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“Iran Lauds Capabilities Of New Fighter Jet” plus 29 more : Eurasia Review

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• Iran Lauds Capabilities Of New Fighter Jet
• Moving Gypsy Children’s Classes To France Police Station Is Xenophobia, Hindus Assert‏
• Israel’s Netanyahu Receives Mandate To Form Coalition
• Morocco Strongly Condemns Attack Against U.S. Embassy In Turkey‏ – OpEd
• Biden Says U.S. Ready To Meet Bilaterally Over Iran Nuclear Crisis
• Rasmussen: NATO Must Be Ready For Any Future Threat
• Israeli Soldiers Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades To Evict Palestinian Camp
• Egypt Opposition Demands Morsi To Step Down
• Israeli Attack On Syria Was An Unprovoked Act Of Aggression – OpEd
• Type II Diabetes And The Alzheimer’s Connection
• Daimler AG To Invest In BAIC Motor For A Twelve Percent Stake
• AFC Announces Litmus Test Post-Bin Hammam Presidential Election
• India Needs To Engage With Maldives, Not Detach Itself – Analysis
• Has The Arab Spring Brought Any Change?‏ – OpEd
• China: Stop Sentencing Tibetans for “Inciting” Immolations, Says HRW
• Europe Remains Cornerstone Of U.S. Engagement, Biden Says
• Lebanon Gang Arrested After Deadly Raid On Syria Border
• Real Sustainability Versus Activist Sustainability – OpEd
• Clinton Blames America For Failures In Islamic Regions‏ – OpEd
• US-Russia Cooperation Should Continue – Vice President Biden
• US Won’t Scale Back Drone Warfare, Says Panetta
• White House Photo Shows Obama Engaged In Sport Shooting
• Egypt League To Restart Amid Protests And Finger Pointing Of Police – Analysis
• The Slow And Steady Rise Of The Chinese Yuan – Analysis
• Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk’s Visit To India: Towards An Assuring Alliance – Analysis
• Iran: A Missile In The Monkey’s Shadow? – Analysis
• Hillary Clinton Leaves Office Without Clarifying Her Future‏ – OpEd
• Iran Expresses Hope Kerry To Reform US Anti-Iranian Policies
• Sahel Ulemas Partner Against Extremism
• Venezuela: Calls To Investigate Deaths In Prison Crackdown

Iran Lauds Capabilities Of New Fighter Jet Posted: 02 Feb 2013 09:08 PM PST Iran unveiled its latest domestically built fighter jet today, February 2: the Qaher-313 (Conqueror-313). Iranian media report that the Iranian Defence Minister, Commander Ahmad Vahidi, told reporters the “advanced fighter jet Qaher 313, built completely by Iranian experts, can fly at low altitudes, carry a payload of domestic weapons and ammunition with a surface that [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Moving Gypsy Children’s Classes To France Police Station Is Xenophobia, Hindus Assert‏ Posted: 02 Feb 2013 09:02 PM PST Reportedly refusing Gypsy (Roma) children access to schools in southeast France and forcing them to attend classes in police station was simply xenophobia and apartheid and should not be acceptable in 21st century Europe, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed stated in Nevada (USA) today. Reports suggest that after being refused access to schools, Roma children were [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Israel’s Netanyahu Receives Mandate To Form Coalition Posted: 02 Feb 2013 08:54 PM PST Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported. Netanyahu, who was reelected on January 22, has 28 days to form the government. He may request a two-week extension from the president if necessary. The coalition negotiations are set to begin on Sunday. [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Morocco Strongly Condemns Attack Against U.S. Embassy In Turkey‏ – OpEd Posted: 02 Feb 2013 08:49 PM PST The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a communiqué strongly condemning the attack that struck on February 1, the United States Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara. “The Kingdom of Morocco has learned with great sorrow the news of the terrorist attack that targeted the U.S. embassy in Ankara, expresses its solidarity with the Republic [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Biden Says U.S. Ready To Meet Bilaterally Over Iran Nuclear Crisis Posted: 02 Feb 2013 07:37 PM PST By Charles Recknagel for RFE/RL U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden has said at a major international security conference in Germany that the United States is willing to meet bilaterally with the Iranian leadership over the Iranian nuclear crisis. Biden said that said Washington’s longstanding offer to meet bilaterally in addition to multinational negotiations still “stands, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Rasmussen: NATO Must Be Ready For Any Future Threat Posted: 02 Feb 2013 07:31 PM PST By Cheryl Pellerin On the second day of the Munich Security Conference, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told the international audience here that the end of the war in Afghanistan gives the alliance a chance to plan for the future. The end in 2014 of NATO’s biggest operation gives NATO a chance to generate key [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Israeli Soldiers Use Tear Gas, Stun Grenades To Evict Palestinian Camp Posted: 02 Feb 2013 07:27 PM PST Israeli soldiers have used tear gas and stun grenades against a group of rock-throwing Palestinians trying prevent the dismantlement of a camp in the disputed West Bank territories. Both sides sustained injuries as the IDF removed dozens of tents. ­The violence initially erupted after Palestinian protesters erected a new camp called “Al Manatir” in the [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Egypt Opposition Demands Morsi To Step Down Posted: 02 Feb 2013 07:23 PM PST Egypt’s key opposition bloc has supported calls for President Mohamed Morsi to resign amid continuing protests across the country a day after clashes in the capital Cairo left one person dead and dozens injured, media reported. According to Saturday’s statement from the National Salvation Front quoted by Al Jazeera, “the Salvation Front completely sides with [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Israeli Attack On Syria Was An Unprovoked Act Of Aggression – OpEd Posted: 02 Feb 2013 07:15 PM PST By John Robles The recent attack by Israel on Syria has escalated the situation in the Middle East and has now pulled even more players into the conflict which was and has been from the very beginning an internal Syria conflict. Syria has been torn apart by internal strife fueled by outside terrorists and mercenaries [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Type II Diabetes And The Alzheimer’s Connection Posted: 02 Feb 2013 06:58 PM PST A research team in Israel has devised a novel approach to identifying the molecular basis for designing a drug that might one day decrease the risk diabetes patients face of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The team will present its work at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society (BPS), held Feb. 2-6, 2013, in Philadelphia, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Daimler AG To Invest In BAIC Motor For A Twelve Percent Stake Posted: 02 Feb 2013 06:56 PM PST Daimler AG and Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) will significantly deepen their already strong strategic partnership. According to a binding agreement signed between executives of the two companies, Daimler AG is going to invest in BAIC Motor, the passenger car unit of BAIC Group, one of the leading automotive companies in China. This important joint strategic [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

