It was simply a matter of time until the Clinton family was pulled into the “sexting” scandal regarding Rep. Anthony Weiner. The link between the two families is Weiner’s wife Huma Abedin who is one of the top aides to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Not surprisingly Abedin is considered a member of Hillary Clinton’s inner circle and travels everywhere with the Secretary of State. Moreover former President Bill Clinton officiated the... [read news]

Sanaa, the capital of Yemen was lit with color and light as fireworks were launched from Change Square to celebrate the departure of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Saudi Arabia for “medical treatment.” The former vicepresident Abd al-Rabo Mansur al-Hadi has been called upon to take the mantle of power and act as president in Saleh’s absence. The celebrations had been intense as people from the camps outside the University of Sanaa... [read news]

Yemen is risking civil war due to the actions of President Ali Abdullah Saleh who decided to attack a key tribal chief. As a result the whole country is on the verge of being thorn up by a wave of unprecedented violence. His moves are daring and can prove to be his downfall, only hastening his fall from power. This country raging with violence may prove to be the perfect field for the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and other Islamist... [read news]

President Hamid Karzai stated on Tuesday that Afghan people cannot stand any longer having their lives threatened due to NATO airstrikes. He added that if such measures continue  “we will be forced to take unilateral action in this regard.” During a news conference at the presidential palace, Karzai was unable to explain exactly in which ways the government will react, however he stated that it: “has a lot of ways of stopping it.” He... [read news]

In the Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery Monday President Obama called forth all Americans to remember the sacrifice of their fallen comrades. The US President expressed the honor and respect he felt as the commander of “one of the finest fighting forces the world has ever known." He paid a tribute to the memory of those who sacrifices their lives in an effort to protect their country and also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the... [read news]

Miloš Šaljić has stated on Sunday that he feared for the health condition of his client, Ratko Mladić. He added that he believed Mladic’s mental state was deteriorating as he started supporting „morbid thoughts”. In addition he stated that any coherent discussion with his client was impossible. “I was listening and writing down his orders the entire time. He keeps talking about visiting his daughter's grave and he has been having... [read news]

Former President Hosni Mubarak will be the first Arab head of state to be tried after he was forced to flee the country and renounce power as a result of the revolutions that took place in Egypt. This will be a pivotal moment for the revolutions that are still taking place and have taken place in more than a dozen Arab countries since the beginning of the year. The attorney general of Egypt said that Mubarak and his two sons Alaa and Gamal... [read news]

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited London earlier today and were greeted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Afterward the First Couple was led to the ensemble where they would be residing, which apparently was the same six-room suite that Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge spent their weeding night.  "It may not be the same bed," a maid working in the Palace said. Afterward the Presidential couple even met... [read news]

With pressure both from the U.S. and the Arabic side, the president of Yemen has managed to stall and avoid signing a contract that made his resign and step down from his place is 30 days. He managed to avoid singing the deal because he brought armed military men in the street who supported him and chanted his name. In addition they trapped the American and other ambassadors for hours inside the diplomatic mission. The militiamen where... [read news]

Al-Qaeda has recently released a recording that has been apparently made by Osama Bin Laden shortly before he fell under the US Navy SEALS shots on May 1. In the recording he fully supports the revolutions that took place in Tunisia and Egypt cataloging them as a "rare historic opportunity" for the Muslim people. Several Islamist websites posted the 12 minute long audio message. From there it has been intercepted and translated by the US... [read news]