Iran Stops Dismantling Uranium Centrifuges
President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran took another hit on Tuesday, as word arrived via Reuters that the Iranians have stopped dismantling centrifuges in two of their uranium enrichment plants.
Middle East
Netanyahu: ‘Neighborhood Bully’ Secular Dictators Preferred Over ‘Militant Islamists’ Seeking World ‘Conquest’
During a question and answer session at an event host by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu field a question from AEI’s Danielle Pletka about secular dictators in place in the Middle East, which
Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant for Anti-Erdogan Journalist Charged with Terrorism
The Turkish government announced on Tuesday that the former editor-in-chief of a major newspaper was charged with “attempting a coup” in September and is currently in violation of his arrest warrant.
Afghan Taliban Infighting Leaves 50 Terrorists Dead
Ongoing Taliban infighting between two rival factions in southern Afghanistan has left at least 50 terrorists from both sides dead, Al Jazeera learned from a police chief.
Iran Furious with Saudi Arabia for Executing Iranians Accused of Drug Trafficking
Iran has lodged a protest with Saudi Arabia over the execution of three Iranian citizens accused of smuggling hashish, warning that the Saudis’ appetite for executions is a source of continuing tension between the two countries.
NYT: Arab Allies Vanish from Anti-ISIS Air War
Arab allies have largely abandoned the U.S.-led air campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria as America gets ready to escalate airstrikes against the jihadist group, reports The New York Times (NYT).
ISIS Sinai Leader ID’d As Potential ‘Mastermind’ of Russian Airliner Terror Attack
Abu Osama Al Masri (also referred to as Sheikh Osama al Masri), has been identified by intelligence sources as the likely mastermind behind the attack on a Russian airliner that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula in late October, killing all 224 passengers on board.
Yazidis Returning Home in Iraq Pick up Arms Against ISIS
After the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) captured Sinjar, the surviving Yazidis fled onto Mount Sinjar. A year later, those forced from their homes will do anything to take back everything stolen by the terrorist group.
2 Americans Killed as Jordanian Policeman Opens Fire on Instructors
A Jordanian policeman went on a rampage at a training center near Amman on Monday morning, killing at least four people, including two American instructors.
Netanyahu to Obama: ‘We Haven’t Given up Our Hope for Peace’
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met privately Monday morning at the White House.
Report: $30 Bribe Lets Passengers Skip Security at Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh Airport
For just a $30 fee, security measures can be completely waived for passengers traveling through the Sinai’s Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, from where a Russia-bound jet took off in late October and crashed a few hundred miles into its route, killing all 224 people on board.
Business Booming at Kurdish Gun Shop Thanks to ISIS War
The war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has reportedly presented an old gun shop in the Iraqi Kurdistan capital of Erbil with opportunities for new streams of revenue.
Saudi Arabian Religious Police Accused of Entrapping Suspects Using Porn
The staff at Saudi Arabian newspaper Makkah has accused the government’s Committee for Protection of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPVR), also known as the Religious Police, of using pornographic material to lure suspects online.
Intra-Kurdish Disputes Hold Up Efforts to Save Sinjar, Iraq from ISIS
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, has promised to evacuate the Sinjar area of northern Iraq once the Islamic State ceases to be a threat to the local Yazidi population. This statement follows days of reports that internal disputes between the PKK and other Kurdish groups have stalled a planned assault on ISIS.
Report: Child Soldiers Used to Fight Against ISIS in Iraq
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a report accusing Shiite militias in Iraq of using child soldiers to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). The terrorist group is widely known for also using this practice.
Video: Rebel Wing of Somali Terror Group Al Shabaab Pledge Allegiance to ISIS
Members of Al Shabaab, a Somali terrorist group traditionally allied with Al Qaeda, have released a video on social media in which they are seen pledging allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Reports indicate Al Shabaab leadership is looking to find and kills its pro-ISIS members.
World View: Political Crisis in Iran Grows over Nuclear Agreement
Contents: Political crisis in Iran grows over nuclear agreement; Iran arrests journalists for allowing U.S. ‘infiltration network’; The coming regime change in Iran
Turkish Police Detain ISIS Suspects Ahead of G-20 Summit
With the G-20 summit due in a week and world leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama scheduled to attend, Turkish police have moved against twenty suspected ISIS militants in the southern province of Antalya.
Feinstein: We Need a ‘Wake Up Call’ Obama’s 50 Special Forces Won’t Destroy ISIS
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” while discussing the strong evidence that it was an ISIS bomb that brought down a Russian passenger airplane over Egypt, the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said she hopes
U.S. Admiral: Nuclear Deal Hasn’t Curbed Iran’s Aggression in Persian Gulf
Iran’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers has done little to stop the country from pursuing activities beyond its shores that the U.S. considers destabilizing, the U.S. naval commander charged with securing the waters around the Arabian Peninsula said Sunday.
McCaul: Greatly Concerned About ISIS Bombs on American-Bound Flights
This week on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace while discussing the possibility of the Russian plane crash being caused by an ISIS bomb, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) said he is “greatly concerned” about
Report: Assad Regime Made Tens of Thousands ‘Disappear’
A new report from Amnesty International charges the Assad regime with making over 65,000 Syrians ‘disappear’ during four years of civil war, an “organized attack against the civilian population” carried out not just for political gain, but for profit.
Trump: Carson’s Story of Violent Past ‘Strange,’ ‘You Don’t Get Better’ Unless You Take Pills
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that fellow Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson’s story about his violent past and subsequent redemption has “something very strange in it” adding, “You don’t get better. You know what makes you better? Pills
Iran Recruits Afghan Refugees to Die for Assad in Syria
The regime in Tehran is recruiting Shiite refugees in neighboring Afghanistan and sending them into battle in defense of forces loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Egypt Officials Concede Bomb Was Most Likely Cause of Metrojet Crash
Soon after the Russians appeared to begin taking the possibility of terrorism in the Metrojet crash more seriously, placing restrictions on flights into Egypt, Egyptian authorities conceded that a bomb was the most plausible explanation for the crash.
