The Islamic State has released a new video which praises Omar Mateen and specifically threatens Las Vegas and San Francisco with video of the area. The video of San Francisco shows footage shot from a car driving across the Golden Gate Bridge and also shows camera footage of different locations around the city, including the […]
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USAThe First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, accompanied by her two daughters, Malia and Sasha, arrived Monday night in Marrakech where she was greeted by HRH Princess Lalla Salma. After having reviewed a detachment of the Auxiliary Forces who made the honors, Mrs. Obama was greeted by Abdelfattah El Bjioui, Wali of the
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Middle East, USALOS ANGELES — Jesse Williams made explicit what so much of this year’s BET Awards has been trying to imply: Things are different now, and so much of black America is fed up. The “Grey’s Anatomy” actor, teacher and producer/star of BET’s “Stay Woke” documentary delivered arguably one of the most searing speeches in the
A petition to stop Leonardo DiCaprio from playing Persian poet Rumi in an upcoming biopic is gaining traction online, as thousands of supporters urge the Islamic scholar be played by a Middle Eastern actor. The petition calls the casting choice proposed by the film’s screenwriter and producer “both ludicrous and offensive,” and says by starring
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ignored repeated warnings of what one security agent called their “suicide mission” in Benghazi, creating the opportunity that terrorists took on Sept. 11, 2012, to kill the ambassador to Libya, two Republicans on the Benghazi probe charged Tuesday. As the Select Committee on Benghazi releases its long-awaited report, two
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Middle East, USAUpdated | Istanbul’s governor said 28 people have died and 60 more were injured after two bomb blasts rocked Istanbul’s Atatürk airport late Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. This number of casualties is revised up from a statement from Turkey’s Justice Ministe Bekir Bozdag, who hours before had said 10 people had died and
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International, Middle EastPresumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton plans to bring high-speed broadband cable internet to every American household by 2020, according to a leaked campaign document. Clinton’s “technology and innovation” agenda also involves re-examining encryption and strongly supporting the Federal Communication Commission’s recent decision on net neutrality, according to a leaked 14-page memo obtained by Politico
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USAWASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s search for a running mate will entail a lot of considerations: Who will help her energize Democratic voters? Who will help her win over progressives loyal to Bernie Sanders? Who will help her broaden her appeal to independents over Donald Trump? But, another question remains: How will she be thinking about
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Middle East, USAIstanbul (dpa) – A Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip is expected to dock at the Israeli port of Ashdod on Sunday, a Turkish government source says. After undergoing a mandatory Israeli security check, the relief supplies should begin to be distributed in Gaza on Monday or Tuesday – just in time
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Middle EastJewish Home ministers will oppose the landmark rapprochement deal between Israel and Turkey when it comes to a vote on Wednesday, the party said in a statement Tuesday. Party chair and Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked will vote against the deal in the high-level security cabinet over their opposition to compensation
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Middle EastRabbi Maimon Revach, the beloved rabbi of Beit Dagan near Rishon LeTzion and a noted Kabbalist, was killed late Monday night in a tragic car accident just outside of a wedding hall. He was 81-years old. The tragedy occurred when Rabbi Revach exited the wedding hall and made his way across the street. A passing
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Middle EastDanger posed by Muslim population that does not share democratic values Daniel Schwammenthal, director of AJC’s Transatlantic Institute, said that solving Europe’s dual-society problems requires getting to the “educational areas” to ensure “that all share the same values.” Reporting from Belgium by video link to AJC members at The Jewish Center in Princeton and the
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International, USAA senior Palestinian Authority official said yesterday (Monday), that if he saw an Israeli he’d ‘slit his throat’. The official is Fatah Central Committee member and adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Sultan Abu al-Einein. In an interview with the Donia Al Watan site discussing the matter of normalization of relations with Israel and the
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Middle EastWASHINGTON — The Democrats on the House Benghazi committee released their final conclusions from the inquiry into attacks on Americans in that Libyan city in 2012, and in the report they say, once again, that the investigation is a politically motivated sham aimed at damaging the reputation of Hillary Clinton. But the report, which the
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