The FBI is warning U.S. art dealers against selling artifacts purchased from the Middle East as they could have been plundered by ISIS. Evidence collected shows that these artifacts and ancient antiquities are quickly finding […]
Tag: Middle East
U.S. Central Command Under Investigation For Faking ISIS Progress Reports To Congress
Anonymous officials within the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (“D.I.A.”) have reported that the military headquarters overseeing America’s campaign against ISIS are “overstating” its results. Specifically, it is alleged that the United States Central Command […]
ISIS Is Now Routinely Using Chemical Weapons In The Battle For Syria
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters have been confirmed to have used chemical weapons in an assault on an urban center in northern Syria on Friday. On Tuesday, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said it had taken care […]
Yemeni Rebels Launch Scud Missile Into Saudi Arabia In Retaliation For Over 100 Saudi Air Strikes
On Wednesday, Yemeni military units associated with the Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile toward southern Saudi Arabia, the faction’s TV channel reported, as fighting between the Iran-allied group and the kingdom increased. “The Yemeni […]
Desperate Libyan Government Calls For Airstrikes And Arms To Prevent ISIS Takeover
The arms embargo placed on Libya has been allowing Islamic militants to increase their hold within the country says Mohamed al-Dayri, Libya’s foreign minister who has called for international air strikes against the terrorists. “The […]
100 Hamas Militants Pledge Allegiance To ISIS In What Could Provoke All Out War In Gaza
In a move that could have severe consequence for the whole Middle East, a fresh report states that 100 Hamas militants have dedicated themselves to the Islamic State (ISIS) in Gaza after pledging loyalty to […]
Nuclear Deal’s Secret Selling Point Is That It Will Make Bombing Iran Easier
The Obama administration is taking a tact that some experts are calling reverse psychology in trying to drum up support for the Iran nuclear deal, telling people that if they think the U.S should go […]
Iran’s President Personally Unveiled A New Ballistic Missile On Live TV Last Night
Iran unveiled an upgraded version of its short-range solid fuel ballistic missile on Saturday, which can now more accurately pinpoint targets. The Fateh-313 surface-to-surface missile was unveiled at a ceremony celebrating Iran’s Defense Industry Day and […]
Israel Just Lost Two Aircraft To Enemy Fire In Less Than 24 Hours As Middle East Conflict Intensifies
Within a span of 24 hours the Israeli Air Force lost two aircraft to enemy fire, a significant blow to the heavily militarized nation’s ambitions in the Middle East. On Saturday, Syrian air defense forces […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas And Senior Cabinet Abruptly Resign
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has confirmed his resignation as the chief of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, local news channel Al Arabiya News reported on Saturday night local time. He was joined by a number of […]
ISIS Second In Command Assassinated By U.S. Drone Strike
The number two commander of terror group ISIS, Haji Mutazz, was reportedly killed in a drone strike on August 18th near Mosul, Iraq. The news was released by a U.S. National Security Council spokesperson on Friday. […]
Secret Side Deal Will Allow Iran To ‘Inspect’ Its Own Nuclear Facilities
Iran will be allowed to scrutinize a suspected nuclear facility themselves under a top secret agreement reached with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), according to files acquired on Wednesday by the Associated Press. The […]
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Massive Egyptian Car Bomb Attack
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s massive car bombing targeting Egyptian security forces in the country’s capital, Cairo. The group called the attack revenge for the deaths of some of its fighters earlier […]
Iran Is Getting Advanced Russian Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems After Years Of Legal Wrangling
Tehran and Moscow have finalized a deal to deliver the powerful S-300 long distance surface-to-air missile system. according to Russian assistant foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov. Only small procedural issues are left to be formalized. Speaking on […]
Israel Resumes Building Controversial Wall That Annexes Palestinian Land
