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Jordan government, King criticized for mishandling Israeli killing of unarmed Judge

March 12, 2014April 13, 2019 Ali Younes 1 Comment

Jordan government, King criticized for mishandling Israeli killing of unarmed Judge By Ali Younes Israeli soldiers shot and killed an unarmed Jordanian judge on Monday at the Allenby crossing bridge between Jordan and the West Bank after reportedly arguing with Israeli border guards on his way back to Amman from the West Bank. Official Israeli…

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Qatar’s Policy towards Egypt threatens Arab Gulf alliance

March 10, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes 1 Comment

Qatar’s Policy towards Egypt threatens Arab Gulf alliance By Ali Younes In an unprecedented diplomatic row between conservative Arab Gulf monarchies, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar in protest of what they deemed as an “ interferences” by Qatar in their internal affairs. The move followed a stormy meeting last…

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Arabs fall short of Olympic medals, along with Israel, Turkey and Iran

February 22, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Arabs fall short of Olympic medals, along with Israel, Turkey and Iran By Ray Hanania As the final day of the Sochi 2014 Olympics arrives (Sunday Feb. 23, 2014) and as the two weeks of athletic competition comes to an end, unfortunately athletic contenders from the only two Arab countries that entered the Olympics, Morocco…

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Jacky Chamoun on the Lebanon topless pictures controversy

February 13, 2014April 13, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Jacky Chamoun on the Lebanon topless pictures controversy By Ray Hanania Are we not surprised that there are some very tightly wound people who live in the Arab World? This week, word got out that there were some pictures of Jacky Chamoun, Lebanon’s contender in the Sochi 2014 Olympic’s Downhill Skiing competition, topless that are…

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