Category: News

Exclusive: Hamas leader Meshaal: Israel risks religious war over Jerusalem

December 17, 2014December 18, 2014 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes For Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, this year was an emotional roller coaster that had the potential to destroy his fledgling and increasingly powerful organization or make it even more powerful and relevant than ever before. Speaking to chairman of Hamas political Bureau in the Qatari capital, Doha last week on wide range…

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Antiochian American Church enthrone’s new Patriarch

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014 rayhanania No Comments

New head of Antiochian Church in America enthroned in New York City by Patriarch of Antioch; Antiochian Patriarch to meet with World and U.S. officials on issues in Syria The second largest Orthodox Christian Church in North America has a new leader, enthroned by the head of one of the oldest churches on earth. On…

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Rock Stars produce benefit album for Gaza Relief

December 4, 2014December 4, 2014 rayhanania 1 Comment

Grammy®-Winning Artists, Rock Stars and composers join forces in first US-Produced benefit album for Gaza Relief 2 Unite All Proceeds will fund medical, psychological support in Middle East A diverse group of famed musicians including Peter Gabriel, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Rick Allen of Def Leppard, System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian and Grammy® Award-winning…

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Houston BDS targets RE/MAX for supporting illegal settlements

December 3, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

By Ray Hanania Activists with BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) in Houston, Texas are planning a major protest to highlight the involvement of RE/MAX Realty in renting and marketing properties located in the illegal Israeli settlements located on occupied lands. Israeli settlements are racist in that they are built to only house Jews, while non-Jews including…

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Western nations gather to discuss deterioration in Libya

December 3, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Embed from Getty Images The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, the U.S. Secretary of State, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs met in Brussels on December 3, 2014 to assess the current situation in…

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The Wife of Jesus: Ancient biblical fragment a historical truth or clever forgery?

November 30, 2014December 1, 2014 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes Did Jesus have a wife? or he didn’t in according with official teachings of the Catholic church which holds that Jesus remained celibate all of his life on earth which later became the foundation for the Catholic Church . A notion that later obligated the pope and persists to live the way…

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Ex- Al Qaida Fighter: Al Qaida plans to attack the US on September 11 were public, CIA did noting to stop it

November 23, 2014March 6, 2026 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes A former Al Qaida fighter who was present in Afghanistan before and during the September, 11 attacks, said that he is convinced today that the CIA had prior knowledge of the impending attacks on the World Trade Center and on Washington and they did not nothing to prevent it. He recounted to…

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

November 15, 2014November 16, 2014 Ali Younes 1 Comment

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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Cement and supplies trickle in to rebuild Gaza

November 15, 2014August 20, 2019 Mohammed Asad No Comments

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

November 14, 2014April 13, 2019 Ali Younes No Comments

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.

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

November 13, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes No Comments

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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ISIS Will Make its Own Currency, in Gold

November 13, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes 1 Comment

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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American Arabs Celebrate Arab Heritage Month (November) in Orland Park

November 12, 2014November 12, 2014 rayhanania No Comments

Local officials and community leaders celebrated Arab Heritage Month in Orland Park Tuesday Nov. 11 recognizing contributions of American Arab veterans By Staff Reports Officials from local and regional government attended an Arab Heritage cultural event Tuesday night in Orland Park held to recognize the achievements and contributions American Arabs have made to America. The…

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

November 11, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes 1 Comment

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

November 7, 2014January 9, 2019 Ali Younes 1 Comment

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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Clarification: Abu Qatada’s interview

November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes 1 Comment

The Arab Daily News published an interview with Shaikh Abu Qatada on November 3, 2014 which was a collection of discussions that took place on several occasions at his house and elsewhere. The published material contained one crucial error regarding Shaikh Abu Qatada’s position on Osama Bin Laden. By Ali Younes The Arab Daily News…

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New Poll: Majority of Palestinians support Two-State Solution

November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

A new survey of Palestinians reflects support of two-states, backing for Abbas over Haniyeh in presidential race, and reflect continued admiration for the late President Yasir Arafat By Ray Hanania A majority of Palestinians said that despite the increased brutality from Israel and the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip that took more than 2,000…

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Exclusive interview with Turkish analyst Veysel Ayhan

November 5, 2014September 24, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

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,…