Protests in Ramallah against Kerry's visit

RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- Dozens of Palestinians held a rally in the city of Ramallah to condemn the visit by the US Secretary of State John Kerry’s to the occupied West Bank on Thursday.The protesters chanted anti-US slogans, calling on PA to cancel the scheduled meeting between Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jordan next Sunday.The PA security forces have prevented the protesters from reaching the PA headquarters.The protesters carried

Iraqi Shias, Sunnis hold unity prayers to dismiss violence

Thousands of Iraqis have held unity prayers across the nation to show solidarity against attempts to push the country into sectarian strife.The joint Shia-Sunni Friday Prayers came against the backdrop of growing anger countrywide over what Iraqi authorities, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, describe as attempts to sow sectarian strife. On May 19, Maliki called on Iraqis to hold joint prayers every Friday in a bid to reduce violence

Damascus agreed to attend intl conference on Syria

Syrian authorities have tentatively agreed to attend a proposed international conference on Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aleksandr Lukashevich told reporters on Friday. However, a date for the conference in Geneva cannot be set because it is not known who will represent the Syrian opposition at the event, Lukashevich said. Moscow hopes that “constructive approaches will prevail during the opposition’s upcoming contacts…

Battle for Qusayr: Terrorists’ Supply Routes Totally Cut

Syrian Army continued Thursday its military operation in the northern city of Qusayr and the rest of its countryside chasing the terrorist groups deployed in the area.The second stage of the Qusayr battle was launched Wednesday, inflicting the opposition militant groups heavy losses and arresting many of their members.Al-Manar TV correspondent reported that fierce clashes took place Thursday between the terrorists and the Syrian army in the

Israel’s Hand in Guatemala’s Genocide

May 23, 2013 Exclusive: The Guatemalan genocide of the 1980s does not just implicate President Ronald Reagan and his senior aides but the Israeli government which secretly supplied helicopters, guns and computers that were used to hunt down and exterminate Ixil Indians and other perceived enemies of the state, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry At the height of Guatemala’s mass slaughters in the 1980s,

Detained pro-Hijab Azeri political activist in critical condition

The head of the Astara branch of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (AIP), Ruhollah Azakhundzadeh, who has been detained over his support for the Islamic Hijab in the country, has been confirmed physically ill and in critical condition.According to the head of the clinic of the jail where Azakhundzadeh is being held, a number of specialist doctors were called in from outside the prison to examine the political activist. The doctors said he needed to

Iran Slams US Remarks on Elections as ‘Interference’

Tehran lashed out at the recent remarks made by the US officials regarding the upcoming presidential elections in the Islamic Republic."Flawed judgment on the basis of poor knowledge and misinformation about the electoral process in Iran, is not only interference in the Iranian nation's (domestic) affairs and in contradiction with basic international laws, but also offends the political maturity and awareness of Iran's people," Iranian