Iran Deploys Troops To Help Assad’s Syrian Fight Rebels In Homs
Groups of Iranian troops have been arriving in Syria via an airport in Latakia province, activists and a monitoring group say, as the Syrian army launches a major offensive north of the strategic city of Homs. More Iranian troops have arrived in Bassel al-Assad International Airport, near Jableh in Latakia province, the Syrian Observatory for […]
Israel Can’t And Shouldn’t Fight The Palestinians’ Despair With Force
Young people in East Jerusalem aren’t afraid to break the rules and are no longer looking for a political solution.A disturbance broke out at the demonstration Tuesday in the square at Sakhnin’s city hall. For a minute it seemed like a little squabble in that Galilee city, but it turned out to be young people […]
More U.S. Troops To Stay In Afghanistan
After an “extensive, months-long review,” President Obama has decided to slow the pace of the planned 2016 U.S. troop drawdown from Afghanistan, senior administration officials told the press. The officials said Mr. Obama has decided to leave 5,500 U.S. troops stationed there at the end of next year. That is a more robust military commitment […]
74 Year Old British Grandfather Sentenced To 350 Lashes In Saudi Arabia For Making His Own Wine
A 74-year-old British grandfather sentenced to 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia.Karl Andree, a cancer survivor, was jailed for 12 months after being caught with illegal alcohol. His family said he may not survive the physical punishment that will follow his custodial term and have asked the British Government to intervene for his safety. Mr Andree’s […]
Bangladesh’s Illegal Kidney Trade Booming: Donors Paid $5,350
After years of crippling debt, Bangladeshi villager Rawshan Ara decided to follow in her family’s footsteps and sell a kidney on the black market to raise cash. Like many of her neighbours in this poor farming area, the 28-year-old easily found a local broker and quickly became a victim of Bangladesh’s thriving but illegal organ […]
US Air Strike kills Islamic State’s Leader, Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi: Islamic State Confirms
The Islamic State group’s spokesman confirmed on Tuesday the killing of the jihadist organisation’s second in command in a US air strike earlier this year. “America is rejoicing over the killing of Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi and considers this a great victory,” Abu Mohamed al-Adnani said in an audio recording posted on jihadist websites. “I will […]
15 Year Old Hassan Khaled Mahayna Killed By Israeli Forces: Ambulance Deliberately Delayed: Watch Video: Viewer Discretion Is Advised
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the crime committed by Israeli forces on Monday, 12 October 2015, in occupied East Jerusalem, which resulted in killing Hassan Khaled Mahayna (Manasra) (15), from Beit Hanina village, north of the city. Moreover, PCHR condemns the deliberate delay made by the David Red […]
Turkey Angers The Jihadists It Once Tolerated: ISIS Chief Suspect In Ankara Attack
With Turkish authorities now singling out the Islamic State as the chief suspect in this weekend’s terrorist attack in Ankara, many media outlets have turned their anger toward the government. Did Ankara invite this attack with a lax policy toward jihadists in Syria? For years the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan allowed fighters, money and […]
Putin Says US Doesn’t Have Brains After They Refuse To Share Intelligence With Russia On Syria
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday slammed Washington for refusing to share intelligence with Russia on Syria, accusing it of muddled thinking. “I believe some of our partners simply have mush for brains,” Putin said, expressing some of his strongest criticism yet of Washington’s handling of the Syrian crisis. Late last month Moscow launched a bombing […]
U.S. Gives Ammunition To Syria Rebels To Defend Themselves From Russia Attacks
U.S. forces airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian Arab rebels, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes in the long-running civil war by intervening on the side of President Bashar al-Assad. One military official said the drop, by Air Force C-17 cargo planes in northern Syria on Sunday, was part of […]
