‘My Brother’s Keeper’: Ex-Netanyahu aide comes clean about 2014 – review – Israel Politics

‘My Brother’s Keeper’: Ex-Netanyahu aide comes clean about 2014 – review – Israel Politics

Ari Harow found himself at the very heart of the Israeli political scene over a critical period in its history. In My Brother’s Keeper: Netanyahu, Obama, & The Year of Terror & Conflict That Changed the Middle East Forever, he gives his readers a full, frank, and detailed account of what he experienced. Born … Read more

Obama to visit Flanders – POLITICO

Obama to visit Flanders – POLITICO

Former U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Belgium in March. He will take the stage on March 17 near Antwerp for a moderated debate “An Evening with President Barack Obama” focusing on his vision of the future and the challenges the world is facing. The debate is linked to the technology festival FTI SuperNova taking … Read more

Country music star Toby Keith dead at 62

Country music star Toby Keith dead at 62

Singer-songwriter Toby Keith, who twice won the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award, has died. He was 62. Keith, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” the statement said. He … Read more

Prominent US think tank has secret ties to Iran regime – report

Prominent US think tank has secret ties to Iran regime – report

Prominent Washington think tank the International Crisis Group, influential in the negotiation of the United States’ nuclear deal with Iran, has extensive but previously undisclosed connections to the Islamic Republic’s foreign ministry, according to a report from Iran International, a Persian-language news outlet frequently at odds with Iran’s government, which charges that the theocratic … Read more

Famed Broadway performer Chita Rivera dead at 91

Famed Broadway performer Chita Rivera dead at 91

Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and rebounded after a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. She was 91. Rivera’s death was announced by her daughter, Lisa Mordente, who said she died in New York after a … Read more

Iran threatens America as well as Israel

Iran threatens America as well as Israel

Iran is an American enemy already, a pal with China and Russia, economically up-and-at-’em, more than a little pleased about its missile and warhead accomplishments, capable of producing nuclear weapons in a hurry and now in a war with Israel making the world less safe every minute. Possible consequences include a second international cold war … Read more

Asake, Davido, Olamide, Tems make Obama’s Favourite Music of 2023 list

Asake, Davido, Olamide, Tems make Obama’s Favourite Music of 2023 list

Former United States President Barack Obama has once again curated a diverse and global music playlist for his favourite tunes in 2023. This year’s selection, released via his X handle, featured prominent Nigerian music stars such as Davido, Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, and Olamide. It is the second time Nigerian singers will make Mr Obama’s … Read more

Voices from the Arab press: Israel-Gaza war is universally rejected

Voices from the Arab press: Israel-Gaza war is universally rejected

The Gaza war is universally rejectedAl-Ahram, Egypt, December 19 In a time of crisis, both David Cameron, the British foreign secretary, and Annalena Baerbock, his German counterpart, have called for a two-state solution in the Middle East once the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip concludes. These ministers have expressed their deep distress over … Read more

Donald Trump enters 2024 on cusp of unusual position: Election front-runner

Donald Trump enters 2024 on cusp of unusual position: Election front-runner

Donald Trump is on the verge of entering 2024 arguably holding a status that is unprecedented for him: Election front-runner. It’s an unfamiliar position for a candidate now suddenly leading most 2024 general-election polls in a way he never did in races past. This is despite his supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol, and despite the … Read more

The Ahwahnee hotel dining room is reopening in time for Christmas

The Ahwahnee hotel dining room is reopening in time for Christmas

The Ahwahnee hotel dining room is reopening in time for Christmas. Courtesy of Yosemite Hospitality. The dining room at Yosemite National Park’s Ahwahnee hotel is scheduled to open just in time for the Christmas rush. Hotel officials began notifying waitlisted visitors this week that the dining room, adorned with chandeliers, stone walls, a beamed ceiling … Read more