Citizens International

September 2013

Even if Syria Complies on Chemical Arms, Six Others Still at Large

By Thalif Deen   UNITED NATIONS, Sep 10 2013 (IPS) – If Syria eventually agrees to relinquish its stockpile of chemical arms under the 1993 international Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), what of the six other countries that have either shown reluctance or refused to join the treaty? Currently, there are 189 states that have signed and ratified

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Senior Israeli official: New Egypt does not view Israel as an enemy

Director of the Political-Military Affairs Bureau at the Israeli Defence Ministry Amos Gilad has praised the Egyptian military coup and described the new Egypt as a part of the “Sunni bloc that does not view Israel as a sworn enemy.” During the international summit of the Israeli Institute for Counter-Terrorism, held in Israel last week,

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International legal team to prosecute Emirati officials for involvement in Egyptian atrocities

Former Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq has publically admitted, for the first time, that the United Arab Emirates provided Egyptian security agencies and the Ministry of Interior with weapons and equipment in order to suppress protestors supporting President Mohammed Morsi. This revelation drove a source close to an international legal team to announce to Asrar

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THE ROVING EYE

by Pepe Escobar   Obama-Rouhani: lights, camera, action The stage is set. By now it’s established Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has given full authority to the new administration of President Hassan Rouhani to talk directly to Washington about Iran’s nuclear program. This happened only a few days after US President Barack Obama leaked that letters

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‘Israel wanted Assad gone since start of Syria civil war’

“Tehran-Damascus-Beirut arc is the greatest danger,” says outgoing Israeli envoy to US Michael Oren.   “Bad guys” backed by Iran are worse for Israel than “bad guys” who are not supported by the Islamic Republic, Israel’s outgoing ambassador to the US Michael Oren told The Jerusalem Post in a parting interview. Oren, in the interview that is

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War Crimes Tribunal’s Back-Door Proceedings

Defence Team for UK national Chowdhury-Mueen Uddin condemn Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal as ‘underhand and irresponsible’ in their extradition approach to UK government Legal team of Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin expresses dismay at the standard of trial in absentia of Chowdhury Mueen       Uddin while Bangladeshi authorities continue to make statements as to extradition request to UK Government,

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