More than 15,000 Russians on Sunday endorsed the candidacy of Alexei Navalny to take on Vladimir Putin in the 2018 election, which allowed him to file for registration as a candidate in the race. Thousands backing the 41-year-old lawyer met in 20 cities from the Pacific port of Vladivostok to Saint Petersburg …
Read More »Ex Egypt Premier Shafik Deported From UAE, Arrives in Egypt: Family, Sources
Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik, who last week announced plans to run for the presidency, was deported from the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, his family said, and arrived in Cairo hours later. Shafik, a former air force commander and government minister, was seen as the strongest potential opponent …
Read More »Clinton to Donor: In Next War, I’ll Let Israel Kill 200,000, Not Just 2,000, Gazans
THE LEVANT NEWS — by Boaz Bulbulovitz — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has penned a controversial letter to a major Jewish donor vowing to offer Israel “total” support in its next confrontation with the Gaza Strip’s Islamist rulers. The leaked letter, sent last week to Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban, promises to …
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