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Obama budget curbs US deficit, sets up fiscal fight
Feb 14th
US President Obama proposes budget that will cut US deficit by $1.1 trillion over the next 10 years.
Death toll from Iraqi suicide attack rises to 33
Feb 14th
SAMARRA: The death toll from an attack in which a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a bus filled with pilgrims near the Iraqi city of Samarra has risen to 33, medics said on Sunday.
“Our last toll from Saturday''s attack is 33 dea…
In search of a counter-narrative
Feb 13th
Arabs are fighting among themselves over definitions of jihad and taghoot (satan).
Assange hails Wikileaks role in Middle East revolt
Feb 13th
SYDNEY: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Sunday said his site was “significantly influential” in the fall of Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, an event he said “no doubt” sparked a Middle East revolt.
Assange, 39, said cables leaked on his w…
Egypt ‘Revolution’
Feb 12th
“It’s a scam!” was the first thought that came to mind when I saw George “Color Revolutions” Soros’ bitch ElBradei suddenly popped up in Cairo leading the “youth movement” (Soros btw is Rothschild front-man who with his associate Zbigniew Brzezinski, specializes in triggering and manipulating ‘peoples’ revolutions’ to change regimes while hiding the force that [...]
Hundreds demand death for Davis
Feb 11th
Up to 500 people rallied outside the headquarters of Jamaat-i-Islami in Lahore demaming Raymond Davis’ death.
Shares mixed, oil up as Egypt tensions rise
Feb 11th
HONG KONG: Asian shares were mixed on Friday in edgy trade and oil surged amid rising tensions in Egypt after President Hosni Mubarak enraged protesters by saying he would not step down.
Hong Kong was 0.22 percent higher after losing almost two pe…
Oil rises as tensions soar in Egypt
Feb 11th
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Friday as heightened tensions in Egypt sparked crude supply concerns, analysts said.
New York''s main contract, light sweet crude for March delivery, soared 83 cents to $87.56 per barrel. Brent North Sea crude…
US intelligence faces ‘belt-tightening’
Feb 11th
US deficit weakening the US position against potential rivals including China, US officials warn.
Oil rebounds in Asia, Brent crude above $102
Feb 10th
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were higher in Asian trade Thursday on persistent concerns over the situation in Egypt where the embattled government has warned of a military crackdown against protesters.
New York''s main futures contract, light swe…
