Jordanian Journalist: The Jews And The American Right Are Behind Boston Bombing, Just As They Were Behind 9/11
In an article titled “The Boston Explosions – Look For Jews” on the Jordanian website Ammon News, Palestinian-born Jordanian journalist As’ad Al-‘Azouni, known for his antisemitic articles, wrote that the Jews and the “American right” were behind the recent Boston...
Friday Street Battles in Cairo Leave Dozens Injured after Islamist Protest
Clashes broke out between Islamist protesters and unknown opponents near Cairo’s High Court on Friday, leaving dozens injured. Thousands of Islamist protesters were holding a rally before the High Court in downtown Cairo to demand the “purge of Egypt’s judiciary”...
Jordan Muslim extremist ‘happy’ over Boston bombing
The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was “happy to see the horror in America” after the explosions in Boston. “American blood isn’t more precious than Muslim blood,” said Mohammad al-Chalabi, who was...
Jordanian Islamists reject U.S. troop deployment
Jordan’s Islamist opposition on Friday denounced the presence of US troops in the kingdom due to deteriorating security in neighboring Syria, urging a rethink of the deployment. “The government must review its decision to authorize the deployment of foreign troops...
Saudi Arabia Opens Luxury Rehab Centre for Al Qaeda Militants
Saudi Arabia is hoping to wean jailed Al-Qaeda militants off religious extremism with counselling, spa treatments and plenty of exercise at a luxury rehabilitation centre in Riyadh. In between sessions with counsellors and talks on religion, prisoners will be able...
UN Compares Iraq Death Penalty Use to Slaughter
The U.N.‘s top human rights officials is condemning Iraq’s widespread use of the death penalty, comparing it to a slaughterhouse. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says Iraq’s justice system is “too seriously flawed to warrant even a limited...
Caretakers in Middle East and North African States on the Verge of Failure
It’s hard to believe that the Arab world could witness examples of “failed states” such as those that we are seeing today. The state of Iraq-represented by the government of Nuri Al-Maliki-is pursuing Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi and Finance Minister...
An Islamic Declaration of War on Christianity
While it is easy to confuse the recent jihadi attack on Egypt’s St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo as just more of the usual, this attack has great symbolic significance, and in many ways bodes great evil for Egypt’s millions of...
UAE: Al Qaeda Cell of 7 Arabs Busted by Authorities
The United Arab Emirates has broken up an al-Qaeda cell comprised of seven Arabs who were plotting attacks against the Gulf state, an official statement said Thursday. The cell was “plotting acts that would have harmed the security of the...
Syria Opposition Tells Lebanon to Control Hezbollah
Syria’s main opposition National Coalition called on Lebanon to control its frontiers, after rebels said they fired across the border in retaliation against the powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah. “The Syrian Coalition calls on the Lebanese government to exert control over...
