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During a recent visit to Brussels, the newly elected Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, pledged to support democratic values, freedoms, and foreign embassies in Egypt. In return, the EU pledged more than a billion euros in aid to Egypt. EU President Herman Van Rompuy also promised that the “EU will stand by Egypt ‘as friend, neighbour, and partner’” (Middle...
The EU Observer just published results of a German-conducted survey that was released on September 15. Survey participants hailed from Germany, Poland and France. When asked whether their nation would be better off with their own national currency, two-thirds of Germans said “yes” to a return to the Deutsche mark. Forty-nine percent (virtually half) of Germans...
Regular readers of this News and Prophecy and students of the Scriptures are aware that as the end of the age approaches, we will see far more troubling events. There will be more false prophets, wars, catastrophic weather, major geopolitical shifts, and the Israelite-descended nations will experience unique problems and suffering due to their outright rejection...
Germany is calling for a new European treaty by the end of the year to clear the way for more European integration and a new legal foundation for the Union. “Germany would like to see… a legal basis that would give the European Court of Justice the jurisdiction to monitor the budgets of member states and to punish deficit offenders” (Der Spiegel, August 27,...
The U.S. has recently been hit hard by severe weather. “Nearly 75 percent of the country’s corn and soya bean-growing regions have been hit by extreme drought”—although the total damage will not be known until the October harvest (Deutsche Welle, August 28, 2012). Last year, severe storms in the U.S., “caused an economic loss of about $46 billion” (about $25...
The resource-based Australian economy has greatly benefited from massive iron ore exports which have supported China’s economic boom. “China takes 25% of Australia’s exports and iron ore accounts for 60% of all the goods Australia sells to China. One reason Australia avoided recession during the global downturn of 2008-09 was that it had a well-run banking...
In response to the growing threat of an Israeli military attack, Iran is planning a massive defense drill in October, involving their air defenses, army and revolutionary guard (Reuters, September 1, 2012). “Today our systems are prepared in a serious way for modern air threats,” noted Iran’s air defense commander (ibid.). An Iranian naval commander said that...
Recently, a series of earthquakes struck California and El Salvador—adding to a worldwide number of earthquakes in various places. Imperial County, California, experienced many tremors ranging from 2.0 to 5.5 in magnitude. “By 5 p.m., the USGS had recorded about 300 earthquakes, and the count continued to rise throughout the evening” (LA Times, August 26,...
Considerable research supporting male circumcision has surfaced over the last decade. As a result, The American Academy of Pediatrics just reversed its 13-year stance.
Egypt is becoming more independent from the United States. “The Muslim Brotherhood’s election platform called for a reworked relationship with Washington based on ‘independence of decision’ and an end to ‘subordination’” (CNS News, August 22, 2012).