01/01/2012: DAILY NEWS

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 Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

•   Palestinian Authority to turn to UN Security Council over Israeli settlements
•  Israel should meet its obligations to revive peace: Abbas

Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

•  Syria: One-eyed quest for democracy
•  Syria's Future Leaders: Israel Likely to Remain an Enemy 
•  Syrian opposition groups unite against Assad

Middle East (Psalm 83:1-4) (Rev 9:16) (Rev 16:12)

•  Qatar-KSA tension rises to boiling point
•  US sells $3.48bn in missiles, technology to UAE
•  Yemeni troops demand Saleh trial 
•  Egyptian military and Islamists unite against liberals?

Babylon, Iraq (Jeremiah 50:9, 13) (Jeremiah 51:6, 29, 37, 55, 64) (Revelation 18)

•  'US withdrawal, success for Iraqi nation'

Arab Nations (Ezekiel 38-39)

• US sanctions on Iran's central bank. Tehran has called this an act of war  
• Stress in the Strait: ‘Any false move can lead to catastrophe’
• Iran Navy says long-range missile tests delayed, refuting state media
• EU open to nuclear talks with Iran, without preconditions
• 'US sets stage for war against Iran'
• Iran will make invaders eat humble pie
• U.S. steps up sanctions as Iran floats nuclear talks

Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 

•  '9/11 Iran charges, tapestry of lies'

Global Pestilence: Drought (Rev 6:6) Floods (Luke 21:25) Earthquakes (Mat 24:7) 

•   China says man dies of bird flu
•   Why the green revolution under the microscope will fail to feed the world’s billions
•   Quake rattles New Zealand's Christchurch: USGS