AFC Announces Litmus Test Post-Bin Hammam Presidential Election Posted: 02 Feb 2013 06:52 PM PST The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced an election to replace its banned former head, Mohammed Bin Hammam that will determine the group’s sincerity in breaking with the past by acting on recommendations for reform and ensuring good governance. The election comes against the backdrop of multiple scandals that have rocked soccer’s governing bodies. Mr. [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India Needs To Engage With Maldives, Not Detach Itself – Analysis Posted: 02 Feb 2013 06:47 PM PST Foreign policy making in a nation aspiring to be a global power of consequence is expected to become increasingly sophisticated as years pass by. In Maldives, however, New Delhi’s policies continue to display elements of infantilism. A series of blunders since the past one year pose the real danger of alienating Maldives for good. Contrary [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Has The Arab Spring Brought Any Change?‏ – OpEd Posted: 02 Feb 2013 06:43 PM PST Change the guard, but the world goes on. Obama rescues two Vietnam veterans of the worst military and moral defeat the U.S. has ever witnessed, to conduct foreign policy and security of the only world superpower that actually exists. John Kerry, at the State Department, and Chuck Hagel, a controversial former senator, at the Pentagon. [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

China: Stop Sentencing Tibetans for “Inciting” Immolations, Says HRW Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:41 PM PST Chinese judicial authorities should immediately release two Tibetans who were found guilty in legal proceedings that relied solely on confessions they gave during five months in detention, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch has documented endemic use of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and coercion of Tibetans in detention. On January 31, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Europe Remains Cornerstone Of U.S. Engagement, Biden Says Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:39 PM PST By Jim Garamone Europe remains the cornerstone and catalyst for America’s engagement with the world, Vice President Joe Biden said in Munich today. The vice president spoke at the annual Munich Security Conference, where he also addressed the situation with Iran and what the nations of the world can do together to confront the terrorist [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Lebanon Gang Arrested After Deadly Raid On Syria Border Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:36 PM PST The Lebanese Army apprehended Saturday four gunmen who were trying to flee from Arsal, the country’s defense minister said, a day after an ambush on the military claimed the lives of an officer and a soldier in the border town. “The [Lebanese] Army arrested four gunmen who were trying to make their way out to [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Real Sustainability Versus Activist Sustainability – OpEd Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:35 PM PST Activist sustainability concepts don’t meet environmental, humanitarian or sustainability tests By Paul Driessen Companies everywhere extol their sustainable development programs and goals. Sustainability drives UN programs like Agenda 21, EU and US green energy initiatives, and myriad manufacturing, agricultural, forestry and other efforts. But what is sustainability? What is – or isn’t – sustainable? Former [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Clinton Blames America For Failures In Islamic Regions‏ – OpEd Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:29 PM PST As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned over her office to Sen. John Kerry, she stated on Friday during her speech at the Council on Foreign Relations that America is at fault for the unrest in the Muslim world because of a failure to explain U.S. policies. When a reporter questioned Clinton on why favoritism [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US-Russia Cooperation Should Continue – Vice President Biden Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:21 PM PST US Vice President Joe Biden told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday that Washington and Moscow should continue cooperation in various spheres despite differences. Biden and Lavrov met on the sidelines of the 2013 Munich Security Conference in Germany. “The Vice President emphasized the importance of the two countries working together in the interest [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Won’t Scale Back Drone Warfare, Says Panetta Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:14 PM PST The US is engaged in a global war on terror, and drone strikes are an effective tool to eliminate Al-Qaeda militants planning terror attacks on America, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told AFP, adding that drone operations should stay covert. The US will not curtail its extrajudicial assassinations in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen, Panetta [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

