WikiLeaks outs gay people in Saudi Arabia in ‘reckless’ mass data dump
LBWhistleblowing group WikiLeaks is under fire for publishing Saudi government data that outs gay men, leaving them at risk of attack. Saudi Arabia is one…
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US receives Turkey’s request for extradition of Gulen
U.S. State Department announced Tuesday it has received a formal request from Ankara for the extradition of Fetullah Gulen, sought in Turkey on charges of…
Turkey using right to self-defense in Jarabulus operation
Turkey has launched a cross-border operation in Syria against the Daesh terrorist organization, Turkish authorities told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. Source: Anadolu
Syria crisis: China claims Omran images are ‘fake’ and being used as ‘Western propaganda’
China’s state broadcaster CCTV has questioned the video that went viral of Syrian Omran Daqneesh saying it might be part of Western “propaganda”, AFP reported….
MIDDLE EAST18 MAY 2016 Museum aims to preserve Palestinian history
After years of delay, new museum in the West Bank opens with a goal to ‘speak on an international level’. Perched on top of a…
Burj Khalifa Stars in Brand New Hollywood Movie Trailer
Dubai’s famous skyscraper has grabbed a starring role yet again in a new Hollywood venture directed by acclaimed film maker, Terrence Malick. Nearly forty years…
Turkey withdraws ambassador to Austria
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Monday that he summoned the Austrian ambassador over a rally held in central Vienna in support of the PKK…
Saudi Arabia to launch 7 high-speed trains next year
Saudi Arabia will launch next year seven high-speed trains to connect the kingdom’s holy sites that are visited by millions of pilgrims from around the…
History, not religion, is at the root of violence in Islamic societies
The introduction of the European state model and collapse of the Ottoman Empire, not Islam, is at the root of regional violence today When we…
Iran seeks closer ties with Cuba, praises resistance against US
Iran wants to forge a “new path” in its relations with Cuba by tightening ties, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday at the start…