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Shehab Al-Makahleh Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, appeared in a video broadcast by al-Qaeda’s ‘al-Sahab’ media channel in which he criticized Saudi Arabia and its alliance with the United States. This video raises many questions about the timing, the motives and future developments, as Hamza …
December, 2017
April, 2017
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18 April
Muslim Youth Protect Jordan’s Churches on Easter in Solidarity
The solidarity initiative brought together people from around the country. Following the bomb attacks on two churches in Egypt last week, Muslim youth activists in Jordan vowed to protect Christian places of worship on Easter Sunday. Kazem Kharabsheh, an organizer of the solidarity initiative that saw people from …
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16 April
Attack Against Syria and the Region Speaking Up
As the US Tomahawk missiles were raining on Syria, the entire Middle East was shaken to its core. Here, even the name itself – Syria – triggers extremely complex and often contradictory sets of emotions. To some, Syria is synonymous with pride and a determined struggle against Western …
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13 April
Ex-U.S. Intelligence Officials Urge Trump to Rethink Syrian Escalation
More than two dozen ex-U.S. intelligence officials urge President Trump to rethink his claims blaming the Syrian government for the chemical deaths in Idlib and to pull back from his dangerous escalation of tensions with Russia. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)* SUBJECT: Syria: Was It Really …
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8 April
Kurdish State in the offing in Syria and Iraq
By Shehab Al Makahleh • The USA and the Kurds had on March 18 a meeting which focused on creating an independent Kurdish State in Syria and Iraq to be named “The Great Kurdistan” after the liberation of Raqqa City, the stronghold of Daesh. Kurdish sources said that the …
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3 April
Russia Against Terrorism: One Nation’s Brave Fight Against Common Enemy
By Shehab Al-Makahleh • Today’s terrorist attack on St. Petersburg’s metro is one in a long line of deadly terrorist attacks that have targeted Russia since 1995. The estimates put the number of terrorist attacks in Russia in this period at over 800, with a death toll of more …
March, 2017
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30 March
What Would Happen if Washington Gave Up on Jihad?
by Thierry Meyssan • President Trump’s desire to fight Daesh and to put an end to international terrorism is going to be extremely difficult to implement. Indeed, it will cause damage to the states who organised it, and implies a reorientation of international politics. The new President of the …
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27 March
At the Scene of London Attack!
The fingerprints of Islamic State were all over the incident outside the British parliament, and more of the same can be expected As a journalist, it is the height of good luck to find yourself purely by coincidence, at the site of a major breaking news event. That …
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9 March
Jordan’s Six Challenges at the Arab League Summit
By Shehab Al Makahleh • On March 29, Jordan will host the Arab League summit amid chaos across the Middle East. There is speculation that Russia and Egypt are pressing the Arab League to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the summit in light of reports that Syrian military …
