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Nasrallah: Hezbollah ready for war beyond Galilee

8 years ago
The Levant Exclusive -Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned that "Hezbollah is ready and prepared for a confrontation in the Galilee and beyond the Galilee," during an interview that will be broadcast on the Pan Arab Al Mayadeen network on Thursday night. "We are prepared for all that a war with Israel necessitates," says Nasrallah. […]
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Journey to Jihad

8 years ago
ٍٍSource: The New York Times - KUALA KETIL, Malaysia — A year ago, Mohd Lotfi Ariffin bid his family goodbye and headed for Syria, where he intended to fulfill what he saw as his religious duty fighting President Bashar al-Assad. He left behind his wife, their six children and his job as a religious school […]
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Saudi Arabia is playing chicken with its oil

8 years ago
By Mohamad Bazzi for REUTERS – In August 1973, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat paid a secret visit to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to meet with King Faisal. Sadat was preparing for war with Israel, and he needed Saudi Arabia to use its most powerful weapon: oil. Until then, King Faisal had been reluctant for the […]
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Rouhani: Oil slide will hurt Saudis, Kuwaitis

8 years ago
Reuters – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that countries behind the fall in global oil prices would regret their decision and warned that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait would suffer alongside Iran from the price drop. “Those that have planned to decrease the prices against other countries will regret this decision,” Rouhani said in a […]
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Iran’s shallow influence in Yemen

8 years ago
By Maysaa Shuja al-Deen – Translator: Pascale Menassa – Source: Al-monitor.com Ever since Sanaa fell into the hands of the Houthis on Sept. 21, 2014, Iranian officials have been rejoicing with their new victory in Yemen, which they consider a new land to spread their influence. The most popular statement was made by the Tehran […]
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Hezbollah rules out imminent presidential election despite dialogue

8 years ago
The Daily Star – Hezbollah’s deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has ruled out an imminent presidential election despite recent attempts at dialogue between rivals, citing “complexities” in the case. “I don’t think the presidential election will take place soon due to complexities related to it, even though Hezbollah has a clear stance in support for […]
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Yemen’s Top Al-Qaeda Leader Claims Charlie Hebdo Attack

8 years ago
By Caroline Alexander for Bloomberg -The top leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen said his group planned and orchestrated the deadly attack on the offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, a claim initially made by at least one of the gunmen later shot dead by police. In a video message posted on social media […]
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New sanctions could torpedo Iran nuclear deal: U.S. envoy to U.N.

8 years ago
BY LOUIS CHARBONNEAU for Reuters – It is still possible to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, but new U.S. congressional sanctions could seriously undermine prospects for an agreement and end up isolating Washington instead of Tehran, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Monday. The remarks from Ambassador Samantha Power were in […]
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Oil kings: The House of Saud’s uncertain future

8 years ago
By Mohamad Bazzi – Reuters – In his annual “state-of-the-kingdom” address on Jan. 6, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah hoped to reassure the world that his country is prepared to absorb the economic shock of plummeting oil prices and to deal with the worsening conflict in its two neighbors, Iraq and Yemen. The message might have […]
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