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Ambassador Prabhu Dayal A Job Well Accomplished
It is not easy to describe a man who has so many attributes of near perfection. A brilliant student, an accomplished sportsman, a forceful debater, a successful career diplomat, a loving husband, a doting father […]


Time Magazine names Obama 2012 Person of the Year
NEW YORK (TIP): “We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes,” Time managing editor Richard Stengel said in announcing its choice. “And Obama is both the symbol and in some ways the […]


Spain Seizes 28 Million Euros in Hosni Mubarak-Linked Assets
MADRID (TIP): Spain announced on Thursday it had seized 28 million euros ($37 million) in financial products, luxury cars and buildings linked to ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Egypt requested Spain’s help under UN anti-corruption […]


As I See It:Welcome Change
One must congratulate the Government of India for taking the bold step of joining the 138 nations voting ‘Yes’ for the resolution to upgrade Palestine to a non-member observer state in the United Nations. What […]

Emboldened Hamas Leader to Visit Gaza for First Time in 45 Years
GAZA (TIP): Hamas’s exiled leader will step onto Palestinian land for the first time in 45 years on Friday for a “victory rally” in the Gaza Strip, displaying his newfound confidence after last month’s conflict […]

Egypt Mass Protests Challenge Islamist President Mohammed Morsi
CAIRO (TIP): The same chants used against Hosni Mubarak were turned against his successor on Tuesday as more than 200,000 people packed Egypt‘s Tahrir Square in the biggest challenge yet to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. […]


An Overview of the 67th UN General Assembly
What did we learn from the 67th UNGA? Every year, United Nations General Assembly brings world leaders from across the world to New York under a single roof, to address the global issues that stare […]


California man behind ‘Innocence of Muslims jailed
LOS ANGELES (TIP): An Egyptian-American man behind an anti-Islam film that has stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was arrested on Thursday, September 27 in California for allegedly violating his probation, and a federal […]

Senator seeks support for bill to cut all US aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON (TIP): Senator Rand Paul, in his ‘Dear Colleague’ letter written September 18 urged members to pass the bill which seeks to cut all foreign aid to any country that “fails to secure” US embassies. […]

US ignored Israel’s warnings of radicalizing trends
JERUSALEM (TIP): “In spite of Israel‘s repeated warnings to the United States about “radicalizing trends” in post-revolution Arab states the US “preferred to find excuses” and did not pay heed to the problem, top Israeli […]



Anti-Islam Film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Film Maker’s Real Identity Found
NEW YORK (TIP): An AP report says that Federal authorities have identified a southern California man once convicted of financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S. […]
