Epstein Secrets

and Coptic leaders to support the military in its feud with the Brotherhood, and even to call on the generals to keep power until new elections for Parliament can be held. In trying to ease the Islamists' grip on government, liberals have also been accused of being content to subvert the will of Egyptians

s regime may cooperate in the effort. The accord's vacuity is a sign of the support Assad enjoys from Russia and China, each of which has a veto on the Security Council. Obama administration officials complain about that support, but Russian President Vladimir Putin shrugs them off. Why is Russia able to shield As

ted President. The stock market, when it reopened the following Monday, July 2, hit a nine-year high. Subsequently, when President Morsi ordered the Parliament—which was dissolved by the military based on a Constitutional Court ruling—to reconvene on July 8, the market tumbled 4.2 percent to a three-week lo

the cabinet is a pivotal factor that could help insulate Algeria from an Arab uprising. Negotiations between Iran and the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany concerning Iran's nuclear program will continue in Istanbul on July 24, although at the technical level. On June 20, Kuwait's constitut

oglu also suggested that the President undertake significant legal reforms, based on a draft that Turkey would provide; conduct elections for a new Parliament that would draft a new constitution. At the end of the process, a referendum would be held. Assad would need to be ready to leave power. He also rei

law for all acts of violence perpetrated by its security forces against the civilian population. The High Commissioner for Human Rights would brief the Security Council on the following Thursday [18 August]. This was a situation of mutual concern, and he therefore wanted to talk to the Foreign Minister. Foreign Min

0, opposition groups i= Iraq lacked the necessary 163 votes to pass a no confidence motion=to oust Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after 11 Members of Parliament (MPs)=retracted their signatures. Press reports indicated that the Iranian gover=ment had influenced the process, exerting pressure on certain Iraqi

wer and its ability to determine the future direction of E=ypt's political transition. Iran:q=pan> Negotiations among the five permanent=members of the Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) and Iran have yet to p=oduce results. The most recent round in Moscow on June 18-19 only produced=plans for a meeting among tec

ting the action plan. Bashar al-Assad, under heavy international pressure to comply with the peace plan, appeared unfazed as he gave a speech to the Parliament on June 3 denying any government responsibility for the killing of civilians and describing the situation as an externally-driven crisis. Diplomats

rning power and its ability to determine the future direction of Egypt's political transition. km: Negotiations among the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) and Iran have yet to produce results. The most recent round in Moscow on June 18-19 only produced plans for a meeting among tec