Israel has recommenced building its contentious wall in the Cremisan Valley, despite a court’s attempts to rule against the development in April. The wall is meant to separate the village of Walaja and the […]
Meet The ‘Jewish Schindler’ Who’s Crowdfunding Project Has Rescued Over 100 ISIS Sex Slaves
A Canadian businessman has coordinated the release of 128 Yazidi and Christian girls from sexual slavery at the hands of Islamic State militants, through a project that aims to save many more. Steve Maman, dubbed […]
Switzerland Becomes First Country To Lift Sanctions After Iran Nuclear Deal
Switzerland became the first country to lift sanctions against Iran since the Iranian deal was reached with the United States, China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom and Germany. The deal, reached on July 14th, provides […]
Struggle Of The Yazidi People Highlights The Complexity Of The War On ISIS
In the war against ISIS the only constant is the prevalence of shifting alliances. None better exemplify this thorny reality than the group known as the Yazidi. Once on the verge of eradication by ISIS, […]
Shi’ite Militia Leader Slams U.S. Failure To Combat ISIS
Qais al-Khazali, leader of one of the most powerful Shi’ite militias battling the Islamic State in Iraq, has lambasted the American campaign against the terror group which has raged for over a year in both […]
Israel Offered Massive New Arms Deal For Iran Nuclear OK
The United States is expected to give Israel “an unprecedented package” in exchange for its agreement to last week’s Iran nuclear deal, according to U.S and Israeli officials. Sources said the package under consideration had […]
Saudi Arabia Arrests Over 400 As Bloody ISIS Attacks Continue
Attacks by Islamic State (IS) militants have continued through the Ramadan holiday as arrests of 431 suspected IS militants have been reported by Saudi Arabia. The announcement was made following an IS attack near the […]
Saudi Arabia Forced To Borrow Funds As Low Oil Prices Impact Economy
Saudi Arabia has opened sales of sovereign bonds for the first time in eight years in order to maintain its public spending levels as a result of low oil prices. In the past year the […]
Pentagon Report Shows U.S. Forces Have Trained Just 60 Troops In Syria
As ISIS continues to pose a greater threat to the stability of the surrounding Middle East, as well as the national security of the United States, the U.S. influence in Syria is becoming more critical […]
Amnesty International Finds Saudi Led Airstrikes Were Aimed At Civilians
Saudi Arabia continues to come under fire for human rights abuses, as a new report by human rights advocate Amnesty International has claimed airstrikes in Yemen by Saudi Arabian lead coalition forces showed a pattern […]
New Data Shows ISIS Now Has A Stunning 42 Million Supporters In The Arab World
A new analysis of four polls on Arab public opinion towards the Islamic State (ISIS) reveals that at the low end, the terror group has 8.5 million strong supporters. If those who feel somewhat positively […]
ISIS Is Now Offering Sex Slaves As Prizes To Those Who Memorize The Koran
Muslim extremist terror group ISIS has sunk to another low by reportedly offering female prisoners as sex slave “prizes” to fighters who show they have mastered the Koran. According to the Middle East Media Research […]
Egyptian Court Upholds Death Sentence For Radical Islamic Ex-Prime Minister
Egypt, unphased by opposition for radical Islamist lawyers in South Africa, upheld a death sentence Tuesday against the country’s former radical Islamist President, Mohamed Morsy. Morsy, 63, was sentenced to death last month for his […]
Iran Nuclear Deal Stalls As Iranian Supreme Leader’s Health Declines
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who suffers from prostate cancer, is reportedly near death, potentially derailing an agreement over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. According to reports from the Iranian press, Khamenei may only have […]
ISIS Launches NPR Style Radio Station
As U.S. officials admitted to the New York Times on Friday that ISIS continues to win the war of words, news broke that the radical Islamic terrorists were stepping up their propaganda machine by launching […]
U.S. Bombs ISIS Fighters With Propaganda Leaflets Revealing How It Plans To Wage War
ISIS isn’t the only military to use propaganda in the middle east conflict – the U.S. Air Force announced on Saturday that it dropped a second set of propaganda leaflets in mid-May to help control […]