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A militant suspected of being a member of Al-Qaeda sits at a checkpoint in Azan in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa on March 31, 2012 (AFP Photo/Str) 24.05.2012 07:41 13 comments

US unveils new tactics to tackle Al Qaeda propaganda

Hacking is a vital tool to fight extremist propaganda, US State Secretary Hillary Clinton has revealed. Washington has replaced Al Qaeda material on Yemeni tribal websites with information on damage the terror group has done to Yemeni civilians.

 
An Afghan schoolgirl receives treatment at a hospital after being poisoned in Takhar province May 23, 2012 (Reuters/Wahdat) 23.05.2012 15:55 30 comments

More than 120 schoolgirls poisoned in Afghanistan

At least 120 schoolgirls and three teachers have been poisoned in Afghanistan, local police reported on Wednesday. The attack has been blamed on Taliban. The incident in the northern Takhar province is the second in several months.

An Israeli fighter jet (Reuters/Jerry Lampen) 23.05.2012 13:47 169 comments

Deal or no deal, Iran may be bombed – Israeli minister

A military strike against Iranian facilities is not out of the question, even though Tehran has reached agreement on a probe with the UN’s nuclear watchdog, says Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.

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AFP Photo/Getty Images 21.05.2012 12:26 19 comments

‘Americans don’t share global domination policies of their leaders’

The US corporate superstructure conglomerate - including financial interests, the defense industry, oil companies and the media - brazenly manipulate American society, shares Peter Dale Scott, former diplomat, poet and prominent anti-war advocate.

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Forensic policemen inspect the site of a suicide bomb attack at a parade square in Sanaa May 21, 2012 (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah) 21.05.2012 12:05 20 comments

Ninety-six soldiers reported killed in Yemen attack

The death toll from a suicide blast in Yemen has risen to 96 soldiers. Over 300 were wounded. The troops were practicing for a national day parade in the capital Sanaa, the latest media reports say.

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AFP Photo / Karim Sahib 20.05.2012 23:53 15 comments

From Libya to the world: Egypt makes its biggest arms bust ever

Egyptian security forces have made their biggest ever smuggled arms bust, intercepting over 120 rockets and other supplies. The seized weapons, presumably on their way to the Gaza Strip, originated in neighboring Libya, smugglers say.

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Palestinians hold pictures of relatives killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and buried in Israel, during a protest in the West Bank city of Hebron (Reuters/Nayef Hashlamoun) 20.05.2012 08:21 10 comments

Parents call for peace: Israelis and Palestinians unite over common grief

After years of dispute Israelis and Palestinians seem to have no middle ground, but those who paid the highest possible price for the conflict have found a way to dialogue. Parents and relatives of those who died in the violence urge peace.

 
The governor of Riyadh, Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz (R), welcomes Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa (C) at the Saudi capital's main airbase ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on May 14, 2012 (AFP Photo / Fayez Nureldine) 18.05.2012 12:04 12 comments

Bahrain-Saudi Arabia union ‘meant to save US Navy base’

A possible attack on Iran would require a fully-prepared US Fifth Fleet, even as its host country Bahrain is engulfed in a public uprising. A solution comes after the island nation trumpeted a future formal union with its mighty ally Saudi Arabia.

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This image provided by SITE Intelligence Group shows Ayman al-Zawahiri as he gives a eulogy for fellow al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a video released on jihadist forums on June 8, 2011 (AFP Photo/HO/site Intelligence group) 18.05.2012 05:59 26 comments

Al-Qaeda urges Saudis to topple ruling dynasty

The chief of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network has called on the Saudi people to start an uprising against the ruling Al-Saud family following the ouster of four Arab rulers in the wake of the Arab Spring revolutions.

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Bahraini police fire tear-gas at peaceful crowd (Photo by ‏@SAIDYOUSIF, YouTube video by malzhra) 17.05.2012 22:39 17 comments

Bahraini police fire tear-gas at peaceful crowd (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Bahraini security forces have once again used tear-gas on peaceful protesters in the country’s capital, Manama. While the mainstream media remains silent, Bahrain’s government has been suppressing anti-regime demonstrations for over a year now.

