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Amin al-Hajj, Lebanese who spied for Israel for decades speaks out, demands recognition

Posted on November 15, 2014November 16, 2014 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Amin al-Hajj, Lebanese who spied for Israel for decades speaks out, demands recognition

Lebanese spy Amin-al-Hajj spied for Israeli Mossad for decades,driven by his burning hatred of  Palestinians became Israel’s top spy in the Middle East and established a network of  spies all over the region. He provided valuable services to the state of Israel, and is responsible for the death of thousands of Arabs.Now living in Israel,dropped and feeling…

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Ali Younes, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, News

Cement and supplies trickle in to rebuild Gaza

Posted on November 15, 2014August 20, 2019 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Cement and supplies trickle in to rebuild Gaza

Badly needed supplies are being held and delayed by Israel at the borders of the Gaza Strip despite the pledges of international donor nations to help the besieged civilians brutalized by Israeli occupation By Mohammed Asad The distribution of the only cement to enter the Gaza Strip last month, estimated at 440 tons, has began for owners…

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ISIS and Al Qaida Alliance efforts in Syria Failed

Posted on November 14, 2014April 13, 2019 By Ali Younes No Comments on ISIS and Al Qaida Alliance efforts in Syria Failed

Reported efforts to form an alliance and possible unity between ISIS and Al Qaida to end jihadist infighting in Syria have now officially been declared a failure, as declared by the Chechen Jihadist leader who mediated between the two groups.

Ali Younes, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, News

In a new message: ISIS leader calls for the killing of Shia, Saudis, Westersn soldiers

Posted on November 13, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on In a new message: ISIS leader calls for the killing of Shia, Saudis, Westersn soldiers

By: Ali Younes In his first address in more than 5 months, the “Islamic State” leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi addressed his followers around the world urging them to fight and kill enemy soldiers especially of the Iraqi army also urged them to fight the United States and its Arab and Western allies. The audio…

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Ali Younes, Bloggers, Commentary, News

ISIS Will Make its Own Currency, in Gold

Posted on November 13, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on ISIS Will Make its Own Currency, in Gold

By: Ali Younes An official statement issued today by the purported “treasury department of Islamic State” announced its decision to struck “Islamic currency” made of Gold, Silver, and Copper. The statement said that “under the instructions of Caliph Ibrahim, the Treasury Department of the Islamic state will issue three types of Islamic coins of Gold,…

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Charlie Rose Censorship, Israel’s Nukes, Vanunu and Google+

Posted on November 13, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 3 Comments on Charlie Rose Censorship, Israel’s Nukes, Vanunu and Google+

By Eileen Fleming Jon Stewart said, “Evil is relatively rare. Ignorance is epidemic and the cure for that is journalism and expression” on Wednesday’s Charlie Rose Show. On Thursday morning around 8:30 AM EST, this Arab Daily News correspondent posted the following comment at the YouTube Charlie Rose YouTube: Jon Stewart, Gael Garcia Bernal and…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Video

PTSD Nation and Gaza’s Children of Resilience

Posted on November 12, 2014January 9, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on PTSD Nation and Gaza’s Children of Resilience

By Eileen Fleming Where children play in Gaza 20,000 homes are destroyed and uninhabitable and over 100,000 Palestinians are homeless, or crowded in with relatives. Building materials promised by the UN and international donors are stalled or unavailable and once again Governments around the world agreed to shoulder the burden of Zionist impunity by pledging…

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Joseph Smith Founder of Mormon Church had 40 wives, Church admits

Posted on November 11, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Joseph Smith Founder of Mormon Church had 40 wives, Church admits

By Ali Younes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, better known as the Mormon Church, has formally acknowledged in a series of essays that the founder of the Church, Joseph Smith, had as many as 40 wives during his life time, some of which were married to other men and one was as…

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Yellow Card! Sagnol’s polemical hit on African soccer players

Posted on November 10, 2014November 10, 2014 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Yellow Card! Sagnol’s polemical hit on African soccer players

By Abdennour Toumi Paris, France — In soccer, when a player viciously prevents an opponent from playing out or finishing an action, it’s called an anti-game. This leads to a sanction by a yellow card or, as it is known in the soccer jargon, a biscotti. This week, former French international full-back, the coach of les…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Sports

