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 …
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Egypt : IS Threatens to Execute an Abducted Croatian
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 …
أكمل القراءة »Air Canada bans African animal trophies as freight
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 …
أكمل القراءة »France :Picasso ‘National Treasure’ Seized by Customs in Corsica
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 …
أكمل القراءة »Israel Puts First “Jewish” in Administrative Detention
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 …
أكمل القراءة »Israel/Palestine: Family Challenges Military on Fatal Shooting
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 …
أكمل القراءة »Darker Horizons Ahead: Rethinking the War on ‘IS’
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 …
أكمل القراءة »Palestinian toddler killed in ‘ israeli settlers ‘ arson attack
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 …
أكمل القراءة »Kuwait Advised it Citizens not to Travel to Lebanon
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 …
أكمل القراءة »Japan: “ISIS-chan” account fighting ISIS with cartoons
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 …
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