Middle East

Tim Pawlenty condemns President Obama, indirectly criticizes GOP opponents on foreign policy

6/28/2011
TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff
The former governor of Minnesota took shots at several politicians during a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations
Former Minnesota Governor and candidate for the 2012 Republican Presidential Nomination Tim Pawlenty addresses the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, June 28, 2011. Pawlenty is battling to break out of the pack of Republican contenders for the party's 2012 presidential nomination, but was struck a blow this week when a Des Moines Register poll found he only had 6 percent support among Iowa Republicans.

President Obama believes settlement of Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ‘more urgent than ever’

5/19/2011
TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff
Obama: “The international community is tired of an endless process that never produces an outcome”
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech on Mideast and North Africa policy in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department May 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Through the lens of the popular Middle East uprisings, the killing of Osama Bin Laden and the bloody crackdown on protesters by the Syrian government, Obama attempted to strike a balance between national security and the need for democratic reform in the Arab world.

Sexual Assault Victim Lara Logan Leaving Hospital Today in ‘Remarkably Good Spirits’

2/16/2011
TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff
The CBS News correspondent is expected to be reunited with her two young children Wednesday

CBS News’ Lara Logan, 60 Minutes’ chief foreign affairs correspondent, will be released from a U.S. hospital Wednesday and reunited with her two daughters.

Sources familiar with Logan’s recovery tell TheDailyBeast.com’s Howard Kurtz that she is in “remarkably good spirits,” despite the traumatizing events that transpired in the Middle East.

Muslim Women: Say Goodbye to Jeans

5/28/2010
Jessica Lynch
Jeans confiscated, long skirts recieved

As of Thursday authorities in a devoutly religious sector of Indonesia’s Aceh providence have disseminated 20,000 long skirts to Muslim women for inappropriate attire. Shops in the district that sell or display tight clothing can have their license revoked. The new rules apply to the Aceh providence’s Muslim population said Ramil Mansu, head of West Aceh district.

Hamid Karzai Continues to Push for Peace Talks

1/31/2010
Brandon Daubs

Talks of peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban forces continue as the Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged hostile Taliban militants to accept his laws.

German Chancellor Boosts Military Presence in Afghanistan

1/25/2010
Brandon Daubs

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her defense minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg have decided to bolster the German presence in Afghanistan by an increase of around 500 soldiers. Although other members of NATO expected an increase closer to 2,000 soldiers, Merkel plans to used the increase forces to help train existing Afghan security forces in order to help the government take charge of their own security and reduce the dependence on foreign aid.

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