Sol W. Sanders JERUSALEM — One of the most quoted of Maynard Milord many clever aphorisms is: “You can’t push on a string”. Keynes was referring to extending credit to an unreceptive investment market. [Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are you listening?] The quip comes to mind this morning on the eve of President Barack […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Jordan’s King Abdullah has defeated the Islamist opposition in wake of parliamentary elections last month, a report said. The Institute for National Security Studies asserted that Abdullah succeeded in capturing parliament despite an Islamist boycott of the elections. In a report by former senior Israeli official Oded Eran, Abdullah […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — The Muslim Brotherhood has warned of rising unrest in Jordan. The Brotherhood’s Islamic Action Front (IAF) said it would intensify protests on the eve of parliamentary elections on Jan. 23. IAF said King Abdullah has refused appeals to change the election law and enact reforms. “We are against the elections […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The Sunni minority has launched protests that hampered relations with neighboring Jordan. Sunni demonstrators have been blocking roads in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. The protesters blocked a highway to Jordan and Syria, which halted trade and passengers to and from Iraq. “The [Iraqi] Defense Ministry has ordered the […]
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has launched a command to protect the south. The military’s Southern Command introduced a territorial brigade assigned to the port city of Eilat. The brigade would be assigned to the Edom unit, responsible for the defense of 30 percent of Israel. “This brigade would focus on the terrrorist threat from Sinai,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy, FreePressers.com Henry Kissinger’s recent statement, that in 10 years Israel will cease to exist, borders on senile. Although one of his staff members denied it, Cindy Adams from New York Post insisted: “Reported to me, Henry Kissinger has stated — and I quote the statement word for word: ‘In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Syrian Kurds were expected to form a state amid the Sunni revolt against President Bashar Assad, a report said. Jordan’s Al Quds Center for Political Studies has urged the Arab world to prepare for the establishment of a Syrian Kurdish state that could link to the autonomous Kurdish region in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan and Syria have been fighting along their mutual border. Jordanian officials said the armies of Jordan and Syria were engaged in nearly daily battles along the border in August. They said the clashes stemmed from attempts by the Syrian Army to prevent suspected Sunni rebels from fleeing to the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has won Jordan’s agreement to serve as a waystation for assistance to Sunni rebels in Syria. Officials said Saudi King Abdullah won a commitment from his Jordanian counterpart to allow a large flow of equipment through the Hashemite kingdom for Syria. They said Saudi authorities were organizing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The new ruling Islamic parties have been preaching economic conservatism in their vision for the Arab world, a report said. The Carnegie Endowment for Peace asserted that the emerging Islamic regimes in the Arab world refrained from proposing drastic changes in the economy. In a report titled “The Economic Agenda […]