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Does Saudi Arabia still put people's heads on pikes?

For the time being at least, the Saudi Arabian jewel thieves slated for execution Tuesday appear to have dodged a bullet -- or multiple, for those who were sentenced to go before a firing squad. In the case of Sarhan al-Mashayeh, the lead defendant in...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 3:23 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Saudi Arabia

Visualizing irregularities in Kenya's election

The international press has been eagerly monitoring Kenya's March 4 general election for signs of the ethnic violence that left more than 1,100 people dead after the last election in 2007. By that standard, this year's contest appears to have...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 12:08 PM by FP Passport

Who is mysterious trader no. 588?

The camera just loves certain people -- especially when it comes to unnamed New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Trader No. 588, who has become both a fixture on Getty Images and a weathervane for those tracking the financial winds. Photo editors the world...

Published Wed, Mar 06 2013 12:00 PM by FP Passport

Former Polish president: U.S.-EU ties 'too weak'

This afternoon, I had a chance to speak briefly with former Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski. A former minister of sport in Poland's Communist government during the 1980s, Kwasniewski was elected in 1995 as the country's second post-Communist...

Published Fri, Mar 01 2013 12:57 PM by FP Passport

Queen Elizabeth may have more power than we thought

Back in December, after Queen Elizabeth attended a Cabinet meeting -- the first British monarch to do so since the American revolution -- I wrote a half-serious post wondering what's actually keeping her from taking back political power. But according...

Published Tue, Jan 15 2013 8:39 AM by FP Passport

Guns don't kill dictatorships, people do

As he's wont to do, Matt Drudge has kicked up a fuss today by plastering photos of Hitler and Stalin above the headline "White House Threatens 'Executive Orders' on Guns" . FP contributor Michael Moynihan has a good piece at Tablet...

Published Wed, Jan 09 2013 11:35 AM by FP Passport

Obama half-brother running for governor in Kenya

The Siaya county governor's election is going to get a bit more international attention than usual this year with Barack Obama's half-brother Malik running against the Kenyan Prime Minister's brother: Obama, 54, will compete as an independent...

Published Mon, Jan 14 2013 8:54 AM by FP Passport

Papandreou's embattled, but Berlusconi's king of no confidence

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We're only hours away from knowing whether Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, caught between fuming European creditors and enraged Greek citizens, will survive a confidence...

Published Fri, Nov 04 2011 2:50 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Japanese officials warn of radiation-tainted beef

Japanese officials warn of radiation-tainted beef Top story: Japan halted all cattle shipments from Fukushima Prefecture due to fears that beef tainted with radiation is reaching the country's supermarkets. Japanese officials said that meat from approximately...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2011 5:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Hunt for Qaddafi centers on border with Niger

Hunt for Qaddafi centers on border with Niger Top story: A Libyan Army convoy of between 200 to 250 vehicles reportedly crossed Libya's southern border into Niger. Muammar al-Qaddafi or his sons are rumored to have been on board, though a loyalist...

Published Tue, Sep 06 2011 5:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Thousands of Egyptians rally in Tahrir Square against Morsi

Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square late Tuesday afternoon to denounce new claims to power by President Mohamed Morsi and the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in politics. Hundreds still remain in the Square on Wednesday. Morsi's...

Published Wed, Nov 28 2012 6:21 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East, North Africa, Arab World, Mideast Brief

U.N. General Assembly will likely pass Palestinian observer state status

Palestine is likely to win " non-member state " status today in a vote by the United Nations General Assembly. The Palestinian Liberation Organization believes it has support of 130 members of the 193-member body, and the bid only needs a simple...

Published Thu, Nov 29 2012 6:07 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East, North Africa, Arab World, Mideast Brief

The United States denies Iranian claims of drone capture

The United States quickly denied claims by Iran that its Revolutionary Guards Corps naval forces had captured an unmanned U.S. drone. According to Iranian state television, the aircraft is a Boeing built ScanEagle, which it captured after entering Iranian...

Published Tue, Dec 04 2012 6:09 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East, North Africa, Arab World, Mideast Brief

Gunmen attack opposition camp as Egypt braces for rival protests

Egyptian security officials have reported that masked gunmen attacked a camp of opposition protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn Tuesday ahead of scheduled rival protests. Officials are unsure who was behind the assault in which nine people...

Published Tue, Dec 11 2012 5:49 AM by The Middle East Channel

Filed under: Middle East, North Africa, Arab World, Mideast Brief

Morning Brief: Rebels take Tripoli

Rebels take Tripoli Top news: Six months of fighting in Libya as well as Muammar al-Qaddafi's four-decades of rule appear to be entering their final hours as rebel forces now control most of the capitol city, Tripoli. Qaddafi's exact location...

Published Mon, Aug 22 2011 5:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Does Saudi Arabia still put people's heads on pikes?

Visualizing irregularities in Kenya's election

Who is mysterious trader no. 588?

Former Polish president: U.S.-EU ties 'too weak'

Queen Elizabeth may have more power than we thought

Guns don't kill dictatorships, people do

Obama half-brother running for governor in Kenya

Papandreou's embattled, but Berlusconi's king of no confidence

Morning Brief: Japanese officials warn of radiation-tainted beef

Morning Brief: Hunt for Qaddafi centers on border with Niger

Thousands of Egyptians rally in Tahrir Square against Morsi

U.N. General Assembly will likely pass Palestinian observer state status

The United States denies Iranian claims of drone capture

Gunmen attack opposition camp as Egypt braces for rival protests

Morning Brief: Rebels take Tripoli