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Sorry, but Delta Is Not Flying Direct to Tehran

Tehran might "welcome" direct flights between the United States and Iran, but that doesn't mean it's going to happen. On Wednesday, Iran's PressTV reported that the country's foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, had told reporters...

Published Thu, Jun 27 2013 3:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations, Iran, Business

Photo of the Day: Ousted Australian Leader's Wax Figure Queues Up in Unemployment Line

Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is no stranger to controversy -- what with all the flying sandwiches she's dodged and gender battles she's waged. But apparently she can't even catch a break after ceding power to Kevin Rudd following...

Published Fri, Jun 28 2013 9:19 AM by FP Passport

Just How Effective Are the Federal Government's Background Checks?

Among the many mysteries of the Edward Snowden affair, one in particular stands out: How did the National Security Agency not know it had a leaker in its midst? Put aside the question of how Snowden allegedly downloaded top-secret files onto a thumb drive...

Published Fri, Jun 28 2013 3:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: National Security

Morning Brief: Massive Anti-Morsy Protests Grip Egypt

Massive Anti-Morsy Protests Grip Egypt Top news: Hundreds of thousands -- possibly millions -- of Egyptians poured into the streets on Sunday to protest the Islamist government of Mohamed Morsy, the country's first democratically elected president...

Published Mon, Jul 01 2013 5:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Egypt's President Rejects Military Ultimatum

Egypt's President Rejects Military Ultimatum Top news: Egypt's military delivered an ultimatum to Islamist President Mohamed Morsy on Monday, saying he had 48 hours satisfy the public's demands or else it would impose its own "road map...

Published Tue, Jul 02 2013 5:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Morsy and military set for collision

Morsy and military set for collision Top news: Egyptians are anxiously awaiting the 5 p.m. deadline that the military has set for President Mohamed Morsy to meet the demands of the increasingly large protests in Cairo. If Morsy's Muslim Brotherhood...

Published Wed, Jul 03 2013 7:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

'Boss,' 'Batman,': What Wikipedia Knows About Egypt's Acting President

It's official: Mohamed Morsy is no longer the President of Egypt. In a July 3rd press conference on state television, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced the removal of Morsy, the suspension of the Egyptian constitution, and the establishment of...

Published Wed, Jul 03 2013 1:42 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Egypt, Democracy

Meet Adly Mansour, the Judge Who Is Now (Sort of) Running Egypt

Mohamed Morsy is now a former president of Egypt. After tipping its hand by seizing the country's state broadcasters and moving armored vehicles into Cairo, the military deposed Egypt's first freely elected leader on Wednesday and installed Adly...

Published Wed, Jul 03 2013 6:10 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood Blasts Egypt's Protesters as 'Military Intelligence Operation'

CAIRO -- Gehad el-Haddad, the spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood and the son of one of deposed President Mohamed Morsy's top advisors, meets me outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adaweya mosque just as the crowds start to throng in for Friday prayers...

Published Fri, Jul 05 2013 6:38 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Egypt

Yanukovych shows signs of spine

Ukraine's new president, Viktor Yanukovych, appears to be sending signs this week that he won't just be toeing the Kremlin line. On Monday, he made Brussels, not Moscow, the destination for his first foreign trip and he's now indicating that...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 10:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia, Eastern Europe

Philippines plans tourist resort on disputed islands

Looking for a vacation destination featuring sun, sand, and thumbing your nose at China's geopolitical ambitions? Have you considered the Spratlys? The Philippines plans to develop a disputed island in the South China Sea into a tourism centre with...

Published Tue, Apr 03 2012 10:54 AM by FP Passport

Iran Watch: War games or mind games?

Ron Prosor, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, may have told reporters on Friday that international sanctions have been "more effective than people think." But his prime minister -- a longtime sanctions skeptic -- struck a different...

Published Tue, Apr 03 2012 2:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Iran, Iran Watch

Gunter Grass's Passover surprise

The controversy-courting German author is back in the headlines today for a new poem published in several newspapers that accuses Israel of endangering world peace. Titled, "What must be said," it's available here in German. Reuters summarizes...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2012 8:11 AM by FP Passport

Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Trip to China

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Gary Shteyngart, the Russian-American novelist whose books Absurdistan and The Russian Debutante's Handbook enliven the farcical edges of living in a totalitarian society, returned recently from a two...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2012 3:58 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, Thumbs

If Scotland goes, will the Queen lose Australia too?

In a three-part series this week , Tim Judah assesses the very real chance that Scotland could vote for independence from the United Kingdom in a planned 2014 referendum -- or at least a kind of semi-separation called "devo max" under which...

Published Thu, Apr 05 2012 10:50 AM by FP Passport

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Sorry, but Delta Is Not Flying Direct to Tehran

Photo of the Day: Ousted Australian Leader's Wax Figure Queues Up in Unemployment Line

Just How Effective Are the Federal Government's Background Checks?

Morning Brief: Massive Anti-Morsy Protests Grip Egypt

Morning Brief: Egypt's President Rejects Military Ultimatum

Morning Brief: Morsy and military set for collision

'Boss,' 'Batman,': What Wikipedia Knows About Egypt's Acting President

Meet Adly Mansour, the Judge Who Is Now (Sort of) Running Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood Blasts Egypt's Protesters as 'Military Intelligence Operation'

Yanukovych shows signs of spine

Philippines plans tourist resort on disputed islands

Iran Watch: War games or mind games?

Gunter Grass's Passover surprise

Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Trip to China

If Scotland goes, will the Queen lose Australia too?