Coalition airstrike targets mosque used by Islamic State
Source: Associated Press By LOLITA C. BALDOR AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AP) — An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group targeted a mosque in Syria last […]
Australia’s Jerusalem ploy fails to avoid by-election beating, risks Muslim backlash
Source: Reuters By Tom Westbrook , Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – In the kosher cafes of Sydney’s east, Australia’s surprise move to mull recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital won some […]
Saudi Arabia’s King and Crown Prince Call Slain Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s Son
Source: Time By CHRIS TORCHIA, ZEYNEP BILINGSOY & JON GAMBRELL / AP October 22, 2018 (ISTANBUL) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the son of Jamal Khashoggi, the kingdom […]
Saudi Arabia fires 5 top officials, arrests 18 Saudis, saying Khashoggi was killed in fight at consulate
Source: The Washington Post By Kevin Sullivan , Loveday Morris and Tamer El-Ghobashy October 19 at 10:40 PM RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi government acknowledged early Saturday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was […]
Christian graves desecrated in central Israel
Source: Yahoo News Beit Jamal Monastery (Israel) (AFP) – Vandals have torn down concrete crosses marking dozens of graves at a Christian cemetery in central Israel, a church official said […]
Water pollution in Iraq threatens Mandaean religious rites
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP ISSA BAGHDAD (AP) — Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient […]
Orthodox Church split: Five reasons why it matters
Source: BBC News By Laurence Peter Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionKiev held a mass to thank Constantinople for recognising the Ukrainian Church’s independence The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with […]
Khashoggi’s Death Is Highlighting the Ottoman-Saudi Islamic Rift
Source: Foreign Policy BY MUSTAFA AKYOL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Summit at the Istanbul Congress Center on April 14, 2016. […]
Australia considers following US on Jerusalem embassy
Source: BBC News Australia will consider recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. If acted upon, the move would […]
For Khashoggi, a Tangled Mix of Royal Service and Islamist Sympathies
Source: The New York Times By Ben Hubbard and David D. Kirkpatrick BEIRUT, Lebanon — Jamal Khashoggi landed in Washington last fall, leaving behind a long list of bad news back home. After […]
Israeli PM favors naming envoy to Christian world
Source: Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he favors appointing an envoy to the Christian world, a sign of Israel’s efforts to foster close ties with its […]
Yemen could be ‘worst famine in 100 years’
Source: BBC News The United Nations is warning that 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation. It’s calling on the military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to halt air […]
Khashoggi Case Raises Tensions Between Saudi Prince and Turkish President
Source: The New York Times By David D. Kirkpatrick and Ben Hubbard ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has long cast himself as a champion of the Arab Spring […]
Celebrity Jewish-Arab wedding stirs mixed feelings in Israel
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A surprise celebrity wedding bridging Israel’s Jewish-Muslim divide drew mixed public reaction on Thursday in a country where such inter-marriage is extremely rare. Wednesday’s nuptials […]
IS reverting to insurgency tactics after losing caliphate
Source: Associated Press By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — After being nearly defeated on the battlefields of its would-be caliphate, the Islamic State group has reverted to what it was […]
For Some Americans, Jerusalem’s Newest Pilgrimage Site Is The U.S. Embassy
Source: NPR BY DANIEL ESTRIN “Donald Trump!” said Melissa Brunner from Georgia, as she posed for a photo in front of the recently inaugurated U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Beckah Shae, a […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jamal Khashoggi dragged from consulate office, killed and dismembered
MEE reveals details of the murder of the prominent Saudi journalist CCTV footage shows Khashoggi arriving at the consulate on 2 October (AFP) David Hearst Wednesday 10 October 2018 Jamal […]
Missing Saudi journalist once a voice of reform in kingdom
Source: Associated Press By SARAH EL DEEB BEIRUT (AP) — Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who disappeared last week after a visit to his country’s consulate in Turkey, was once […]
Turkish Cypriots fear being part of Erdoğan’s ‘pious generation’
Source: Politico By ZIA WEISE NICOSIA — On the northern edge of Europe’s last divided capital, signs of Turkey’s growing influence are hard to miss. A brand-new mosque, sponsored by […]
Iraq’s New Leaders Seen as Technocrats, in a Break From Sectarian Politics
Source: The New York Times By Ben Hubbard and Falih Hassan BEIRUT, Lebanon — For nearly five months, Iraqi politicians have wrangled over the shape of their new government. The bloc led […]
