U.S. President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss an international nuclear deal with Iran that has threatened to raise tensions between the close allies, the White House said. "The two leaders reaffirmed their shared goal of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," deputy White House spokesman Josh
A smiling Hassan Rouhani declared his country the victor in the deal reached with western powers in Geneva Saturday, echoing the very same assessments that Israeli leaders made regarding the agreement. “World powers have recognized the nuclear rights of Iran,” declared Rouhani to reporters at his presidential palace in Tehran. “The confirmation from the
The African nation of Angola has reportedly become the first country to ban Islam and Muslims, reports On Islam. Concerning the ban, Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said Sunday "this is the final end of Islamic influence in our country." Angola's ban was first announced last Friday, when Angolan Minister of Culture,
One of the two suicide bombers who targeted Iran’s embassy in Beirut was a “Palestinian with links to a militant Islamist preacher”, according to the Lebanese Daily Star. Saturday’s report comes a day after Lebanese authorities said they identified the other bomber as a man from the southern port city of Sidon. Both
Ashraf Ramelah, President and founder of "Voice of the Copts," joins Rick to discuss Barack Obama's longstanding allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and how recent developments in the Mohamed Morsi trial could further implicate his direct involvement with the terrorist organization. Later in the program, attorney and Retired Navy Commander, John B. Wells,
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had sharp words for Egypt on Saturday, after the country expelled Ankara's ambassador. Erdogan declared that his government would never respect military-installed rulers, according to an AFP report. "I will never respect those who come to power after coups," Erdogan was quoted as having told reporters.
Iran and six world powers have reached a deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program, after hours of talks in Geneva. The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, announced early Sunday morning that an agreement has been reached between Iran and the group known as the P5+1. France's Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, confirmed as
As talks between Iran and six world powers over Iran’s nuclear program continued, the Islamic Republic announced on Saturday it plans to construct two more new nuclear power plants in the near future. “The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has put construction of the second and third (nuclear) power stations on its
Clashes across Egypt on Friday left at least three killed including one child as thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Mursi rallied to mark 100 days since a deadly crackdown on Rabaa al-Adawiya and Nahda sit-ins. The 10-year-old boy was killed by gunfire in the city of Suez during clashes between supporters and
Mohammed el-Araj, a twenty-year-old British Muslim, was killed in Syria while fighting for rebel forces against President Bashar Assad's regime. Araj, the second confirmed British citizen killed fighting in the Syrian war, previously was jailed for violently protesting outside the Israeli embassy in London. Araj, the UK-raised son of Palestinian parents, was arrested in
