Yemen Awaits Cease-Fire Monday Followed by Switzerland Peace Talks
A week-long cease-fire in Yemen’s civil war is scheduled to begin on Monday, followed on Tuesday by peace talks in Switzerland brokered by the United Nations.
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Syrian Rebels Agree to Talks, But Assad Refuses to ‘Negotiate With Terrorists’
The chaotic nature of the Syrian civil war was illustrated by the presence of over a hundred representatives from opposition groups in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to lay the groundwork for peace talks with dictator Bashar Assad.
Arab World Conspiracy Theories: US, Europe, Israel Created Islamic State, Planned Paris Massacre
TEL AVIV – From Morocco to Saudi Arabia, the conspiracy that the US, Europe and Israel are behind the creation of the Islamic State and subsequent terror attacks is gaining more and more prevalence, especially in Arab media. Over the past couple of
7 Things Women in Saudi Arabia Still Can’t Do
Zee News India reports: For the first time in history, women in Saudi Arabia on Saturday participated alongside men in the municipal election – a big step towards gender equality in a severely restricted Saudi society. Though a local level election, the polls are
Saudi Media Flaunt American Who Converted to Islam: ‘I Have Joined The Religion Of Truth’
JAFFA, Israel – The Saudi news media continue to spotlight the story of an America employee at Jeddah’s international airport whose conversion to Islam went viral in the Kingdom last week after video of the event was published.
The War on Radical Islam: America’s Next Steps to Confronting Jihad
The recent terrorist attack on innocents attending a Christmas Party at a county social services center in San Bernardino, California, is another chilling reminder of radical Islam’s long reach. This soft target terrorist attack in a Western-nation urban setting follows a similar attack plan in Paris, France a few weeks earlier.
REPORT: Man Flies From Saudi Arabia Without Passport After Bribing Airport Worker
JAFFA, Israel – An Egyptian citizen left Saudi Arabia and flew to Egypt without a passport after giving a Saudi airport worker a $7,000 bribe, according to a report in the kingdom’s newspaper Al Weeam. According to the paper, the
Hebrew Handbags Make Appearance in Islam’s Second Holiest City
Palestinians on their way to Saudi Arabia as part of a holly pilgrimage to Mecca were surprised to discover handbags ordained with Hebrew script, according to eyewitnesses.
World View: Oil Prices Crash and OPEC Collapses over Iran-Saudi Rivalry
Contents: Oil prices crash and OPEC collapses over Iran-Saudi rivalry; Kazakhstan may be forced to choose between Russia and Turkey
Photo of CA Terrorists Farook and Malik Arriving in U.S. Surfaces
A photograph of Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik arriving in the United States as a couple for the first time, dated July 27, 2014, has surfaced. It was taken in the customs area at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and obtained by ABC News, which did not go into detail about how it came by the image.
Merkel Deputy Lashes Out At Saudi Funding Of Militant Mosques
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (pictured) urged Saudi Arabia on Sunday to stop supporting religious radicals amid growing concern among some lawmakers in Berlin about the funding of militant mosques by the world’s biggest oil exporter. The unusual
Video: Watch the Moment an American Converts to Islam in Saudi Airport
JAFFA, Israel – Saudi news websites on Saturday highlighted a video of an American employee at Jeddah’s international airport converting to Islam.
Panic Hits California After San Bernardino Shooting
Wednesday’s terrorist attack at the San Bernardino-based Inland Regional Center for developmentally disabled adults struck panic in the hearts of residents across the Golden State.
Saudi Man Given Lashes in Front of High School
JAFFA, Israel–In front of the entrance to a high school, Saudi law enforcement authorities dispensed a series of lashes to a Saudi man accused of attempted to kidnapping a minor.
World View: HRW: Bahrain’s Sunni Government Continues Abuse of Shia Majority
Contents: HRW: Bahrain’s Sunni government continues abusing and torturing Shia majority; NATO formally invites Montenegro to join the alliance
AP: Syed Farook Traveled to Saudi Arabia, Married Tashfeen Malik, Grew Out Beard
A heavily armed couple dressed in battle gear opened fire on a holiday banquet Wednesday, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others, later dying in a shootout with police. Here’s what’s known about the two suspects.
UAE Sends over 400 Colombian Mercenaries to Fight Houthis in Yemen
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a member of a U.S.-backed coalition led by Saudi Arabia, has deployed to Yemen more than 400 Colombian mercenaries who had been training in the Emirati desert to combat Iran-linked Shiite rebels known as Houthis, reports The New York Times (NYT).
Saudi Arabia ‘To Execute More Than 50 Convicted Of Terrorism’
Amnesty International has expressed alarm at reports that the authorities in Saudi Arabia are planning to execute dozens of people in a single day. The newspaper Okaz said 55 people were awaiting execution for “terrorist crimes”, while a now-deleted report
Saudi Arabia Imposes Sanctions On At Least 12 Hezbollah Figures
Saudi Arabia imposed sanctions on at least 12 senior Hezbollah figures accused of responsibility for carrying out operations for the group, which it had designated a terrorist organization in March of last year, state media reported on Thursday. “These names
Tom Brokaw: ‘Immoral to Send 1% of Population in a Uniform into Harm’s Way Over and Over Again’
Retired NBC anchor Tom Brokaw says, “It’s immoral for a democracy to send 1 percent of its population in a uniform into harm’s way over and over again.”
WATCH: UKIP Deputy Paul Nuttall Calls For ‘Grand Coalition’ Of West, Russia Against Islamic State
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Deputy Leader Paul Nuttall has told the European Parliament that the West must be prepared to work with countries such as Russian and China if it is to defeat the “real threat in the world today”
Saudi Arabia Court Sentences Poet to Death for Renouncing Islam
Saudi Arabia Court Sentences Poet to Death for Renouncing Islam
Palestinian Poet Sentenced to Death in Saudi Arabia for Renouncing Islam
REUTERS – A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a Palestinian poet to death for apostasy, abandoning his Muslim faith, according to trial documents seen by Human Rights Watch, its Middle East researcher Adam Coogle said on Friday.
Iraqi Reporter on Paris Jihad: ‘This Is Our Terror, We Are Responsible’
The author asserts that all Muslims – Sunnis and Shi’ite – must hold themselves accountable for the terrorism that is spreading throughout the world. “We cannot shake off our responsibility for the new and terrible terror attack that recently struck Paris, the French capital. We, the Arabs and Muslims, cannot renounce our direct role and our close connection to the terror attacks that have been flooding all the countries of the world, including our own countries, for two decades or more.”
Philosopher: Saudi Is The Root Cause Of Our Terror Problems
Philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb writes in Politico.eu that Saudi Wahhabis are the real driving force behind global jihad: Since 2001 our policy for fighting Islamic terrorists has been, to put it politely, missing the elephant in the room, sort of
