Asia Bibi blasphemy case
Asia Bibi, also known as Aasiya Noreen, is a Pakistani Christian woman whose prosecution under Pakistan's blasphemy laws became an internationally recognized legal and...
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Pope Benedict XVI Visiting The Western Wall
On May 11, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem during a papal trip to the Holy Land. He touched the stones of the wall and offered prayers, f...
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Bishop Richard Williamson controversy
Richard Williamson was a British traditionalist Catholic bishop who became widely known for his involvement in controversies related to the Catholic Church and his pub...
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Herman Rosenblat Holocaust memoir withdrawn after fabrication revealed
Herman Rosenblat publicly acknowledged in December 2008 that key elements of his Holocaust survival story were fabricated. Rosenblat had claimed that while imprisoned ...
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Iraqi journalist throws shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during Baghdad visit
Iraqi journalist throws shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during Baghdad visit On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw two shoe...
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Ali And Youssef Jarrah Arrested In Lebanon On Charges Of Spying For Israeli Intelligence
Lebanon Arrests Ali And Youssef Jarrah On Espionage Charges On October 25, 2008, Lebanese security forces arrested two Lebanese brothers, Ali Dib El‑Jarrah ...
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Global Financial Crisis
The Global Financial Crisis was triggered by the collapse of major financial institutions following widespread failures in mortgage-backed securities and excessive lev...
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Former student brings case against Orthodox yeshiva in New York for historical misconduct
Former student brings case against Orthodox yeshiva in New York for historical misconduct On March 12, 2026, a former student of a Williamsburg, Brooklyn Orthodox yes...
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Joel Engelman files civil suit alleging historical abuse in Brooklyn
Joel Engelman files civil suit alleging historical abuse in Brooklyn On August 27, 2008, Joel Engelman, then 23 years old and residing in Greenpoint, Brookl...
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Angela Merkel Visiting The Western Wall
On March 31, 2008, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Jerusalem, Israel, during an official diplomatic trip. She went to the Western Wall, a significant religious...
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United States allows cloned animal meat without labeling
The United States allows meat and milk from cloned animals to enter the food supply without special labeling requirements. The policy follows a decision by federal reg...
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Ofek Buchris Plea Conviction
Ofek Buchris was a senior officer in the Israel Defense Forces, serving as a brigadier general and commanding a major unit. During his military career, allegations of ...
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Fugitive Rabbi Horowitz Arrest India
Alan Horowitz, an Orthodox rabbi and convicted sex offender from the United States, was arrested in May 2007 in Mahabalipuram, India, after being located by internatio...
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Qana Airstrike Causes Civilian Deaths
An Israeli airstrike on July 30, 2006, struck a residential building in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of multiple civilians. The str...
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Operation Bid Rig investigation
Operation Bid Rig was a federal investigation into public corruption and related criminal activity in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the ...
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Donald Trump’s wedding included Jeffrey Epstein as a guest
Donald Trump’s wedding included Jeffrey Epstein as a guest Reports indicate that Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier later convicted of sex offenses, attended the wed...
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Samuel Little and media visibility
Media coverage and public recognition of serial homicide have been examined by criminologists and researchers studying race, victim demographics, offender characterist...
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DARPA Cancels LifeLog Program On Same Day Facebook Launches
On February 4, 2004, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) canceled its LifeLog research program, which had been launched in 2003. The pr...
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Death of Afghan Farmer Abdul Wali in U.S. Custody
Death of Afghan Farmer Abdul Wali in U.S. Custody Abdul Wali was a 28-year-old Afghan farmer from Kunar Province, Afghanistan. In June 2003, Wali voluntaril...
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Gilgamesh narratives resurface amid 2003 Iraq war and Euphrates region focus
Gilgamesh narratives resurface amid 2003 Iraq war and Euphrates region focus In April 2003, during the early phase of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, interna...
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Invasion of Iraq
Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary jus...
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Darfur Genocide
Darfur Genocide On February 26, 2003, rebel groups in Darfur, Sudan, including the Sudan Liberation Army and Justice and Equality Movement, launched attacks against g...
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Michael Jackson calls Sony executive Tommy Mottola “a devil” in public speech
Michael Jackson calls Sony executive Tommy Mottola “a devil” in public speech On June 15, 2002, American singer Michael Jackson spoke to a crowd at an event...
