Daily Archives: August 28, 2017
Report: President Trump Growing Increasingly Frustrated With Secretary of State Tillerson
Last month, the State Department was combating rumors that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was planning to resign.Now, reports indicate that President Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with Tillerson due to his ‘establishment thinking.’
Northern Nigeria’s Democracy Under Threat by Nuhu Othman
As is the case across the globe, the platforms of Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and others are a double-edged sword. They are used for a disseminating information, but also for spreading disinformation and lies, as well as for recruiting fighters to the Boko Haram terrorist group, based mainly in Northern Nigeria, and responsible for the bulk of the suicide bombings and other mass murders committed in Africa.
Puffing the Turkish Chibouk in Ankara by Amir Taheri
When in a recent column, I commented on efforts by NATO powers to establish some contact with the Iranian military, I didn’t expect any quick development on that score. However, this is precisely what happened last week when Iran’s new Chief of Staff, General Muhammad-Hussein Baqeri led a 40-man military-political delegation to the Turkish capital Ankara for a three-day official visit which had been the subject of months of intense negotiations between the two neighbors.
Putin gives Netanyahu extremely rare, medieval Bible
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the first Bible ever printed with the commentary of medieval French Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, known by the acronym “Rashi,” during their meeting Wednesday in Sochi. Rashi was one of the most influential Jewish sages in history.
US promises Palestinians a peace plan in 4 months
Partially yielding to Palestinian threats, the Trump administration has reportedly agreed to present a peace plan in the next four months.
