Competing political interests mean a 33rd attempt to elect Lebanese President has failed
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Dump Trump! NYC Welcomes Refugees at the Plaza Hotel
At the Grand Army Plaza entrance to the Plaza Hotel today a crowd of police, media and protesters waited for what many protestors call a bigot, Donald Trump to arrive for a 10k table, 1k a plate event
Dump Trump, Refugees Welcome at Columbus Circle
At Columbus Circle in New York City, a few hundred came out in opposition to the remarks from Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump about keeping refugees out of the country
Senior EU Official Suggests Leeway for National Budgets
As the EU continues to struggle with numerous crisis that have developed over the past couple of months, Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloen announced that some countries could be given leeway over their budgets for the near future to help deal with the influx with migrants.
The Sad Lessons From the Arab Spring’s Collapse
Ethnic violence has led to a re-entrenchment of dictatorship following the Arab Spring’s collapse
As the Number of Refugees Reaching Europe Explodes…
As the Syrian Civil continues into its fourth year, the number of refugees reaching Europe from across the Mediterranean Sea in October has almost reached the same amount that was totaled in all of 2014.
Kurdish Lobbyists Descend on Capitol Hill
Conflict and regional discord has brought unprecedented numbers of Kurdish lobbyists to Washington
Iraqi Kurdistan Drifting Into Political Limbo Amid Crisis
Unsettled political feuds complicating multiple regional crisis leaving Iraqi Kurdistan drifting
German Prime Minister Merkel’s Allies Want to Limit Refugees
Even though Germany has been a willing and active participant in accepting the high number of refugees, it must, as with all countries, be able to control its border and the number of people that would like to enter into the country
Lebanon You Stink Protests Return to Streets
Beirut residents frustrated with decline in government services are relaunching You Stink protests