The port side damage to the guided missile destroyer USS Cole is pictured after a bomb attack during a refueling operation in the port of Aden on October 12, 2000 (Reuters / Aladin Abdel Naby / Files) 17.05.2012 08:30 5 comments

‘Al-Qaeda manipulated the US into putting sanctions on Yemen’

The US is moving to place sanctions on anyone who opposes what Washington calls a democratic process in Yemen. Anti-war activist Susan Lindauer says this brings the US right into Al-Qaeda’s trap.

 
A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah May 15, 2012 (Reuters/Darren Whiteside) 15.05.2012 19:35 12 comments

Palestinians clash with IDF while marking Nakba Day (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Clashes have broken out between protesters and Israeli security forces, as Palestinians mark Nakba - or Catastrophe – Day with rallies and a general strike in the West Bank. Dozens are said to be injured.

A Lebanese Sunni Muslim man aims his gun through a window during fighting in the Bab al-Tebbaneh neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli during the second day of clashes between factions supporting and opposed to the revolt in Syria on May 14, 2012 (AFP Photo/Joseph Eid) 14.05.2012 23:41 14 comments

Deadly clashes in Lebanon raise fears of Syria-like conflict

At least five people have been killed and over 15 injured in Tripoli, Lebanon during the three days of sectarian violence. Many say the clashes could be a sign of Syrian turmoil spilling over the border.

 
Residents of the Arabaeen district in the Syrian city of Hama, gather around a journalist as they talk about their conditions during the United Nations observers' visit to Hama, May 3, 2012 (Reuters/Khaled al-Hariri) 14.05.2012 14:30 8 comments

Arab Spring govt stance ‘unleashed Twitter, Facebook wars’

Banning mainstream media from reporting on the Arab Spring threw the governments of affected states into a battle with social media hijacked by an uncontrollable opposition propaganda genie, media monitor Sharif Nashashibi told RT.

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AFP Photo / Bertrand Langlois 13.05.2012 18:48 52 comments

Plastic explosives: Al-Qaeda-trained surgeons put the bomb in suicide bombers

The hunt is on for doctors implanting explosives in suicide bombers in Yemen. Security has been stepped up at airports worldwide as surgically-doctored terrorists plot revenge attacks following the one-year anniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s death.

 
A Bahraini army APC pulls out of an area near Pearl Square in Manama (AFP Photo / Joseph Eid) 12.05.2012 13:34 28 comments

US restarts Bahrain arms sales amid rights anxiety

The US is resuming arms supplies to Bahrain after freezing delivery last October. Despite Washington’s assurance the weapons will not include any crowd control devices, rights activists have raised concerns that the US is supporting a dictatorship.

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These new-generation full-body scanners were installed after the last underwear attack, but it is not yet clear if the modified bomb can pass through them undetected. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP) 09.05.2012 01:00 53 comments

Would-be underwear bomber worked with CIA; helped foil plot

The man hired by al-Qaeda to bomb a US airliner was a CIA informant, who provided the organization with the explosive device himself. However, American officials still fear a raft of new attacks on the country’s airplanes.

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (AFP Photo / Miguel Medina) 08.05.2012 16:26 18 comments

Assange Episode 4: Overthrowing dictators 101

Controversial whistleblower Julian Assange interviews two prominent Arab Spring figures, Egypt’s Alaa Abd El-Fattah and Bahrain’s Nabeel Rajab. They spoke about fighting against oppressive regimes and what should come in their place.

Nabeel Rajab 05.05.2012 23:09 44 comments

Bahrain arrests main human rights activist Nabeel Rajab

Bahraini authorities have arrested Nabeel Rajab, rights activist and foremost critic of the Al Khalifa regime, as they continue their brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters. It comes after he was interviewed on Julian Assange’s “The World Tomorrow.”

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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits through the Arabian Sea (AFP Photo / US NAVY / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Karolina A. Martinez) 02.05.2012 15:49 305 comments

Pentagon encircles Iran: Victory would take 3 weeks

As the US beefs up its military presence in the Persian Gulf region, Pentagon strategists estimate that they would need less than a month to defeat Iranian forces should a military conflict take place.