White House Photo Shows Obama Engaged In Sport Shooting Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:09 PM PST By Kent Klein The White House has released a recent photo of President Barack Obama shooting a shotgun, in response to a lawmaker who questioned whether he had ever been skeet shooting. The president’s top communications adviser, Dan Pfeiffer, sent the picture out Saturday morning on Twitter after critics expressed doubt about Mr. Obama’s claim [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Egypt League To Restart Amid Protests And Finger Pointing Of Police – Analysis Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Egypt’s premier soccer league is scheduled to resume this weekend for the first time in a year amid concern about security against the backdrop of violent anti-government protests and the leaking of a court report that holds the police as well as fans responsible for last year’s death of 74 people in a politically loaded [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Slow And Steady Rise Of The Chinese Yuan – Analysis Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:54 PM PST By Ronan Keenan “Chinese citizens welcome US President Barack Obama’s re-election, saying it would benefit bilateral relations,” reported China’s official news agency Xinhua in November. Any Chinese optimism surrounding Obama’s victory was surely not a reflection of the President’s handling of Sino-American relations, but relief at the election of the lesser of two evils. Mitt [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk’s Visit To India: Towards An Assuring Alliance – Analysis Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:51 PM PST By Medha Bisht The year 2013 started on a high note for India-Bhutan relations. While the Indian External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid, was on an official visit to Thimpu on January 14, 2013, Bhutan’s fifth king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, graced the chair of the chief guest on the Indian Republic Day. Even though the [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran: A Missile In The Monkey’s Shadow? – Analysis Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:47 PM PST By Ajey Lele Iran has successfully sent a monkey to space and also retrieved it back alive. Has Iran thereby “made a ‘monkey’ of its adversaries”? Or was this demonstration just a smokescreen to experiment with its ballistic missile capabilities? Or is it actually a signal to the rest of the world about Iran’s technological [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hillary Clinton Leaves Office Without Clarifying Her Future‏ – OpEd Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:41 PM PST While everyone was expecting exactly what would be her parting words, if it were to be a goodbye or see you later, Hillary Clinton on Friday left her post as Secretary of State of the United States with a simple “thank you and God bless” — leaving in the air therefore the question of whether [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran Expresses Hope Kerry To Reform US Anti-Iranian Policies Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:22 PM PST Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has expressed hope that new US Secretary of State John Kerry would contribute to softening Washington’s policies towards Iran. “I hope that … Kerry would at least rectify part of the US government’s anti-Iranian stance and policies,” Salehi said. The Iranian minister also called on Kerry to “reform oppressive, [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sahel Ulemas Partner Against Extremism Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:13 PM PST By Hayam and Jemal Oumar Religious leaders from Algeria, Mali, Niger and Mauritania this week decided that the most effective way to support peace and eradicate extremist ideas would be to work as a team. The imams, who initially came together in November to condemn the extremism in Mali, met in Algiers on Wednesday (January [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Venezuela: Calls To Investigate Deaths In Prison Crackdown Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:12 PM PST The Venezuelan authorities should investigate the security forces’ use of lethal force during a prison weapons search on January 25, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should take urgent measures to ensure that such incidents are not repeated. According to official reports, at least 56 prisoners and one member of the National Guard [...] To continue reading this article, click on the headline.