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Podemos, a famous word in the Spanish streets that has been ringing in every TV show, newspaper article, manifesto and demonstration throughout the past year or so. This leftist quasi-revolutionary party has swept the nation and stole the heart and minds of many disenchanted Spaniards. Promising equality, free services to all, absolute intolerance to corruption, national sovereignty over all national matters and a dignified living standards to all citizens, it is no wonder surveys on upcoming national elections indicate that the new party will come third after the scandal-ridden PP and PSOE. The euphoria and honey moon phase seems to have lasted quite long, and what might have been considered as a mere reaction to countless cases of corruption and inefficiency in the political arena seems to be a self-proclaimed key political player. There is no questioning of the efforts exerted by the party leader and members in galvanizing public support and in working out a political platform...

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the European Union has expanded its sanctions on Syria. The new sanctions target seven Syrian businessmen, one of whom is being accused of acting as an intermediary between the Assad Regime and the infamous ISIS in their oil purchase dealings. The Hayat daily reported that George Hiswany is the middleman for the oil contracts, being close to the Assad clan and quite savvy in the black and blood tainted oil market. This comes as Mr. Assad spilled his heart out to North Korea’s Deputy Foreigner Minister in ameeting on Sunday on how both Syria and North Korea are targets for western powers due to the fact that they both enjoy true independence and face, hand-in-hand, a common enemy who has it as a mission to change the identity of the two people. The villanization of the western media, politicians and social activists of the above-mentioned regimes is no s ecret to anyone. Both countries indeed top the black list in American books...