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Saudi Arabia says free speech is a violation of religious and ideological rights

Saudi Arabia says free speech is a violation of religious and ideological rights

Saudi Arabia has reiterated its call for a global blasphemy law, claiming that free speech leads to violations of “religious and ideological rights.” Abdulmajeed Al-Omari, the director for external relations at the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, a government body which is tasked with “propagating Islam”, was quoted by the Saudi Gazette as saying, “freedom […]

U.S. to defend Syrian rebels with airpower, including from Assad

U.S. to defend Syrian rebels with airpower, including from Assad

The United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. officials said on Sunday. The decision by President Barack Obama, which could deepen the U.S. role in Syria’s conflict, aims to […]

‘The ISIS Gun Is a Penis Extension’: Jihad Is Now Considered Sexy

‘The ISIS Gun Is a Penis Extension’: Jihad Is Now Considered Sexy

‘This is the new rock and roll; jihad is sexy. The kid who was not very good-looking now looks good holding a gun. He can get a bride now, he’s powerful.’ Speaking about Islamist extremism creating jihadi fighters, former radical Alyas Karmani, now a peace activist, says the West must wake up to the psychology […]

Saudi king Salman cuts short controversial holiday in France

Saudi king Salman cuts short controversial holiday in France

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has cut short a holiday on the French Riviera where the closure of a beach for his security caused an uproar. After only eight days of what was planned as a three-week stay, the king flew on to Morocco, officials said. With him were at least half of his 1,000-strong […]

United Arab Emirates arrests 41 accused of plotting ‘caliphate’

United Arab Emirates arrests 41 accused of plotting ‘caliphate’

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say 41 people will go on trial for trying to “seize power and establish a caliphate” in the Gulf nation. The state news agency said the group comprised foreigners and UAE nationals. Attorney General Salem Saeed Kubaish said the suspects planned to “carry out terrorist acts on UAE territories”. […]

Saudi Arabia calls on world to ban criticism of religion

Saudi Arabia calls on world to ban criticism of religion

Saudi Arabia has called on the international community to ban all criticism of religion. At a July 25 symposium on media coverage of religious symbols in international law, Abdulmajeed Al-Omari, director for external relations at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, said: “We have made it clear that freedom of expression without limits or restrictions would […]

Turkey justifies airstrike killing of 10 civilians including a pregnant women

Turkey justifies airstrike killing of 10 civilians including a pregnant women

Turkey justified its air raid on a village in the Kurdistan Region in which 10 civilians were reportedly killed, claiming the village was home to senior members of its outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). “Hearing that many civilians were killed due to airstrikes, we were saddened, and we attempt to avoid civilian casualties in the […]

Shut up as a woman, Turkish Deputy PM Bülent Arınç tells female MP

Shut up as a woman, Turkish Deputy PM Bülent Arınç tells female MP

Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has told a female deputy from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), who was responding to him during a speech in Parliament, to “shut up as a woman” in remarks that drew protest from women. “Lady, shut up,” Arınç told the HDP’s Nursel Aydoğan, who responded to the deputy prime minister […]

Women Dupe Islamic State out of Thousands of Dollars by Posing as Potential Brides

Women Dupe Islamic State out of Thousands of Dollars by Posing as Potential Brides

Once the terror group wired funds to the con artists, they allegedly simply deleted the accounts and pocketed the money A trio of young Muslim women have been conning ISIS by setting up fake social media accounts and getting the terror group to send them money to travel to Syria to become jihadi brides, according […]

ISIL has threatened to topple Hamas who control Gaza

ISIL has threatened to topple Hamas who control Gaza

A string of car-bomb explosions has shaken Gaza City and regional concerns about security. The vehicles belonged to members of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, which rule the Palestinian territory. Speculation as to who was behind the attacks quickly centred on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. Hamas has been cracking […]

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