria
UN officials have said Syrian security forces may have committed crimes against humanity in their crackdown on protesters, as at least eight more civilians were killed in massive protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. The UN concerns were expressed in a statement late Friday by Francis Deng, special adviser to…
Italy calls for an end to NATO’s bombing campaign in Libya
ROME (AFP) – Italy called for a suspension of hostilities in Libya on Wednesday in the latest sign of dissent within NATO as the civilian death toll mounts and Moamer Kadhafi shows no signs of quitting power. “We have seen the effects of the crisis and therefore also of NATO…
Saudi Arabia, UAE funded jihadi networks in Pakistan: Wikileaks cable
(Reuters) – Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in U.S. ally Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage holy war, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Wikileaks. A U.S. diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks said financial support estimated at…
Iran objects to foreign troops in Bahrain
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran called the deployment of foreign troops in Bahrain unacceptable on Tuesday and warned Saudi Arabia and its ally Washington of “dangerous consequences” for intervening in the island nation’s political crisis. About 1,000 Saudi soldiers entered Bahrain on Monday as part of an effort by the six-nation…
Israel on high alert as Iran warships enter Med
JERUSALEM – Israel put its navy on high alert and said it would respond immediately to any “provocation” as two Iranian warships sailed through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean on Tuesday. The Iranian vessels entered the southeastern Mediterranean after going up the canal for the first time since the…
Iranian warships transit Suez for Mediterranean
CAIRO (AFP) – Two Iranian naval ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday for the first time since the Islamic revolution, bound for the Mediterranean on a purported training mission that Israel calls a provocation. “The two ships entered the canal on Tuesday at around 5:45 am (0335 GMT),” a…
Bahrain protesters shot as heir promises talks
MANAMA (AFP) – Bahraini security forces opened fire Friday on anti-regime protesters in the capital, with reports of up to 55 wounded, after the army vowed “strict measures” to restore order after a deadly police raid. Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa promised to open a national dialogue once calm…
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