The British government has introduced new measures aimed at tackling Islamist extremism, including legislation to silence Muslim "hate-preachers" who facilitate radicalization and encourage terrorism. The legislation was drawn up following the brutal murder of an off-duty British soldier, Drummer Lee Rigbey by two Muslim extremists. Rigbey was killed in broad daylight on a street
The UN General Assembly on Friday elected Jordan to the Security Council seat that Saudi Arabia rejected in an unprecedented act, reports The Associated Press. Jordan was elected to the two-year term on the council with 179 "yes" votes in the 193-member General Assembly, according to the report. Jordan was selected by Arab
German-based NGO Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday. The index, which ranks corruption of countries on a 0 to 100 scale, with the lowest scores indicating the most corruption, based on perceptions of experts and analysts, found 8 Arab countries were among the 10 most corrupt nations. Those surveyed in
Algerian officials killed a high-ranking Al Qaeda leader Wednesday in a high-speed chase through the Southern Algerian desert, Al Arabiya reports. An official from the city of Tamanrasset spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity and claimed that two four-wheel-drive vehicles - one of which was carrying Khalil Ould Addah, also known as Abu
A powerful explosion was heard on Friday evening in the Golan Heights, near an IDF vehicle that was on routine patrol along the Syrian-Israeli border, near the slopes of Mount Hermon. No one was injured as a result of the explosion, but damage was caused to the rear window of the military vehicle.
An attack by suspected Al Qaeda terrorists has left at least 29 dead and more than 70 wounded in attack on Yemen's Defense Ministry Thursday. In a familiar tactic, Islamist gunmen stormed the building in the Old City of the capital Sana'a, after a suicide car bomber blew open the gates to the compound,
Experts are concerned over the long-term effects that Syria's chemical weapons might have on the Mediterranean sea, Maariv reported Wednesday. US forces will be dumping over 800 tons of toxins into the Sea at the end of the month. Professor Moshe Kol, Organic Chemistry Professor at Tel Aviv University, explained that the effects of
Hezbollah on Wednesday said one of its leaders had been assassinated near Beirut and accused Israel of being behind the killing. “The Islamic resistance announces the death of one of its leaders, the martyr Hassan al-Laqqis, who was assassinated near his house in the Hadath region” east of Beirut, Hezbollah television channel al-Manar said.
Hamas is defending its practice of forcing teenage boys in Gaza to undergo paramilitary training. A story run by Lebanon’s Al-Jadid television, and translated to English by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), quoted principals and Hamas officials defending the training as “chivalry” class and “sports training.” Principal Khaled Hashish admitted that the
Syrian rebels, including jihadist groups, captured the historic Christian town of Maalula north of Damascus on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP. Rebels assaulted the town by rolling explosive-filled tires down the hills onto regime forces and were able to reach the city center after three days of intense fighting, with
