From Iran's point of view, the fall of Muammar Gadhafi of Libya is a good thing. He was no friend to the Islamic Republic which considered him a flamboyant despot almost as bad as the despised former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and a sell-out to Israel. But Iran...
The WikiLeaks organization said Thursday it would release another round of tens of thousands of previously unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables, some of which are still classified. The releases are a continuation of the more than 250,000 State Department reports leaked...
Oil companies from the United States, Europe, and Asia are scrambling for a share in Libyan oil as the rebels' Transitional National Council gradually works to take the place of the Gadhafi regime. Many of the companies are eager to restart business deals they had...
The Libyan rebels offered a million-dollar bounty for the capture or murder of Muammar Gadhafi, as scattered pockets of Gadhafi loyalists continued to fight deep in the desert and in Gadhafi's tribal home town. "Gadhafi's forces and his accomplices will not stop...
About 2,500 state workers in Bahrain have been fired from their jobs for taking part in recent protests against the ruling of Al-Khalifa dynasty. The firings have reportedly affected a total of over 13,000 people in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom. Rights groups have...
The Obama administration has been trying for more than two weeks to get the United Nations Security Council committee that monitors sanctions against Libya to unfreeze the $1.5 billion in Libyan assets for the rebels who now have control of the country. Opposition to...
State Department diplomatic cables released this week by WikiLeaks reveal propaganda efforts aimed at countering negative public perceptions about American wars and the torture regime in Guantánamo Bay detention center. One cable detailed a trip to the Sudan by US...
Libyan rebels seized Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli on Tuesday after a fierce battle with loyalist forces. Rebel fighters streamed through the Libyan strongman’s sprawling Bab al- Aziziya compound Tuesday, firing in the air in celebration after hours of heavy...
NATO commanders who authorized the bombing of Libya should be “held accountable” to international law and hauled before the world court for civilian deaths, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) said Tuesday. “NATO’s top commanders may have acted under color of international...
Various public relations firms and major lobbying groups on K Street are entering into contracts with the Libyan rebels' Transitional National Council to help them gain recognition, public approval, and influence in Washington. And the firms are giving Libya’s new...