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Ashley Madison Data Breach and Service Overview
Ashley Madison is an online dating and social networking service launched on January 21, 2002. It was founded by Darren J. Morgenstern and Noel Biderman, and later ope...
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All EU Negotiating Clusters Open
17 November 2025 — Albania opens the final accession negotiating cluster, bringing all negotiating chapters into the accession process.
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Kissinger Schwab Davos conversation
Klaus Schwab hosted a conversation with Henry Kissinger at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in 2022. Schwab discussed his earlier meeting with Kissinge...
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Expanded Suez Canal Opens
6 August 2015 — Egypt inaugurates a major expansion of the Suez Canal involving a new parallel channel along part of the route and widening of existing sections. The g...
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EU Candidate Status
27 June 2014 — Albania receives candidate status for membership in the European Union. Judicial reform, corruption, organized crime, public administration and rule of ...
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Modern Egypt
2014–2026 — Egypt remains the most populous country in the Arab world and one of the principal political centers of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Cairo do...
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Military Removes Morsi
3 July 2013 — Following enormous demonstrations against President Morsi, the Egyptian military removes him from office and suspends the constitution. Supporters descri...
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Mohamed Morsi Becomes President
30 June 2012 — Mohamed Morsi, associated with the Muslim Brotherhood's political movement, becomes Egypt's first president elected after the 2011 uprising. His governm...
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Egyptian Revolution of 2011
25 January–11 February 2011 — Mass demonstrations erupt against police brutality, corruption, economic frustration and authoritarian government. Cairo's Tahrir Square ...
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Kosovo War Reshapes Albania's Region
1998–1999 — War in neighboring Kosovo becomes a major national and humanitarian issue for Albania. Hundreds of thousands of Kosovo Albanian refugees cross into Albania...
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The 1997 Pyramid-Scheme Crisis
January–August 1997 — The collapse of enormous fraudulent investment schemes wipes out the savings of hundreds of thousands of Albanians. Armed rebellion spreads, mili...
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Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
26 March 1979 — Egypt and Israel sign a formal peace treaty in Washington. Israel agrees to withdraw from Sinai, which is gradually returned to Egyptian control. Egypt...
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Trilateral Commission
International membership organization founded in 1973 by David Rockefeller to bring together participants from North America, Europe, and Asia for discussion of intern...
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World Economic Forum
International organization founded by Klaus Schwab as the European Management Symposium in 1971. It later became the World Economic Forum and developed into a platform...
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Six-Day War
5–10 June 1967 — Israel defeats Egypt, Jordan and Syria in a brief but transformative war. Egyptian forces lose the Sinai Peninsula, and the scale of the defeat deeply...
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Religion Is Suppressed
1967 — The communist government launches an aggressive campaign against organized religion. Mosques, churches and monasteries are closed or converted to other uses, an...
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Schwab and Kissinger Harvard connection
Klaus Schwab later stated that he met Henry Kissinger while Schwab was at Harvard. The World Economic Forum described the meeting as occurring more than 50 years befor...
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Albania Breaks With the Soviet Union
1960–1961 — Hoxha rejects Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization and growing Soviet pressure. Relations collapse and Albania turns toward Maoist China for economic and i...
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United Arab Republic
1958–1961 — Egypt and Syria unite as the United Arab Republic under Nasser. The union represents the high point of pan-Arab political enthusiasm. Syrian dissatisfactio...
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The Suez Crisis
26 July–7 November 1956 — Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal Company after Western governments withdraw support for the Aswan High Dam. Britain, France and Israel secr...
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
1954–1970 — Nasser becomes the dominant leader of revolutionary Egypt and formally assumes the presidency in 1956. His government promotes Arab nationalism, land refor...
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Albania Breaks With Yugoslavia
1948 — The Tito-Stalin split transforms Albania's foreign alignment. Hoxha uses the crisis to eliminate Yugoslav influence and bind Albania much more closely to Stalin...
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Fascist Italy Invades Albania
7 April 1939 — Italian forces invade Albania after King Zog rejects Mussolini's demands for greater Italian control. Zog flees the country and Albania is incorporated ...
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Klaus Schwab
German-born economist and engineer who founded the European Management Symposium, later known as the World Economic Forum, and served as its principal leader.
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Albanian Republic
31 January 1925 — Albania formally becomes a republic with Ahmet Zogu as president. Zogu uses the presidency to consolidate central authority after years of political ...
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