Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a "last warning" for thousands of protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul on Thursday, saying government patience has come to an end. "Our patience is at an end. I am making my warning for the last time. I say to the mothers and fathers please take
Six Afghani policemen were found shot at their checkpoint in the country’s south and two other policemen were missing, raising suspicions they killed their comrades, an official said Thursday. District chief Nayamatullah Samim said that the policemen’s bodies were discovered in the shelter near their checkpoint Wednesday night in Musa Qala district of Helmand
The United States is considering what steps it can take in order to help the Syrian opposition, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. "We have said that we will do everything we can, that we are able to do, to help the opposition achieve that goal and to reach a point where
Iran has in recent weeks broken into tens of thousands of accounts on Google's Gmail e-mail service, the search engine company announced Thursday. The motive is not clear, but Google said it had clear evidence that Iran was behind the data theft. Most of the victims were Iranians, or user Farsi in their accounts,
Some members of the U.S. Congress are calling into question aid to Cairo, after a court there sentenced to jail 16 Americans who work for non-governmental organizations based in Egypt. The NGOs were convicted of using foreign aid to foment unrest. Leaders from four of the organizations testified to a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
The execution of a 15 year old coffee vendor in the streets of Aleppo earlier this week has sparked rage among residents and galvanized moderate Syrian rebels to condemn the radical Islamist factions that have taken over the city. Muhhamad Qatta' was first beaten and tortured, and then shot to death publicly in front
Once again, terror groups in Gaza will be holding “summer camps” for children and youth ages 6 through 16, further indoctrinating them with hatred of Israel and Jews. The camps, sponsored and paid for by Islamic Jihad, will run throughout the summer, and are free for all campers. Most summer camps teach kids skills
A London mosque that burned to the ground last week is believed to have been burned in revenge for last month’s terror attack on soldier Lee Rigby. Grafitti that read “EDL” (English Defense League) was found scrawled on the remains of the two-story Somali Bravanese Welfare Association building in which the house of worship
The Muslim leader of al-Azhar offered to renew ties with the Vatican, but strongly suggested Pope Francis start off by proclaiming that Islam is a peaceful religion. A Coptic organization has suggested that Muslim leaders are the only ones who can make Islam a peaceful religion, and encouraged the Imam to take on that task.
Egypt’s central bank said it had suspended its Tuesday deposit auction and would hold a repurchase agreement (repo) auction in its place, a move bankers said was designed to give some banks access to more liquidity. Most foreign investors have fled Egypt since the uprising, forcing the government to rely on local banks to
