A new cache of documents reportedly leaked from Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry appears to reveal the extent of the Gulf giant’s funding of regional media outlets. The documents also disclose information about Saudi Arabia’s external affairs and could prove embarrassing to the kingdom and its allies. WikiLeaks, the transparency advocacy website responsible for publishing leaked […]
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Leaks from Saudi ministry appear to show extent of influence over regional media
Female Iran VP scolds hardliners over volleyball ban
Volleyball has become hugely popular in Iran as the national team has risen up the sport’s rankings and women were allowed to watch it until a ban was imposed in recent years. The issue of female attendance peaked on Friday, before the first of two matches in Tehran against the United States in the sport’s World League. The […]
Egypt: dialectics between revolution and counterrevolution
Husam al-Sanei, Tayseer Abu Sneima and Ahmed Al Jaa’bari were three Palestinians from Gaza killed or assassinated by Israel between 2008 and 2012. The first was killed during Israel’s war on Gaza in late 2008, while the second was assassinated in 2009 after being accused of taking part in the abduction of Gilad Shalit, the […]
500 detained in Iraq after mass arrests near Baghdad, reports
Iraqi security forces conducted mass raids around the capital Baghdad on Friday evening, arresting up to 500 people. A local source told the Turkish Anadolu Agency that forces from the army, backed up by highly trained SWAT teams, had raided and searched houses in the Abu Ghraib district just west of Baghdad. “They arrested a […]
Mistrust blights coordination between US and Iraqi militias in IS fight
BAGHDAD – A breakdown in trust between American forces in Iraq and the Iraqi Shia-dominated Popular Mobilisation forces is limiting the role that the US military can play in the war against Islamic State, Iraqi army and militia commanders have told Middle East Eye. The tension within the uneasy alliance of US and Iran-backed militias fighting […]
15 Million Americans Suffer From Food Allergies: Are GMOs to Blame?
Christina Sarich, Natural SocietyWaking Times Costs expected to rise to $25 billion. Food allergies already affect more than 15 million Americans while things like gluten sensitivity hits a whopping 18 million individuals. What’s more, the cost for treating children’s food allergies is expected to rise to $25 billion per year. […]
The Metaphysical Effects of a Magnetic Pole Reversal
Gregg Prescott, In5D GuestWaking Times Science has proven that the Earth is currently going through a magnetic pole reversal, so how will this affect us? Magnetic fields of lava By analyzing the magnetic fields of lava, we can determine that the last magnetic pole reversal was about 780,000 years ago. […]
Google agrees to remove revenge porn pix from search results
Reuters / Jason Lee Google will now honor requests to remove revenge porn, explicit images put online for the purpose of cyber-bullying. The policy update was announced by Senior Vice President Amit Singhal in his blog for the world’s most popular online search engine. “Our philosophy has always been that search should reflect the whole […]
‘Political blackmail’: Russia slams renewed EU sanctions, says measure is ‘hopeless’
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Moscow’s Smolenskaya Square. (RIA Novosti/Alexander Polyakov) The Russian Foreign Ministry has slammed the EU’s “pushy sanctions strategy” as “political blackmail,” and said it is “absolutely hopeless” as it won’t make Russia give up its “national interests and principled position.” Coming in response to the EU’s extension of sanctions over what […]
3 killed as car plows through crowd in Austria, driver goes on ‘stabbing spree’
Bicycles lie on a pedestrian street in Graz, Austria on June 20, 2015 at the scene of an accident. (AFP Photo / APA / Elmar Gubisch) Source Article from http://rt.com/news/268585-austria-car-stab-kill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS3 killed as car plows through crowd in Austria, driver goes on ‘stabbing spree’http://rt.com/news/268585-austria-car-stab-kill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSShttp://rt.com/rss/news/RT – NewsRT : Newshttp://rt.com/static/img/RT_logo_250x250.png Views: 0
World no closer to Cold War-style nuclear standoff, Putin tells global media chiefs
A combination photo shows the Yars land-based mobile missile system and the Abrams tank. (RIA Novosti/Vadim Savitskii; Reuters/Kacper Pempel) Russia’s deployment of 40 additional nuclear ballistic missiles in response to the US military buildup in Europe doesn’t mean the world is at greater risk of a nuclear war, President Vladimir Putin told the heads of […]
6th mass extinction already here as species disappear 100 times faster – study
Aerial view of the Amazon river. (AFP Photo / Christophe Simon) The world is on the brink of its sixth mass extinction, as animals are disappearing 100 times faster than previously, scientists warned in a new report. They also say humanity could be among the first victims of this extinction. According to the Princeton, Stanford […]
Tunisia shuts Libya consulate over abductions
TUNIS – Tunisia said Friday it was shutting its consulate in conflict-hit Libya as 10 staffers abducted by an armed militia in Tripoli returned home after a week in captivity. “After this serious incident (kidnapping), we have decided to close the consulate in Tripoli,” Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche told reporters. “We will not reopen the […]
US refuses to provide bin Laden death certificate to family: WikiLeaks
RIYADH – A son of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden asked the United States for a death certificate after US Navy SEALS killed him, said a letter released by WikiLeaks Thursday. The letter, stating it is from the US Embassy in Riyadh, is among about 70,000 documents dubbed “The Saudi Cables” the whistleblower website published. […]
Putin says willing to ‘push’ Syria’s Assad on reform
SAINT PETERSBURG – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is ready to “push” his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad towards introducing reforms in the war-torn country, while vowing to continue to support his ally. “We are ready to work with Assad so that he engages in a process of political change,” Putin said at the […]
Morocco jails men for 4 months for kissing in public: NGOs
Two Moroccan men were jailed for four months Friday for kissing in public, after a string of recent controversies over homosexuality in the conservative Muslim kingdom, said NGO officials who attended the trial. The men, named as Lahcen, 38, and Mohsine, 25, were convicted of an “affront to public decency” and of an “unnatural act […]
Palestinian shoots Israeli dead near West Bank settlement
A Palestinian opened fire on two Israeli men near a West Bank settlement on Friday, killing one and wounding the other before fleeing, authorities said. Israeli army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner said a “Palestinian approached a vehicle that was in the area and asked them to stop… and shot the two from close range.” […]
Dash Cam Video Shows Chicago Cop Open Fire on Car Full of Black Teens
A dashboard camera video obtained by the Chicago Reporter shows a police officer firing more than a dozen shots into a car filled with black teenagers in apparent violation of Chicago Police Department policy. Retired Cook County Judge Andrew Berman was so troubled by the video that he provided it to the Reporter. Berman was […]
4 Year Old Shot By Columbus, Ohio Police Officer
WHITEHALL, Ohio – A 4-year-old child was struck by a bullet fired from a Columbus Police Officer’s gun in Whitehall. 10TV has confirmed a patrol officer was answering a call on Chandler Drive just after 3 pm. Friday when a family in the area started screaming for help because of a medical emergency. Columbus Police […]
US Veterans Call On Drone Operators to Refuse Orders
By Commondreams Joint statement signed by 45 US military veterans urges drone operators to follow their consciences and say ‘no’ to surveillance and assassination missions. Dozens of U.S. military veterans released an open letter this week urging drone operators to “refuse to fly missions” or support them in any way—and letting them know that if […]