A mortar landed by the Russian Embassy in Damascus on Thursday, killing a Syrian civilian and injuring 9 security personnel working at the site, reports CNN. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced no Russians were hurt in the attack, and said it was investigating who was responsible. Meanwhile the US Department of State condemned the
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz received a phone call on Wednesday from U.S. President Barack Obama during which the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and regional issues, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The phone conversation came days after the United States and other major world powers signed an interim deal with
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported on Thursday about 40 miles (60 km) northeast of Bushehr, where Iran has a major nuclear reactor, U.S. Geological Survey data showed, according to Reuters. A report about the earthquake by the official IRNA news agency gave no details about casualties nor if there was any damage.
Just over a week since an American university severed ties with the Hamas-linked Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, after pictures emerged showing a Nazi-style on-campus rally by Islamic Jihad in November, further evidence of fascist-style events at the flagship Palestinian Arab institution has emerged. Video footage, posted by MEMRI (the Middle East Media Research Institute),
Iranian collaboration with North Korea on a new rocket booster for long-range missiles undermines the recent deal with Tehran on its nuclear program, key Senate and House Republicans said on Tuesday, according to the Washington Free Beacon. “While the president was undertaking his secret negotiations—which Congress wasn’t informed of—he had to know Iran and
Despite initial positive statements by Saudi Arabia on the Iran nuclear deal reached Sunday in Geneva, a senior advisor to the Saudi royal family said that his country was deceived by its American ally in the agreements and will pursue an independent foreign policy in response. The advisor, Nawaf Obaid, told a think
A US citizen, who joined the Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (ISIS) in Syria, has sent a video message to the West expressing his desire to wage total war against the "infidels" and impose Islamic rule over the entire world. {youtube}8DK955ulD5c{/youtube} The video features "the American Abu-Dj'ana," brandishing a Kalashnikov assault rifle
The Obama administration, in what’s been called an egregious slap in the face to the Vatican, has moved to shut down the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See — a free-standing facility — and relocate offices onto the grounds of the larger American Embassy in Italy. The new offices will be in a separate
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) has noted once again how Fatah continues to endorse terror activities against Israel on its Facebook page. Fatah is the ruling party of the Palestinian Authority, headed by Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who recently engaged in peace talks with Israel brokered by US Secretary of State John Kerry. In a video
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will face a new trial for using state funds to acquire personal property, judicial sources said Sunday, according to AFP. Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, are accused of using 125 million Egyptian pounds ($18 million), which had been allocated for presidential palaces
