London- An article in the “Sunday Times” reported that a tip from a CIA spy to authorities led to Nelson Mandela’s 1962 arrest, beginning the leader’s 27 years behind bars. The newspaper cited comments reportedly made by Donald Rickard, a former U.S. vice-consul in Durban and CIA operati
London- Fully prepared and prompted, one of Osama bin Laden’s sons announced his readiness to inherit al-Qaeda’s leadship – replacing his father, the ever so notorious terrorist. Hamza bin Laden stated his intentions on uniting all of the terrorist organization’s off-shoots subduing them all u
Jeddah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud welcomed on Sunday U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. The two parties discussed aspects of cooperation between their two countries and the latest developments in the region. The meeting was atten
Tel Aviv- The so-called Hezbollah “did not tell the truth” about the assassination of its top military commander, Mustafa Badreddine, in Damascus late Thursday and “chose the easy way to avoid rumors,” by claiming that he was killed by insurgent shelling, Israeli intelligence sources said. The sourc
London has a population of more than eight million and of them, one million are Muslims. Despite the damage that extremists across Europe have done to Muslims’ reputations, the majority of the population elected a Muslim, Sadiq Khan, to be the mayor of London and this came as a surprise to many. The
LONDON – BoE stated last week that Britain risked several economic falls from lower growth, higher inflation and even recession incase voters supported a Brexit on June 23, which lead to criticism that the BoE was biased and somehow destabilizing markets. On the matter, Bank of England Governo
JEDDAH – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Jeddah today, Sunday May 15, to discuss the fragile truce in Syria. Noting that Kerry will travel to Russia next week for what he described as possibly the best opportunity in years to end the civil war in Syria afte
A massive revolution has taken over media. Unlike old times, mainstream media is not controlled by a distinct podium. Media is no longer restricted to televised broadcasting channels, radio or press; the means for circulating news has been diversified. Self-extracted updates are no longer a necessit
JERUSALEM – While Palestinians welcomed a French initiative for an international conference that attempts to revive peace talks, Israel clearly seemed to be worried such an international forum would dictate terms for a the peace deal. This was confirmed when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fr
LONDON – In honoring Britain Queen’s birthday, everyone seems to be happily emerged in preparations and arrangements, which shall embrace prominent faces all around the region. Queen Elizabeth is due to appear in her 90th birthday celebration, today on Sunday, featuring some of the leading stars of
BERLIN – A pig’s head with a written insult against German Chancellor Angela Merkel was found by the Germany police at the entrance to her constituency office in the northeastern town of Stralsund on Saturday, state police said. There is no further information in regard of the incident, noting that
ADEN – Around 25 were reported dead, following a suicide bombing attack in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla on Sunday. After the bomber blew himself up, ISIS claimed by responsible for the attack. Noting that in addition to those dead, 15 were wounded as they lined up at a police headquarters, a
BAGHDAD- ISIS claimed to be responsible for the bomb attacks against a factory in Baghdad’s northern outskirts on Sunday. The attacks lead to the death of 11 people, at least, including policemen, in addition to 21 others who remain wounded, police sources said. A suicide car bomb went off at the en
Tunisia- ISIS terrorist groups have recently stepped up power channeled to target Tunisia from within its Libya centered headquarters, West sources warned. The sources confirmed that the last attack on Ben Gardane, a commune and coastal town in south eastern Tunisia near borders with Libya, proves e
SYDNEY – Five men were detained by Australia’s police suspected of planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS through a small motor boat that was supposed to take them to Indonesia and the Philippines before they proceed with their journey. Neither of the men had their names revealed, however th
Riyadh – Grave disputes widening the insurgency rift at the Yemeni peace talks, currently under way in Kuwait, has gone as far as both sides to the delegation showing up with a poles apart agendas. The Insurgency delegation comprises Houthi insurgents and pro-Saleh supporters (armed groups following
Beirut – The so-called Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, recently accused “radical extremists” groups of standing behind the assassination of one of its protuberant leaders, Mustafa Badreddine, in Damascus. The self-styled Hezbollah group spoke of an alleged shelling which targeted one of its centr
Rarely does Djibouti, a country with little resources and that covers an area of 14,300 square miles and a population of 875,000 people in the Horn of Africa, make global headlines. However, Djibouti is currently considered the most important coastal connector in the developing world because of its
Angela Merkel, who has long faced months of accusations of being too open with migrants from allies and the AFD, is now being accused of changing her tune with refugees. German Vice Chancellor and Social Democrats (SPD) leader Sigmar Gabriel said Merkel has changed her policy after making the right
The US administration yesterday joined the European Union in imposing sanctions on the President of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh who is accused of blocking the formation of a UN – backed government of national accord which is led by Fayez Al-Sarraj in the capital Tripoli. M
