Authorities in Bahrain shut down the island’s only independent newspaper, according to a government press release. the Bahrain News Agency reported  that  “The Information Affairs Authority has temporarily suspended Al-Wasat newspaper until further notice… due to its violation of the law and repeated dissemination of information that affects national unity and the kingdom’s relationship with other countries,”. No one …

  On Wednesday, Egypt’s affiliate of the Islamic State group threatened to execute a Croatian kidnapped in Cairo last month within 48 hours if Muslim women jailed in Egypt are not freed. The man is the first foreigner to be abducted and threatened with death by militants in Egypt since an Islamist insurgency erupted two years ago. In a video …

After The killing of Cecil the lion at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe several airlines decided  to ban shipment of hunting trophies, including Air Canada. Air Canada announce that  it has a new policy forbid  carrying  shipments of lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros or Cape buffalo trophies worldwide as freight. The ban does not include transporting Canadian animal trophies, such as black …

French customs officials have seized a  Pablo Picasso painting “Head of a Young Woman,” which  worth  about  25 million Euros ($27.4 million)  from a boat in the Corsican port of Calvi in France . There were concerns that it might be permanently removed from Spain in defiance of an export ban. Officers boarded the vessel after French authorities in Corsica received a request  for authorization to export the painting to …

On Tuesday ,Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon signed the first “administrative detention” order for a  Jewish extremist suspect following the arson of a Palestinian home  where a baby was burned alive. The Suspected Jewish extremist is Mordechai Ettinger Meir (his grandfather Meir Kahane founded the racist anti-Arab Kach) , an Israeli settler arrested on Tuesday for “his involvement in violent activities …

Soldiers Killed Suspect’s Father in Apparent Arrest Attempt Human Rights Watch  (Ramallah) – Family members are challenging the Israeli military’s version of the July 23, 2015 fatal shooting of a 53-year-old Palestinian man. Three family members, who said they were present when Israeli soldiers fatally shot Falah Abu Marya in the chest after shooting and wounding his son, told Human …

By : Ramzy Baroud As much of the Middle East sinks deeper into division between competing political camps, the so-called ‘Islamic State’ (‘IS’) continues its unhindered march towards a twisted version of a Muslim caliphate. Many thousands have lost their lives, some in the most torturous ways, so that ‘IS’ may realize its nightmarish dream. Of course, violence meted out …

  On Friday a Palestinian children has burned to death after Israeli settlers set fire to houses in West Bank. Two homes were set ablaze in an arson attack by Israeli settlers in Duma Palestinian village in south of Nablus. The fire broke out after Jewish settler threw firebombs and Molotov cocktails into houses. Local residents’ identified the killed infant in the attack as  the 18 …

On Thursday The Kuwaiti embassy in Lebanon advised its citizens not to travel to Lebanon, urging the ones already in the country to be “extremely cautious” in their movements. The Kuwaiti Embassy advised Kuwaitis to avoid what it described as “suspicious locations,” asking them to “communicate and coordinate with the embassy when needed, in order to preserve their security and …

  Japanese manga girl “ISIS-chan” is appearing all over social media, and she has a mission  to stop ISIS (Islamic state group), and to gather as many melons as she can. ISIS-chan wears the terrorist group’s black clothing. She has green eyes and dark hair. She’s 19. And if she’s holding a knife, it’s only because she loves to slice …