

Oil prices jump nearly 15% after attack on Saudi facilities
September 16th, 20190 NEW YORK — Oil prices ended up nearly 15% higher on Monday after an attack on Saudi Arabian crude oil facilities cut the kingdom's production in half, a report from Reuters said. Concerns of retaliation also affected the oil prices, of which Brent crude futures settled at $69.02 a barrel, rising $8.80, or 14.6%, its largest one-day...Putin hopes talks with Turkey, Iran could create conditions for final Syria crisis resolution
September 16th, 20190 ANKARA — Russian president Vladimir Putin said he hopes that three-way talks held on Monday with Iranian and Turkish officials could help bring a “final” settlement to the Syrian crisis. “I would like to express a confidence that our talks will be productive and the agreements reached will form a ground for final resolution of...Israeli parties vie for Arab vote in bid to oust Netanyahu
September 13th, 20190 TIRA - Challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in next Tuesday’s election have courted Israel’s Arab voters, hoping that a strong turnout from this unlikely source could tip the scales in their favor. The centrist Blue and White party headed by former armed forces chief Benny Gantz has plastered Arab towns with...Israeli TV host calls Arabs ‘savages’ on air, apologizes later
September 13th, 20191 TEL AVIV — A veteran Israeli television personality apologized on Tuesday for saying on the air that “Arabs are savages.” Yaron London, 79, had made the remarks a day earlier during his show “London and Geula” on Channel 11, the Kan public broadcaster. They came during a discussion of the HBO series “Our Boys”, centering...Syrian bakery, restaurant opens its doors to refugees in search of a better life
September 8th, 20190 OTTAWA, CANADA — Nearly a decade of war, conflict and foreign intervention in Syria has led to a full blown crisis in the once-thriving Middle Eastern nation, as well as the creation of millions of refugees. According to a 2018 report from the Pew Research Center, Canada has become the most common landing place for Syrian...U.N. report finds Saudi Arabia, UAE and Western allies complicit in war crimes in Yemen
September 8th, 20190 CAIRO — Saudi Arabia and its Western allies, including the United States, may be complicit in potential war crimes, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday that called for more accountability from all sides in the war. The report came from a team of investigators commissioned by the U.N. Human Rights Council and found that...Syrian army makes new gains as Russia brings reinforcements
August 31st, 20190 BEIRUT — Russia and its Syrian army ally stepped up aerial raids on northwest Syria as they sent reinforcements from elite army units and Iranian-backed militias to bolster a major offensive against the last big rebel stronghold, opposition sources and residents said on Friday. The Russian-led alliance took the town of Khwain,...Netanyahu’s ban on Omar, Tlaib backfires, plays right into the hands of BDS movement
August 31st, 20191 A group of more than 70 Republican and Democratic members of Congress traveled to Israel on a delegation sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) earlier this month, but the annual trip was far more noteworthy for those who didn't make it; namely U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN). The...UAE carries out air strikes against Yemen’s government forces to support separatists
August 31st, 20190 ADEN – The United Arab Emirates carried out air strikes against government forces in South Yemen on Thursday in support of southern separatists who have deployed reinforcements to take back control of the port of Aden from their supposed allies in the Saudi-led coalition. The UAE, the second foreign power in the coalition, said it...Hezbollah says it will hit back at Israel as Lebanese army fires at Israeli drones
August 31st, 20190 BEIRUT — Hezbollah said it would respond with a “surprise” strike against Israel after drones crashed in Lebanon at the weekend, but it also said a new full-out war between the longtime adversaries remains unlikely. Adding to the growing tension between Israel and Iran-backed groups in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, the Lebanese army...Lebanese defiant after drone strikes
August 26th, 20190 BEIRUT - Lebanese farmers and residents of Beirut suburbs hit by drones at the weekend vowed on Monday to stand their ground in the event of any Israeli attack, amid heightened tensions between the Hezbollah group and Israel. Two drones crashed on Sunday in Beirut’s southern suburbs, which are dominated by the the Shia, prompting...Asylum applications from Saudis up 106 percent this year alone, European Union says
August 26th, 20190 VALETTA, MALTA — The number of Saudi Arabian nationals applying for asylum in the European Union has increased by 106 percent in the first six months of 2019 alone, according to official figures released last week by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). The latest data shows that 101 Saudis applied for asylum in the EU during...Macron to propose an initiative to de-escalate tension between Washington and Tehran
August 26th, 20190 TEHRAN — If Iran’s oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday at a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Khamenei’s official website. “World powers know that in the case that oil is completely...Syrian army gains ground in Idlib, opens corridor for people to leave rebel bastion
August 26th, 20190 BEIRUT - Syrian government forces opened a corridor on Thursday for people who want to leave insurgent territory in northwest Syria, where an army offensive has gained ground. Tens of thousands of people have fled towards the Turkish border in recent days as air and ground attacks battered parts of Idlib and Hama in the northwest, the...Tlaib and Omar hold press conference about Netanyahu’s travel ban
August 19th, 20190 Minnesota – U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) held a press conference today at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in St Paul to discuss recent travel restrictions placed on them by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Omar made opening comments in which she clarified that, contrary to information by recent......
