Ten years ago, Raouda was among 2 million refugees who fled Darfur after attacks on her village by the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia. Since that time, the now 16-year-old young woman has lived her life in a refugee camp in eastern Chad, longing for a return to a more peaceful version of home. “We don’t even […]
Ten years ago, Raouda was among 2 million refugees who fled Darfur after attacks on her village by the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia. Since that time, the now 16-year-old young woman has lived her life in a refugee camp in eastern Chad, longing for a return to a more peaceful version of home. “We don’t even […]
NAMIBIA – A Cairo court dismissed a lawsuit hoping to ban Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef’s popular TV show over the weekend — a move that may set a positive precedent for the comedian facing pressure for openly criticizing the government on his show, “El-Bernameg.” Judge Hassouna Tawfiq said the court dropped the complaint, filed by […]
NAMIBIA – A Cairo court dismissed a lawsuit hoping to ban Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef’s popular TV show over the weekend — a move that may set a positive precedent for the comedian facing pressure for openly criticizing the government on his show, “El-Bernameg.” Judge Hassouna Tawfiq said the court dropped the complaint, filed by […]
AMMAN, Jordan– Rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad are making military gains on the ground against regime forces two years into the bloody civil war that has claimed more than 70,000 lives, but little headway seems to have been made on the political front among Assad’s opponents. Assad recently warned that the fall […]
AMMAN, Jordan– Rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad are making military gains on the ground against regime forces two years into the bloody civil war that has claimed more than 70,000 lives, but little headway seems to have been made on the political front among Assad’s opponents. Assad recently warned that the fall […]
Ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday at the age of 87, was known for calling a spade a spade. More from GlobalPost: Margaret Thatcher dead at 87 (LIVE BLOG) Thatcher, nicknamed the “Iron Lady,” was and remains a polarizing figure in British and global politics for her uncompromisingly conservative policies. As the following quotes […]
Ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday at the age of 87, was known for calling a spade a spade. More from GlobalPost: Margaret Thatcher dead at 87 (LIVE BLOG) Thatcher, nicknamed the “Iron Lady,” was and remains a polarizing figure in British and global politics for her uncompromisingly conservative policies. As the following quotes […]
Airline passenger complaints to the Transportation Department surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job, according to a report being released Monday. Private researchers who have analyzed federal data on airline performance say it’s not surprising that passengers are irritated. […]
Airline passenger complaints to the Transportation Department surged by one-fifth last year even though other measures such as on-time arrivals and mishandled baggage show airlines are doing a better job, according to a report being released Monday. Private researchers who have analyzed federal data on airline performance say it’s not surprising that passengers are irritated. […]
Modeled after wine tours in California, there’s a new marijuana tourism industry budding in Colorado. But according to the Denver Post, the Colorado Tourism Office will not provide tourism assistance to any marijuana tourism companies. That hasn’t stopped two Denver-based entrepreneurs, Matt Brown and James Walker, who have started the only marijuana tourism company in […]
Modeled after wine tours in California, there’s a new marijuana tourism industry budding in Colorado. But according to the Denver Post, the Colorado Tourism Office will not provide tourism assistance to any marijuana tourism companies. That hasn’t stopped two Denver-based entrepreneurs, Matt Brown and James Walker, who have started the only marijuana tourism company in […]
Those that are familiar with American politics or the Las Vegas scene have heard of Sheldon Adelson. Adelson, 79, is the Horatio Alger-like self-made billionaire who became the major power on the Las Vegas Strip and the outspoken defender of Israel and the Republicans — having donated nearly $100 million to GOP candidates in 2012. […]
Those that are familiar with American politics or the Las Vegas scene have heard of Sheldon Adelson. Adelson, 79, is the Horatio Alger-like self-made billionaire who became the major power on the Las Vegas Strip and the outspoken defender of Israel and the Republicans — having donated nearly $100 million to GOP candidates in 2012. […]
