Israel’s Hand in Guatemala’s Genocide

May 23, 2013 Exclusive: The Guatemalan genocide of the 1980s does not just implicate President Ronald Reagan and his senior aides but the Israeli government which secretly supplied helicopters, guns and computers that were used to hunt down and exterminate Ixil Indians and other perceived enemies of the state, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry At the height of Guatemala’s mass slaughters in the 1980s,

Detained pro-Hijab Azeri political activist in critical condition

The head of the Astara branch of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (AIP), Ruhollah Azakhundzadeh, who has been detained over his support for the Islamic Hijab in the country, has been confirmed physically ill and in critical condition.According to the head of the clinic of the jail where Azakhundzadeh is being held, a number of specialist doctors were called in from outside the prison to examine the political activist. The doctors said he needed to

Iran Slams US Remarks on Elections as ‘Interference’

Tehran lashed out at the recent remarks made by the US officials regarding the upcoming presidential elections in the Islamic Republic."Flawed judgment on the basis of poor knowledge and misinformation about the electoral process in Iran, is not only interference in the Iranian nation's (domestic) affairs and in contradiction with basic international laws, but also offends the political maturity and awareness of Iran's people," Iranian

Battle for Qusayr: First Stage Ended Successfully, Second Stage Launched

Syrian Army continued Wednesday its military operation in the northern city of Qusayr and the rest of its countryside.“Army units were able to restore security and stabilization to the Akkari Farm and Tal Sarr, along with chasing militants in Hamidiya town of Qusayr countryside,” state-run  news agency SANA reported.Also in the border town, SANA said that tunnels have been detected in the western quarter used by terrorists to move and

Defense Minister: Iran's New Mobile Air Defense System "Impenetrable"

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi described Iran's newly unveiled Herz air-defense shield as a very sophisticated system immune from enemy's jamming. The Iranian Defense Ministry on Monday started mass-production of a highly mobile home-made air-defense system. The production line of the new system, Herz (Protector) 9, was inaugurated in a special ceremony attended by

After recent defeat of opposition in Syria: rebels call for reinforcements as war spreads abroad

(Reuters) - Rebels fighting for control of the Syrian town of Qusair called for reinforcements on Wednesday to repel forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a civil war which is spreading violence through an already volatile region. Opposition fighters said air strikes and shelling rocked the small town on the Syrian-Lebanese border that has seen some of the fiercest fighting in months in the two-year-old war

Russian Humanitarian Aid Sent to Syrians in Lebanon

MOSCOW, (SANA) - Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry sent a plane loaded with humanitarian aid to the displaced Syrians who are staying in Lebanon. The Ministry's spokesperson, Irina Rossius, said "An IL-76 aircraft carrying 27 tons of humanitarian aid took off from Moscow to Beirut on Wednesday." Rossius added that the aid includes food materials, electric generators and first aid packages. Russia has sent several