Egyptian player (and 7-foot-7 “Giant”) turning heads in African Basketball League
August 19th, 20191 While the African Basketball League doesn't get nearly the same attention as major leagues worldwide like the NBA, the popularity of one of its players, Egyptian center Hamad Fathy, in recent months has demonstrated the power of social media, and the captivating abilities of one of the tallest human beings on the planet. Fathy, who...2020 presidential candidate Cory Booker says he went to Senate to defend Israel
August 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to a recent question inquiring whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racist, New Jersey Senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker said he entered the Senate to stand up for the state of Israel. Booker was asked about Netanyahu at the Iowa State Fair on August 10 by Jewish......
Islamophobia in the motherland: Local family speaks out about experiencing discrimination while visiting Lebanon
August 17th, 20191 DEARBORN — While Muslims are demanding respect and fighting for their rights in the West, especially in the United States, Arab American Muslim families who visit their countries of origin feel discriminated against even in the midst of other Muslims. Marwan Faraj, a Dearborn man who was visiting Lebanon this summer, like most of...Southern Yemeni separatists tell Saudi Arabia: Evict Islah and give us governing power or lose the war
August 17th, 20190 ADEN — Yemen’s southern separatists vowed on Wednesday to keep control over Aden, warning the only way out of the impasse that has fractured a Saudi-led military alliance was for Islamists and northerners to be removed from positions of power in the south. The separatists, supported by coalition member the United Arab Emirates,...Arab man gets rejected by Upper Nazareth country club; his lawyer then poses as a Jewish man and gets in
August 13th, 20190 NAZARETH —A class action lawsuit has been filed by an Arab resident named Jihad Abu Ahmed of a country club in Upper Nazareth (recently renamed Nof Hagalil) after he was denied membership. Ahmed, who is married with two children, tried to buy membership for himself and his wife, but was denied. His lawyer, later presenting himself...Saudi Arabia blocks Palestinians fleeing Syria’s war from Hajj
August 10th, 20190 BEIRUT - On top of being refugees who have been displaced twice, Palestinian refugees who previously resided in Syria and fled the war to Lebanon have been rejected entry visas to visit Mecca for the holy pilgrimage. Tens of Palestinian refugees with "stateless" passports from Syria have been denied the chance to perform Hajj by Saudi......
The war on innocence: Palestinian children in Israeli military court
August 10th, 20191 On July 29, 4-year-old Muhammad Rabi’ Elayyan was reportedly summoned for interrogation by the Israeli police in occupied Jerusalem. The news, originally reported by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), was later denied by the Israeli police, likely to lessen the impact of the PR disaster that followed. The Israelis are not...Rouhani to Trump: Lift sanctions first
August 9th, 20190 TEHRAN — Iranian president Hassan Rouhani denounced "economic terrorism" and stated that the U.S. "maximum pressure" campaign through sanctions will not change anything in the Iranian regime. Rouhani reiterated that if President Trump wants to start negotiations with Tehran, he must lift all sanctions against his country "before......
Israeli house demolitions are the true crime — not BDS
August 3rd, 20190 Israel is at it again. It remains consistent in engaging in one of its favorite activities: Stealing Palestinian land and tormenting Palestinians. On Monday, Israeli bulldozers, escorted by hundreds of Israeli soldiers, demolished no less than 16 residential buildings containing around 100 apartments in the village of Sur Baher, which...How Biden’s secret 2002 meetings led to war in Iraq
August 3rd, 20190 Even though former Vice President Joe Biden’s favorability has declined following the first Democratic debate, he remains largely considered the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination by many mainstream media outlets and pundits. Early in the first debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders mentioned how Biden had supported the......