The body of a gay Syrian man has been found beheaded and mutilated after a suspected kidnapping and rape in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, according to local media reports. Friends of Muhammad Wisam Sankari, who discovered his body, told Turkish LGBT rights group kaosgl.org that gangs had previously threantened both Sankari and themselves. Sankari was […]
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Middle EastDonald Trump on Friday admitted that footage he’s been indicating for two days was of money getting shuttled to Iran was actually footage of hostages in Switzerland. “The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!” Mr. Trump tweeted. Mr.
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Middle East, USAA Senate impeachment committee has voted to put suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on trial for her alleged manipulation of the government budget to increase public spending. 14 out of 21 members voted in favour of trying the suspended politician, after a report on Tuesday found that she had violated the constitution in breaking budget
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InternationalA court in Istanbul has issued an arrest warrant for US-based Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen. Ankara claims he masterminded the July 15 coup attempt. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to cut off financial resources and businesses linked to the cleric. Erdogan accuses Gulen of harnessing his network of schools, charities and businesses to
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Middle East, USAThe Clinton campaign has announced that it will not travel abroad to garner support, claiming that Clinton simply has to much to do on the home front in terms of campaigning, according to a report by ABC news. “[I]f we had more time, it might be something that we would do. But at this point
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International, USAMinistry of Foreign Affairs Director Dore Gold condemned the NGO World Vision’s transfer of funds to Hamas. In a published statement, Gold expressed his horror that “one of the largest charitable and humanitarian aid organizations in the world” gave “approximately $7.2 million to the military wing of Hamas…mainly to strengthen its terrorist arm.” That adds
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Middle EastIt is a truth universally (if often silently) acknowledged that if you want more Twitter followers you should get into Twitter feuds. This holds especially true for mid- or low-level celebrities, many of whom know that if their follower numbers are falling off, if they’re no longer trending, all they need to do is pick
Although Ari Fleischer recently said Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump was blatantly ignoring the advice provided by experienced members of the Republican Party, he may be someone the Donald should start listening to. The former White House press secretary has had quite the successful run in Washington, D.C., and if Trump plans to take the
The United States and Israel have closed many of the remaining gaps in their negotiations over a new multibillion-dollar military aid package, and the two sides hope to reach a final deal soon, a senior U.S. official told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday. Three days of talks on the issue between Jacob Nagel, acting
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Middle East, USAThe deputy leader of the Hezbollah terrorist group stressed on Wednesday that Hezbollah, Iran and Russia would stand by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad “until the end”, Reuters reports. Speaking to the news agency, Sheikh Naim Qassem, who is the deputy of Hassan Nasrallah, said the sacrifices of Hezbollah prevented the ultra-hardline jihadists of Islamic State
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International, Middle EastDonald Trump has insisted all is well with his campaign despite claims that his fellow Republicans are planning an “intervention.” Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is reportedly among a handful of high-profile Republicans considering whether to confront Trump about his approach to his presidential campaign and attempt to stop him doing any more damage.
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USATurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he sees no difference between the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Kurdish separatist groups and the supporters of his rival Fethullah Gulen, the Daily Sabah reported. Erdogan is in the process of restructuring the armed forces after a shock coup attempt last month saw violence spark on the
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Middle EastAfter he was brutally attacked by an axe-wielding Arab terrorist, doctors predicted Tzvika Cohen might never recover. Comatose for three weeks and suffering severe injuries across his body, the staff at Hadassah Ein Kerem in Jerusalem initially struggled just to keep Cohen alive. But this week, Cohen beat the odds, receiving a green-light to return
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Let’s not waste time. At the direction of President Obama, the United States of America gave $400 million to Iran – it was Iran’s money, after all, Obama said. In an unrelated move, Iran released four American hostages: a newspaper reporter, a former Marine, a Christian pastor, and a
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