Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
The man once accused of inciting 2012’s terror attack in Libya fears that once his prison sentence for a probation violation ends, authorities may continue to detain him for his own “protection.” Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the 55-year-old whose online short
Appearing on NBC’s Meet The Press on August 11, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) promised there would be “no coddling” of the Pentagon over new policies and investigations into the sexual abuse of female members of the military. During the Sunday show, McCaskill spoke
On August 12, Joe DiGenova, attorney for one of the Benghazi whistleblowers, told Washington D.C.’s WMAL that one of the reasons people have remained tight-lipped about Benghazi is because 400 U.S. missiles were “diverted to Libya” and ended up being stolen
In the sentiment of Laura Ingraham’s famously penned “Shut up and Sing,” the injection of politics onto ill-prepared audiences who naively assume they will be entertained is both offensive and highly divisive. Music is music, and there is a largely misplaced
There are conflicting reports over whether or not Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) went to Egypt recently at President Barack Obama’s behest, or on their own initiative. Josh Rogin at the Daily Beast reported on August 6
As a precondition for “peace” talks with the Palestinians that will produce nothing, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry demanded that Israel’s government release over 100 long-term convicted terrorists and murderers, many imprisoned for vicious crimes committed
The father of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has obtained a visa to visit his son in Russia, the family lawyer said Sunday. Attorney Bruce Fein said he and Lon Snowden will both visit Russia very soon, but would not
The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, vowed Monday that imprisoned members of the terror network would be freed. In a “letter to the captives in the tyrants’ prisons” the head of Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch said “the
Zimbabwe’s government on Sunday denied a report in the British newspaper The Times that it had reached a secret uranium export deal with Iran. The Times story published Saturday quoted outgoing deputy minister of mines Gift Chimanikire that Zimbabwe signed
A heatwave stifled Japan Sunday as the temperature topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in two cities, leaving at least four people dead over the weekend, officials and reports said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the temperature reached 40.6 C
The Israeli government approved late Sunday the release of 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners, an official statement said, ahead of renewed peace talks between the sides set for later this week.
Al-Qaeda front group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Sunday claimed a wave of attacks that killed 74 people and injured hundreds during the Eid al-Fitr holiday a day earlier.
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State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki issued a press release denouncing the “enemies of Islam ” following car bombings in Baghdad that appear to have been timed to target Shi’ite “festivities marking the end of Ramadan.” Reuters reported that the bombings
Muslim cleric Sheikh Issa Ponda is in Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania under police guard. He is wanted for questioning about the acid attack on two British teenagers. Police surrounded Ponda in Morogoro and injured him with
Sky News in Australia is reporting that two suspects have been arrested in Tanzania in last week’s acid attack on two British teenagers on the island of Zanzibar. Police questioned five men on Friday and many believed two were the perpetrators.
The United States is re-opening 18 of its embassies in the Middle East and Africa on August 11. These facilities were closed a week ago in response to terror threats from the Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen (AQAP). The State
On Sunday’s edition of Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said he was “very concerned about increased violence in Egypt” in the coming weeks. He said since President Barack Obama refused to call the removal of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi
On Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Congress would have to look at getting rid of the nearly $1.3 billion in aid America sends to Egypt if more violence breaks out in the tumultuous nation. Fearing more “horrendous”
On Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Al Qaeda, contrary to the Obama administration’s previous assertions, was still an “incredible threat” in the Middle East and to Americans. When asked about the U.S. embassies and consulates the United
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) stated on Fox News Sunday that the Obama administration’s closing of 22 embassies around the world demonstrated weakness. “Al Qaeda’s on the rise,” McCain said. “They have been on the rise. They have continued to penetrate.
According to Reuters, Egyptian forces are scheduled to ramp up action against protesters who have been camping in Cairo in support of deposed Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi. Reuters called it a “move which could trigger more bloodshed.”
During an August 8 appearance on CNN’s The Lead, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said Russia’s recent actions toward the U.S. have “reset” relations and put the two countries back on Cold War footing. According to McCain, “The Russians have reset,
In his press conference last Friday, when asked by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl to defend previous claims that Al Qaeda has been “decimated” and is “on the run,” President Barack Obama replied that while local affiliates were active, the U.S.
(AP) Post-Benghazi, Obama plays it safe with embassiesBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama seems determined to make sure he doesn’t have another Benghazi. Pilloried by Republicans in Congress for its handling of last year’s attack, his administration is responding with
