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Hajj Stampede: Saudi Arabia Says 700 Dead, 800 Injured In Mina, Near Mecca

Hajj Stampede: Saudi Arabia Says 700 Dead, 800 Injured In Mina, Near Mecca

More than 700 people died and at least 800 were injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage outside the holy city of Mecca on Thursday, Saudi Arabian officials said. It was the deadliest incident to hit the annual Hajj in years and the second this season, coming less than two weeks after 107 worshipers […]

ISIS Jihadists Defecting Because They Are Not Getting Luxury Goods And Cars As Promised

ISIS Jihadists Defecting Because They Are Not Getting Luxury Goods And Cars As Promised

Dozens of Isis recruits have left the Islamic militant group partly because the luxury goods and cars they were promised before they joined failed to materialize, a new paper has found. The report, entitled ‘Victims, Perpetrators, Assets: The narratives of Islamic State defectors’ looks into the reasons why enthusiastic Isis recruits may have changed their […]

The Eldest Son Of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Burried After Dying Of A Heart Attack

The Eldest Son Of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Burried After Dying Of A Heart Attack

He was the eldest son of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – a handsome royal playboy with a glittering future ahead of him.But on Saturday, 33-year-old Sheikh Rashid was laid to rest after apparently dying of a heart attack at home on Friday. Now, AfricaMetro can reveal that the untimely death of Sheikh […]

Anger after Saudi Arabia ‘chosen to head key UN human rights panel’

Anger after Saudi Arabia ‘chosen to head key UN human rights panel’

The United Nations has been criticised for handing Saudi Arabia a key human rights role – despite the country having “arguably the worst record in the world” on freedoms for women, minorities and dissidents. Critics, including the wife of imprisoned pro-democracy blogger Raif Badawi – sentenced to 1,000 lashes for blogging about free speech – […]

OSN, Biggest TV Subscription Service In The Middle East And North Africa Cancels Daily Show Because They Hate Trevor Noah

OSN, Biggest TV Subscription Service In The Middle East And North Africa Cancels Daily Show Because They Hate Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah is set to make his debut as the host of The Daily Show on 28 September. While he has been getting massive support from his fellow South Africans, not everybody shares the same enthusiasm. OSN, a Dubai-based broadcaster and arguably the biggest TV subscription service in the Middle East and North Africa, has […]

Lonely UK ISIS Militant Complains About ‘Annoying ISIS Arabs’ For Stealing His Shoes, For Making Him Peel Potatoes And More…

Lonely UK ISIS Militant Complains About ‘Annoying ISIS Arabs’ For Stealing His Shoes, For Making Him Peel Potatoes And More…

Omar Hussain, who lived with his mother in High Wycombe before heading to Syria last year, has previously complained about life with ISIS after being made to peel potatoes and having to wash his own clothes. The 27-year-old, who has also bemoaned his “lonely” life in the caliphate, has now turned his attention to “peculiar […]

ISIS Terrorists Beg Refugees To Return Home To Middle East: We Have Phones, Internet And Cars — Where Are You Going?

ISIS Terrorists Beg Refugees To Return Home To Middle East: We Have Phones, Internet And Cars — Where Are You Going?

ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS) has released a whining film questioning why people are fleeing the Middle East to Europe instead of joining their so-called Caliphate. The crazed Islamists created the slickly-produced footage in a bid to stem the huge numbers of terrified people fleeing from the lands they have captured. In desperation they even urge people […]

Most Feared Terrorist, Anwar al-Awlaki Booked Prostitutes Online Using His Real Name In US

Most Feared Terrorist, Anwar al-Awlaki Booked Prostitutes Online Using His Real Name In US

WITH the exception of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki was the most fearsome member of al Qaeda ever faced by the United States. The American-born Awlaki preached jihad from Yemen and directed plots like the underwear bomber and the attempt to blow up cargo planes. In the days after 9/11, Awlaki was something else an […]

Saudi Arabians Confirm That 6 Nigerians Among The 244 Who Died In The Recent Grand Mosque Accident

Saudi Arabians Confirm That 6 Nigerians Among The 244 Who Died In The Recent Grand Mosque Accident

SAUDI Arabian authorities have confirmed that six Nigerians are among the 244 people who have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a crane on the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca. According to the Saudi civil defence authority a huge red crane crashed through the mosque’s roof on Friday while maintenance works […]

Germany No Longer Taking In Refuges. Suspends Schengen Agreement

Germany No Longer Taking In Refuges. Suspends Schengen Agreement

German politicians have called for urgent action on the migrant crisis as the country today halted all trains from Austria due to an overwhelming influx of refugees. This evening Germany reinstated ‘temporary’ controls at its borders with Austria as Europe’s top economy struggles to cope with a record influx of refugees. The move marks a […]

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