Pope Plays Peacemaker Between US and Cuba
June 30, 2015, published in TelesurTV © Government.ru / Sabrina Fusco / The U.S. Army News last December that the United States and Cuba would work to restore diplomatic relations took the world by surprise. In effect, U.S. President Barack Obama admitted that his country's half century attempt [...]
‘Together We Create the Future’
By Angelos Anastasiou, May 23, 2015, published in Cyprus Mail photocredit @ CNA President Nicos Anastasiades crossed to the north on Saturday to have a coffee with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who also reciprocated with a stroll and another coffee in the Ledra and Phaneromeni area of [...]
The Myth That Bombs Make Peace
"This method of targeting terrorist groups has already been tried and tested across the globe, and more often than not, it fails with disastrous implications. The existence of ISIS is largely down to this- many people explain its existence by looking to the invasion of Iraq and the War on Terror. In-fact, the group was most likely actually formed in a notorious US run prison that was in operation during the Iraq War.
The 2003 US-led invasion into Iraq and subsequent war was however just another chapter in a long history of Western interventions that have laid the groundwork for groups like ISIS.
Cyprus Stages Play for Peace at Reopened Landmark
Famagusta (Cyprus) (AFP) - Cyprus's Othello Tower, named after the ill-fated Shakespearean hero, reopened Thursday after a facelift with a performance of the tragedy that organisers hope will spread unity among long-divided communities.
The year-long, EU-funded project to renovate the mediaeval tower in the port of Famagusta's 14th century castle comes as Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders are locked in talks to reach a breakthrough on the decades-old split.
Thursday's retelling of Shakespeare's tragic love story featured actors from both communities, a rare act of cultural coexistence on an island cleaved by politics.
Alwaleed bin Talal: Saudi Prince to Donate Entire $32bn Fortune to Charity
By Heather Saul, July 1, 2015, published in The Independent Photo credit: The Independent A Saudi Prince will donate his entire $32 billion (£20bn) fortune to charity as part of a pledge modelled on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced his intention to donate [...]
Calling For Peace
By Shezhad H. Qazi, June 29, 2015, published in Foreign Policy Soldiers From India (L) And Pakistan (R) Perform The Elaborate Daily Flag-Lowering Ceremony May 30, 2002 At The Wagah Border Post Near the Pakistani City Of Lahore. Pakistan And India Are Locked In A Tense Border Standoff And [...]