Lebanese Foreign Minister: Complaint Not Enough to Prevent Breaches from Syria
A complaint to the Arab League over recent Syrian violations along the border with Lebanon needs to be accompanied by measures from Beirut to prevent the entry of militants into Lebanon, caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said in comments published Wednesday. “Lebanon must control the Lebanese-Syrian border to...
UAE men Thrown Out by Religious Police for Being ‘too handsome’ for Saudi festival
Three Emirati men were ejected from a festival in Saudi Arabia as they were deemed “too handsome”, leading authorities to fear women could become attracted to them, it has been reported. According to Arabic language Elaph newspaper, the UAE nationals...
Scandal of the ‘One-Month’ Muslim Wives, Sold for Illicit Sex
The plight of a 17-year-old Indian girl has exposed the extent of Islamic sex tourism, as men flock to the country to buy ‘one month wives’ for sex. The girl, Nausheen Tobassum, was forced by her parents to leave their...
Jordan Says Syrian Crisis Threatens its National Security
Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said on Sunday that the Syrian crisis was “threatening the country’s national security,” adding that Jordan would appeal to the United Nations Security Council over the impact on its economy of hosting Syrian refugees. Jordan...
Kuwaiti Opposition Leader Jailed for 5 Years for Insulting Emir
A Kuwaiti court on Monday sentenced main opposition leader and former MP Mussallam al-Barrak to five years in prison after he was convicted of insulting the emir, an AFP correspondent said. “The court has sentenced the defendant Mussallam al-Barrak to...
Iraq Bombings Kill at Least 19, Wound More Than 130
A series of car bombings across Iraq on Monday killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 130 others, police said. The 24 attacks took place in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Baquba. Tuz Khurmato and Hilla. Two of the bombings happened...
Gunmen Attack Somalia Supreme Court Complex Killing at Least 35
A government official in Somalia says the death toll from al-Shabab’s attack on Mogadishu’s Supreme Court complex has risen to 35. Dahir Amin Jesow, a Somali parliamentarian who heads a security committee, said Monday that the toll from the attacks...
Rare Interview Confirms Palestinian Authority Pays Salaries to Terrorists and Not Social Aid to Families
Since 2011, Palestinian Media Watch has been supplying governments and media worldwide with documentation that the PA pays high monthly salaries to Palestinians imprisoned in Israel for security offenses, including terrorists serving multiple life-sentences for murder. Yet for nearly two years, the British and...
Libyan Weapons Spread at ‘Alarming Rate’
Libyan weapons are spreading at “an alarming rate” to new territory in west Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, a UN panel said on Tuesday. In a report to the UN Security Council, the panel said cases of illicit transfers from...
Kuwait Crackdowns on Media
Kuwait’s cabinet has approved a new media bill stipulating a 10-year jail term for religious offences and a fine of more than $1 million for criticising the emir, local media reported on Thursday. The government of the oil-rich Gulf state,...
