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Israeli boycott reaffirmed by US academic society

Sat Jan 4, 2014 15:14:48

New York University Cultural Analysis Professor Lisa Duggan, who has been elected President of the ASA, has told the New York Post that she supports the boycott of Israeli academic institutions in protest against their “discriminatory treatment of Palestinians.”

Takfiri militants whip those not in Friday prayers

Sat Jan 4, 2014 14:22:16

This newly-released video shows foreign-backed Takfiri insurgents belonging to the al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), declaring to Syrian residents of areas under their control that anyone failing to participate in the Friday prayers will receive 25 lashes in public.

Suspicious “death” of Saudi terrorist in Lebanon

Sat Jan 4, 2014 14:04:55

Lebanon’s official news agency has suddenly announced what is widely considered a suspicious “death” of of Majed al-Majed, the Saudi Arabian terrorist behind the recent bombing of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, rising speculations that he may have been killed to avoid the potential exposure of Saudi regime’s involvement in acts of terrorism across the region.

Hamas denies Egypt claims of training MB members

Sat Jan 4, 2014 11:03:14

The Palestinian Hamas Movement has categorically denied allegations by the military-installed Egyptian government that it had offered military training and logistic support for members of the country’s Muslim Brotherhood in the Gaza Strip.

Victim families urge Lebanese trial of Saudi terrorist

Sat Jan 4, 2014 08:45:12

The families of the victims of the terror bombing at Iran’s Embassy in Beirut have demanded a Lebanese trial for the al-Qaeda-linked Saudi Arabian terrorist who led the terrorist attack.

Bahrainis wage anti-regime protest near Manama

Sat Jan 4, 2014 08:22:11

Another Bahraini protest rally, led by the leader of the nation’s main opposition party, has been held in the village of Shakhora, west of the capital Manama against the US backed Al Khalifa regime.

Al Qaeda-linked Iraqi militant leader killed in Anbar

Fri Jan 3, 2014 22:12:06

Iraqi security forces and tribesmen on Friday killed a leading militant with links to al-Qaeda in the western province of Anbar, reported state-run broadcaster al-Iraqiya.

2013 deadliest year for Iraq since 2008, UN confirms

Fri Jan 3, 2014 18:38:27

A total of 8,868 people, including 7,818 civilians, have been killed in violent attacks across Iraq in 2013, the United Nations reports – the highest annual death toll in the war-torn country in five years.

Picture of Beirut suicide blast suspect released: Reports

Fri Jan 3, 2014 18:13:55

Lebanon news sites and agencies have circulated a picture, claiming that it belongs to a suicide bomber who had committed a suicide blast in southern Beirut on Thursday.

DNA test confirms Iranian embassy blast suspect ID

Fri Jan 3, 2014 17:51:54

The Lebanese army says DNA tests have shown that the man detained in Beirut and suspected in the Iran embassy bombing is the Saudi commander of an al-Qaeda-linked group.

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