Thirteen suspects in Turkey have been sent to court on Monday after being accused of provoking riots through their social media posts, according to Dogan news agency. The suspects were accused of provoking protesters through posts on Twitter and Facebook during the Gezi Park protests in Ankara, and of organizing crowds to cause damage
Emily Amrousi, a resident of Samaria, is one of the journalists most fiercely disliked by her leftist colleagues, and has lately been earning personal attacks on leftist radio shows and Facebook pages for daring to voice her opinion in an effective way. In her latest column in Israel Hayom, she lives up to her
The United States said Monday an order by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to shut down an oil pipeline carrying South Sudanese crude was “deeply disappointing.” “If carried out, this threat is in violation of Sudan’s obligations under the September 27th agreements, which only allow for a shutdown with 60 days of notice for economic
The lack of unified management of security forces in Libya has caused a chaos in Libya residents’ daily life. After the war ended, armed militia organizations took control of the country rather than the regular troops. Many Libyans think the militia organization has created uncertainty in the local safety. Nearly 70 percent of armed
Influential cleric Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, slammed on Sunday the Lebanese Hizbullah terrorist group as the “party of Satan” that seeks to “sow discord” among Muslims. Speaking to Al Arabiya, Sheikh Qaradawi lamented his previous defense of Hizbullah and Iran at a time when major Muslim scholars,
Arabs are the culprits behind the destruction Saturday of agricultural fields operated by the Jews of Hevron, say the local Jews. According to a resident of Hevron, Haim Bleicher, some of the Jews discovered the destruction, which included the uprooting of saplings, during their Sabbath family outings. The plot is part of a larger
Syrian troops buoyed by victory in Qusayr were preparing Sunday to launch a northern offensive, a security source said, as the conflict came to the streets of Beirut where a demonstrator was killed. At a protest outside the Iranian embassy against the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah’s direct involvement in the Syrian conflict, a man
Liberal-minded Egyptians and supporters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood now share one thing: the rival sides are closely following protests in Turkey, a country that has provided the heavily polarized and increasingly impoverished Egyptians with a tantalizing model for marrying Islamist government with a secular establishment and achieving prosperity along the way. Turkey, a
Sudan may reverse its decision to close cross-border oil flows from South Sudan but its neighbor must stop supporting rebels, Sudan's Information Minister said on Sunday. “We plan to close the oil pipelines within 60 days... but we might reverse the decision,” Ahmed Belal Osman told reporters. “The door is open for rational thinking...
Tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the streets of Turkish cities on Saturday, challenging Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call to end their civil uprising with a chorus of angry chants and a shower of red flares, AFP reported. The government said the protests were “under control” even as the largest crowds yet packed
