
As if things couldn’t get more tensioned with the upcoming vote to pass or bin the new Egyptian constitution, riots broke out in the city of Alexandria, in the Northern Mediterranean part of Egypt. The riots were provoked by the statements of an ultraconservative cleric that urges “believers” to support the new constitution, a constitution that has […]
Saturday December 15 2012, 6:11 PM EDT | Posted in
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In addition to four hundred military personnel, two Patriot missile batteries will be sent by the United States into Turkey to help the country in its defense against possible missile attacks by Syria. Aside from the two missile batteries from the US, Germany and the Netherlands are also expected to deploy four additional Patriot missile […]
Friday December 14 2012, 8:34 AM EDT | Posted in
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The newly released plans of the Obama administration regarding Afghanistan, show that a revision will be made in the number of troops stationed after the massive troop withdrawal that will take place in the following two years. The original plan called for a minimum of 15.000 troops to remain in Afghanistan and offer both training […]
Thursday December 13 2012, 2:21 AM EDT | Posted in
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The North Korean rocket launch finally pushed through and was met by criticisms in the international community. North Korean authorities indicated that the rocket was successfully launched from its space center and brought a satellite into orbit. The launch was confirmed by neighboring countries and the North Korean rocket passed over Okinawa. However, the same […]
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With a political situation that seems to escalate and put quite a lot of pressure on the newly appointed president and Islamic government, Egypt will receive 20 F-16 fighter jets from the U.S as part of a 1 billion dollars foreign aid package. With the first shipment of jets arriving early next year, some political […]
Tuesday December 11 2012, 5:57 PM EDT | Posted in
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A component was removed from the North Korean rocket following the discovery of a technical problem by authorities in North Korea, according to news reports from South Korea. The long-range rocket has caused uproar in the international community following its insistence of launching it. Sanctions were imposed by the UN that prohibited the reclusive country […]
Tuesday December 11 2012, 9:59 AM EDT | Posted in
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Typhoon Bopha seems to be veering to the North West part of the Philippines after it wreaked havoc in the Southern part leaving close to 600 people dead and countless more missing. Officials in the weather bureau raised storm warnings in the North West island of Luzon after news that typhoon Bopha might make another […]
Sunday December 09 2012, 5:24 AM EDT | Posted in
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Knicks and Heat meet again on the court and after a 20 point lead, Knicks win. And if that isn’t surprising enough, this one took place without Carmelo Anthony on the game. Raymond Felton got a season-high 27 points, and the Knicks connected on 18 3-pointers to more than offset the absence of Anthony while dominating Miami for […]
Saturday December 08 2012, 4:47 AM EDT | Posted in
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Not a lot seems to have changed in Egypt after the “Arab Spring”, a period that was filled with bloody revolts as Egyptians deposed Hosni Mubarak, and installed a new government. The new president of Egypt Mohammed Morsi seems to have learned little from his predecessor and is trying to attain more power in what […]
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Just once, it is the only want of Juan Manuel Marquez – to celebrate a victory over Manny Pacquiao. This coming Saturday night, this will be the sole motivation for the non-title welterweight clash with his arch-rival in Las Vegas Marquez has already fought with Pacquiao for three times. The third battle just happened 13 […]
Friday December 07 2012, 6:16 AM EDT | Posted in
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