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Turkey sentences Twitter user to jail for blasphemy

Turkey sentences Twitter user to jail for blasphemy

A Turkish court on Thursday handed a 15-month jail term to a teacher over Twitter posts deemed religiously offensive, local media reported on Thursday.  The court in the eastern city of Mus ruled that the man, identified as Ertan P.,

Tens of Thousands of Syrians Abroad Vote in Early Poll

Tens of Thousands of Syrians Abroad Vote in Early Poll

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Refugees waved flags and held pictures of Bashar al-Assad as they crushed into Damascus’s embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday to join Syrians worldwide voting early in an election that looks certain to give him a third seven-year

Iran: Senior Iranian Commander Killed in Syria

Iran: Senior Iranian Commander Killed in Syria

On May 26 Iranian “commander Sardar (General) Abdullah Eskandari… was killed on Monday in clashes in Damascus.” News of his death was announced on Iranian state-run television and reported by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Krauthammer: Obama West Point Speech 'Literally Pointless'

Krauthammer: Obama West Point Speech 'Literally Pointless'

On Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer offered his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s graduation speech at the U.S. Military Academy earlier in the day. According to Krauthammer, the speech was self-serving, which

Obama Attacks His Own Foreign Policy at West Point

Obama Attacks His Own Foreign Policy at West Point

President Barack Obama outlined a “new” foreign policy in an address to the graduating cadets at West Point. As with a previous address at West Point, in which Obama unwisely announced a deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan, effectively handing victory

US Nears Decision on Training Syrian Rebels

US Nears Decision on Training Syrian Rebels

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama may soon sign off on a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, in an open move that would significantly boost U.S. support to forces who have been asking for three years for

Report: Italian Jesuit Priest Killed by Al Qaeda

Report: Italian Jesuit Priest Killed by Al Qaeda

Father Paolo Dall’Oglio was abducted by an “Al Qaeda-linked militant” in Syria in July 2013, and was believed to still be alive.  However, according to Mid East Faces, “ISIS defector” Abu Mohammad Assuri indicates Father Paolo was shot 14 times

Chemical Weapons Inspectors Attacked in Syria

Chemical Weapons Inspectors Attacked in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A convoy of chemical weapons inspectors came under attack Tuesday while traveling to the site of a suspected chlorine gas attack in Syria, but all staff members were safe, the international watchdog agency said. The Organization

Mortar Attack on Assad Gathering in Syria Kills 21

Mortar Attack on Assad Gathering in Syria Kills 21

BEIRUT (AP) — A mortar shell struck a large tent in southern Syria where supporters of President Bashar Assad had gathered for election campaigning, killing at least 21 people and wounding scores, opposition activists said Friday. State media reported the

Iraq Attacks on Shiite Pilgrims Kill 16

(AFP) A series of bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims, including by a suicide attacker disguised as a woman, killed 16 people in Baghdad Thursday despite heavy security across the capital. The blasts are the latest in a protracted surge of nationwide