The Identity of EX-SEAL who shot and killed Bin Laden is revealed

Posted on November 7, 2014January 9, 2019 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on The Identity of EX-SEAL who shot and killed Bin Laden is revealed

The Identity of EX-SEAL who shot and killed Bin Laden is revealed By Ali Younes Robert James O’Neill the former American Navy Seal commando who shot and killed Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden on May, 2, 2011 has been outed by an organization of former Special Forces members called SOFREP . The group posted…

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Ali Younes, Bloggers, Features, News

Fighting Father Dave Smith Talks Vanunu Gaza Syria

Posted on November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Fighting Father Dave Smith Talks Vanunu Gaza Syria

By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News Fifteen years ago Reverend Dave Smith established The Order of Fighting Fathers a global group of priests and regular people, committed to Fighting the Good Fight against injustice, prejudice, drugs and poverty, by challenging and encouraging each other to spread the truth in love in the…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Features, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Exclusive interview with Turkish analyst Veysel Ayhan

Posted on November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Exclusive interview with Turkish analyst Veysel Ayhan

Q&A with Dr. Veysel Ayhan, President of International Middle East Peace Research (IMPR), a think-tank center based in Ankara, Turkey By Abdennour Toumi, Ankara-Turkey Profile: Dr. Veysel Ayhan is Associate Professor and President of International Middle East Peace Research Center. He is also Associate Professor at the Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. In May 2012,…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, News, Syria

Abu Qatada: I am not a Salafist or a Jihadist

Posted on November 3, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes 5 Comments on Abu Qatada: I am not a Salafist or a Jihadist

In exclusive interview, Abu Qatada decries “Jihad is not and should not be about murdering innocent civilians;” believes US-led coalition to fight ISIS unnecessary because “ISIS will destroy itself” By Ali Younes  He was called Al Qaida’s ambassador in Europe, a radical preacher, a Salafist, a violent Jihadist, a terrorist mastermind and Europe’s Bin Laden. But…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan

Free Mordechai Vanunu Internationals Petition Obama End Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions

Posted on November 2, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Free Mordechai Vanunu Internationals Petition Obama End Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions

Free Mordechai Vanunu Internationals Petition Obama End Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions   By Eileen Fleming   For twenty-eight years Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower, Mordechai Vanunu has been saying, “I have sacrificed my freedom and risked my life in order to expose the danger of nuclear weapons which threatens this whole region. I acted on behalf of…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Muharram 2014; a catalyst for change for Muslims.

Posted on November 1, 2014November 2, 2014 By Mike Ghouse 4 Comments on Muharram 2014; a catalyst for change for Muslims.

By Mike Ghouse Of all the Muharram commemorations, Muharram 2014 could become significant in this millennium. It was a battle between good and evil fought 1334 years ago that we face collectively now. Imam Hussein (ra) stood up against the wicked king Yazid, and refused to endorse him as the spiritual leader, also known as…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Mike Ghouse, religion, Spotlight

Israel’s Attack on USS LIBERTY airs on Al Jazeera America

Posted on October 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Israel’s Attack on USS LIBERTY airs on Al Jazeera America

By Eileen Fleming  Al Jazeera America is broadcasting a new Documentary on the USS Liberty, “The Day Israel Attacked America,” produced by British filmmaker Richard Belfield who wrote:  I was first told about the attack on the USS Liberty in 1980 over dinner with a former analyst from the National Security Agency (NSA) in Washington…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming

Algeria: Absent State or Clique Domination?

Posted on October 29, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Algeria: Absent State or Clique Domination?

Algeria: Absent State or Clique Domination? By Abdennour Toumi On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation War, a strange societal and political modus vivendi is taking place in Algeria, and paradoxically, there also exists a parallel for political “change” either in process or imposed. Socio-politically Algeria is no different from any other…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News, North Africa

Jordanian government arrest of anti-ISIS Salafist leader is wrong, might help ISIS, attorney says

Posted on October 28, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on Jordanian government arrest of anti-ISIS Salafist leader is wrong, might help ISIS, attorney says

Jordanian government arrest of anti-ISIS Salafist leader is wrong, might help ISIS, attorney says By Ali Younes Jordanian government arrested and detained Jordanian Jihadist and Salafist leader Abu Mohamad Al Maqdisi, his wife told the Arab Daily News yesterday.  She said that the Jordanian government has arrested her husband over allegedly using the internet to…

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