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State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 rayhanania 1 Comment

State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders Representatives of the Arab League, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States met August 30-31 at the envoy level  in Geneva to discuss the crisis in Syria. Read their statement regarding conflict in…

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Brooklyn man pleads guilty to supporting ISIS terror group

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Brooklyn man pleads guilty to supporting ISIS terror group Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS Zachary Clark Disseminated ISIS Propaganda and Bomb-Making Instructions in an Effort to Incite Acts of Terrorism and Violence in New York City and Elsewhere The Department of Justice announced that…

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Saudis arrest 13 suspects and prevent terrorist attack

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Saudis arrest 13 suspects and prevent terrorist attack Saudi Arabia Foils ISIS Terrorist Attack on Intelligence Center in Zulfi, Arrests 13 Terrorists Saudi security authorities arrested on Monday 13 terrorists who were planning to carry out criminal attacks, targeting the Kingdom’s security and its capabilities. According to the spokesman of the Presidency of State Security, the arrests were made as a…

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Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria THE ARAB STREET Radio & Podcast broadcast from Chicago through 690 AM WNZK Radio in Detroit Michigan and live online … Friday Jan. 18, 2019 … interview with Hanaa Hasan, a researcher and writer at Middle East Monitor, specializing in the Levant and North Africa….

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Knights of Columbus save Christian town in Iraq

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Knights of Columbus save Christian town in Iraq In a move that will give many Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq hope for the future, the Knights of Columbus will raise and donate $2 million to save Karamdes (Karemlash), a predominantly Christian town on the Nineveh Plain which was liberated from ISIS late last year. The Knights’ action…

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New Yorker Arrested for attempting to provide material support to ISIS

June 28, 2017August 28, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

New Yorker Arrested for attempting to provide material support to ISIS Saddam Mohamed Raishani, a/k/a “Adam Raishani,” 30, of the Bronx was arrested last night at John F. Kennedy International Airport (“JFK Airport”) in Queens, New York. Raishani was charged by a criminal Complaint earlier today with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic…

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Last Men in Aleppo series airs July 10 on PBS

June 8, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Last Men in Aleppo series airs July 10 on PBS ‘Last Men in Aleppo,’ Airing July 10, 2017 on POV, Documents Syrian Volunteers’ Heroic Work Incredible access, bravery and signs of life in a city under siege Last Men in Aleppo. CREDIT: AMC 2017 The year is 2015. Syria’s brutal civil war has been ravaging…

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Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS Joseph D. Jones, also known as “Yusuf Abdulhaqq,” 35, and Edward Schimenti, also known as “Abdul Wali,” 35, both of Zion, Illinois, were arrested today on a federal complaint charging them with conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic…

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Trump orders plan to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria

January 30, 2017February 10, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Trump orders plan to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria Presidential Memorandum Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria January 28, 2017 NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM – 3 MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF…

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Jordan’s King offers insight into war on terror

September 26, 2016September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Jordan’s King offers insight into war on terror. Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein pulled back the veil on some of the myths confronting the Middle East and the failures of the Western World to confront Daesh (ISIS) during an interview on the American TV News program 60 Minutes Sunday (Sept. 25, 2016). The West needs…

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Arab group website hacked in Dearborn

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Arab groups website hacked in Dearborn. American Human Rights Council website hacked by radical extremists. Hate group suspected in Internet attack. Police are investigating By Ray Hanania The American Arab civil rights group “American Human Rights Council” (AHRC) reported on Friday that it’s website was hacked by an extremist group and replaced, at least briefly,…

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Orlando, Chicago, Palestine: Is murder just politics?

June 16, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania 3 Comments

Orlando, Chicago, Palestine: Is violence and murder just an exercise in politics? Violence in America is defined by the race, religion and politics of the victims, not by the rule of law, principles of morality or journalism ethics By Ray Hanania Only two weeks ago we were mourning the passing of one of the most…

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Muslim organizations denounce Orlando massacre

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 rayhanania 4 Comments

The leaders of dozens of Muslim American organizations immediately denounced as intolerable and unacceptable the massacre of 49 innocent people Saturday night by a gun-touting American Muslim of Afghan heritage who had previously been identified by the FBI as having extremist connections and views By Ray Hanania The leaders of dozens of American Muslim organizations across…

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Middle East Arab Christians face extinction

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

Arab Christians and Middle East Christians are being abandoned because of their religious beliefs and are the victims of a new level of genocide, an author and former Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Middle East reporter Danial Williams writes. #SaveArabChristians Arab Christians and Middle East Christians “Christians in the Middle East have been abandoned to…

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When will the Arab World get off its lazy rich ass?

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

The Arab World is a shambles caused through its own poor leadership. A combination of religious fanaticism built around Islam, and oppression of its people through brutality and oppression, the Arab World has cornered itself in a tight squeeze of irrelevancy By Ray Hanania In 2007, a billionaire American Jew named Sheldon Adelson took profits…

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Role of Muslims to confront terrorism

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

As violence by extremist Muslims occur around the world, people are trying to understand the factors causing this occurrence in a world that is filled with violence by every religious group and movement. Guest columnist Dr. M. Basheer Ahmed heads up the Muslim Community Center for Social Services, based in Dallas, Texas, and is often asked to address…

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US promises more aid for Syrian refugees

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 rayhanania 3 Comments

President Barack Obama promised more financial support to help ease the burden and the suffering of the refugees fleeing the violence by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the by Russian soldiers in a meeting Wednesday with King Abdullah II of Jordan. By Ray Hanania President Barack Obama promised more financial support to help ease the…

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Restructuring rather than dividing Syria

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016 Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments

Restructuring rather than dividing Syria By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Syrians are no longer in charge of their future; outsiders seem to be. The threat to divide Syria, as a solution, is tempting but fatal. Syria ought to be restructured and “reinvented” to allow healing and gradual reunification. Who is involved in Syria? The Web of…

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