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Since 2002, when the first targeted drone strike against Al Qaeda was ordered in Afghanistan, US armed drones have resulted in thousands of deaths (of both suspected terrorists and...
At Iraq’s request, the United States on Wednesday began conducting airstrikes against Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) militants in the city of Tikrit to support Iraqi...
The White House on Wednesday called on Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels to “stop fomenting instability in Yemen” and to cooperate with UN envoy Jamal Benomar to resolve the crisis...
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In recent weeks, the relationship between Israel and its staunch ally the US has been severely strained. The initial catalyst was Israel’s opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran...
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The Obama administration announced that it would re-evaluate its policies regarding Israel in light of the statements made by Netanyahu during his election campaign. This included his abandonment of...
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday refuted claims of a personal disagreement between himself and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Middle East peace process, saying that the...
In an open letter addressed to US President Barak Obama, veteran Palestinian diplomat Afif Safieh called on the US to expedite peace efforts in the Middle East in the...
A US Congressman revealed on Tuesday how ISIS uses simple methods to collect information about American soldiers before putting them on its “blacklist”. Republication Peter King told CNN, that...
Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau has advised Jewish citizens of the state to avoid travelling to more than 40 countries, agencies reported on Wednesday. According to the bureau, Israelis are already...
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What would the reaction be if a Muslim was known to have plotted to assassinate the president of the United States? How could we even approximate of the level...
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Monday called for the end of the Israel’s “50 year- occupation” of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state...
White House spokesman Josh Ernest said that the US administration will continue to reconsider its policy towards Israel, “even if Benjamin Netanyahu apologises for his remarks.” Responding to Netanyahu’s...
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon has criticised the US administration for its stance on Egypt which, he claims, has “forced” the government in Cairo to source weapons from alternative...
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Since Britain dropped the “Great” prefix from its name and its superpower status became nothing more than a reference point in some history books, it has struggled with its...
US Senator John McCain has accused President Barack Obama of throwing a “temper tantrum” over comments made by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his election campaign. Speaking to...
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Ethical standards have dropped so much that we now live in an age where few of us expect politicians to be truthful; when their lies are exposed, even fewer...
The Arab League has called for the killers of American human rights activist Rachel Corrie to be brought to justice. The 23-year old was crushed to death by an...
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The British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond didn’t mince his words. Israel, he said, was guilty of “what looks and feels like a deliberate attempt to sabotage the two-state-solution.” The...
US President Barack Obama yesterday called on the Iranian leadership and people to take nuclear talks as a historical opportunity to mend ties between the two countries. In a...
A report published by Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) on the Islamic State’s use of chlorine gas in the beginning of 2015 sparked concern in political and media...
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March 19, 2015
Majed Abdel Hadi
There are no accurate statistics regarding the magnitude of the disaster caused by Bashar Al-Assad’s ruling regime to Syria and its people over the past four years. During this...
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It is 2001 and a group of men escaping persecution from the Chinese authorities journey to Afghanistan and Pakistan seeking refuge. They are all Uyghurs, a persecuted minority of...
Leader of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Walid yesterday condemned calls by US Secretary of State John Kerry for talks to be held with Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad,...
An annual security report submitted recently to the US Senate by James Clapper, director of National Intelligence, removed both Iran and Hezbollah from the list of terrorism threats to...
Iran and the US have agreed on 90 per cent of the technical issues regarding the Iranian nuclear issue, an official from Tehran said yesterday. Iranian state television reported...
The US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif met in Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday to discuss the nuclear issue, according to journalists and photographers. The...
Leader of the Syrian regime Bashar Al-Assad said yesterday he had heard reports that international powers were planning to negotiate with him however he is waiting for them to...
Downing Street has postponed the publication of a report into the Muslim Brotherhood, which was scheduled for this afternoon. In a written statement to the House of Commons, David...
Former Head of NATO and the multinational forces in Afghanistan US General David Petraeus warned about the Iranian regime’s threat to Iraq, French daily Le Figaro reported. Petraeus described...
Google has decided to restore the Gaza Man game to its Play Store after removing it following Israeli pressure to remove it earlier this month, Palestinian newspaper Al-Resalah reported...
The United States will have to negotiate with Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad to remove him from power; Secretary of State John Kerry is reported to have said. During...
On Friday, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launched a social media campaign, #AskHamas, to reach out to the world. The campaign was launched given the imminent deadline for appeals...