Author: Ali Younes

Ali Younes Ali Younes is a Senior Political Analyst for The Arab Daily News online newspaper. He is a veteran news-editor, Journalist, and a Middle East analyst working for major American news network . He is based in Washington, D.C. Reach Ali at [email protected]

Arab Americans celebrate local candidates at annual forum

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 Ali Younes No Comments

Arab Americans celebrate local candidates at annual forum Bridgeview, Ill — Local candidates and elected officials who respect the Arab and Muslim community with open doors and fairness were feted at a community forum in Bridgeview hosted by the Arab American Illinois Political Coalition, formerly the Arab American Democratic Club. More than 400 people attended…

Activism, American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Election, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, US Arab Politics

Christian College to fire professor for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God

January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 Ali Younes No Comments

Wheaton College to fire professor for support of American Muslims

Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary

Jordanian agents arrest well-known anti-ISIS salafist Sheikh’s son

December 3, 2015December 4, 2015 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes Jordanian intelligence agents detained the 23 year old son of well known anti-ISIS Salafist, Sheikh Abu Qatada at his home on Tuesday after a book review study at the Sheikh’s house. Abu Qatada told the Arab Daily News that his son Qatada was detained by men who only identified themselves as Jordanian…

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Why ISIS Attacked Paris But Not Other Cities

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 Ali Younes No Comments

Why ISIS is able to attack Paris and European targets but will be very difficult to do the same in the United States

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Israel is Helping Jordanian Special Forces Fighting ISIS on the Ground in Iraq

August 17, 2015August 18, 2015 Ali Younes 3 Comments

By Ali Younes In another sign of the increased cooperation and strategic military alliance between Israel and Jordan, news reports said that Israel will supply Jordan with two types of drones to help Jordan fight the Islamic State in Iraq, ISIS OR ISIL. The London based Jane’s Defense magazine which reported the news earlier this…

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Strengthening Jordanian-Israeli military alliance, Israel donate Helicopters, refuels Jordanian F16s Mid Air

August 16, 2015August 16, 2015 Ali Younes 1 Comment

By Ali Younes In a rare display of the strategic alliance between Israel and Jordan, several Royal Jordanian F-16s were escorted and supplied with fuel mid air by Israeli air force fuel tankers on their way to military exercise in the United States last week. American military website Foxtrotalpha reported last week that Israeli air…

Arab World, Bloggers

Mullah Omar ,Opposed the September, 11 Attacks, betrayed by Bin Laden

August 2, 2015February 20, 2026 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes The announcement last week that the Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead should mark an important junction not only for Afghanistan and the Taliban, but also for the Jihadist movement worldwide. As a leader of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, Mullah Omar was known as a reclusive leader who provided shelter for…

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US secretary of Defense, Ash Carter met secretly with Saudi and Houthi officials in Amman

July 26, 2015June 12, 2019 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes Jordanian military and government sources told the Arab Daily News late last week that US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visit to Jordan included a secret meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Nayef and a delegation of the pro-Iranian Yemeni Houthi group currently fighting in Yemen. Carter’s trip to the region…

Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States

Jordanian Supreme Court imprisons journalist for criticizing corruption

June 18, 2015May 20, 2017 Ali Younes No Comments

Jordanian Supreme Court imprisons journalist for criticizing corruption By Ali Younes The Jordanian Court of Cassation made legal history yesterday when it reversed itself and convicted Jordanian journalist Husam Abdallat of trying to “ undermine the Jordanian regime” for his criticism of powerful government officials and close friends of King Abdallah II. The court which…

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Senator Lindsey Graham Counts on his Foreign Policy Experience, Wants to be the Next Commander-in-Chief, Defeat Terrorists

June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes Announcing that he is running for president of the United States, the 3 term republican Senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, addressed the gathered supporters in his home town of Central, South Carolina that he wants to be “the next American Commander in Chief”. Graham stressed in his speech before the cheering…

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Jordanian Military court accuses Journalist of undermining country

May 16, 2015May 20, 2017 Ali Younes No Comments

Jordanian Military court accuses Journalist of undermining country By Ali Younes He was designated by the military prosecutor as a “special case” and “very dangerous criminal” thus he was led in and out court with his hands tied behind his back, his legs,neck and waist shackled in iron making him looking like the movie character…

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Why the Muslim Brotherhood group is crucial to the survival of Jordan

April 29, 2015February 13, 2026 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes As the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood organization (MB) is getting ready to hold a celebration in Amman this coming Friday for the 70 years anniversary of its founding in Jordan, a new confrontation between the group and the Jordanian government is looming on the horizon. Ever since the group announced that it will…

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The Militarization of Police and The Murdering of Black Men

April 21, 2015September 24, 2018 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes When I watched the video of how Charleston police officer shot and killed Walter Scott from behind as he was running away from him, about two weeks ago, a cold chill went through my thoughts of how far American police can, in their overzealous law enforcement approach, shoot and kill a man as…

Ali Younes, American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary

Armed attack Inside the Jordanian Department of Intelligence, baffles Jordanians

April 6, 2015February 13, 2026 Ali Younes No Comments

Armed attack Inside the Jordanian Department of Intelligence, baffles Jordanians By Ali Younes King Abdullah II of JordanIn an unprecedented violent attack inside Jordan’s most secretive and feared government security agency, The General Intelligence Directorate (GID), also known as the “Mukhabarat” in Arabic, an intelligence officer attacked and stabbed a high ranking senior officer during an…

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When murdering Muslims in America becomes acceptable, encouraged

February 12, 2015October 9, 2018 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes The tragic death of three Muslim American students at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is by all accounts one of the most heinous crimes Arabs and Muslims have ever witnessed in decades. The triple murder of three promising young lives exposes the ugly truth in America that Arabs and Muslims can…

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Who is King Salman Bin Adel Aziz, Saudi Arabia’s New King

January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes With the passing of King Abdullah Bin Abdel Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of Friday, Saudi Arabia has now a new King in Salman Bin Abdel Aziz, the half brother of late King Abdullah. King Salman was born in 1935 and is the 25th son of the Kingdom founder. At…

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Secret Audio tape Reveals Coup Plot by ex-Yemen President and Shia rebels

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes A secret audio tape was released yesterday that showed a link between former president of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh discussing events and steps to be taken by the Shia rebels the “ Houthis” in order to complete their takeover of the republic of Yemen. The tape which was first uncovered by Al…

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Bobby Jindal Shows his Racism,Ignorance ,Should Apologize to Muslims

January 19, 2015June 12, 2019 Ali Younes 1 Comment

By Ali Younes Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal finally spoke the truth and showed his true colors during his recent interview with CNN when he decried and insulted Muslims and Islam. The truth Jindal revealed was not about Islam or Muslim as he thinks he did, rather, it was about his racist and twisted views of…

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