One-way trip to Mars prohibited in Islam Ahmed Shaaban / 19 February 2014 Fatwa committee under the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment in the UAE says such a journey poses a real risk to life. Promoting or being… Read More ›
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Special report: The punishment was death by stoning. The crime? Having a mobile phone
This barbaric form of execution is on the rise, and campaigners are calling on the UN to act Emma Batha Sunday, 29 September 2013 Two months ago, a young mother of two was stoned to death by her relatives on… Read More ›
Janet Jackson’s husband is accused of firing female employee after she reported being raped and was then thrown in prison on Dubai business trip
Norwegian Marte Deborah Dalelv was in Dubai on a business trip when she was raped She reported the rape to police but was then charged herself for having sex outside of marriage She has now been sentenced to 16 months… Read More ›
New and newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online distribution include the following
EEV: Links are still operational as of 26 JUN 2013 – From the FAS.ORG Science and Technology in the 113th Congress, and More from CRS New and newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld… Read More ›
Woolwich murder, the MI6 connection: Younger brother of Michael Adebolajo ‘was paid thousands to spy in Middle East’
Jeremiah Adebolajo, 26, is a university English teacher in Saudi Arabia Allegedly approached by MI6 who pressured him to become a spy Flown business class to five-star hotels and handed cash Sister Blessing says he ‘strongly’ rejected offers to work… Read More ›
Gang stole $45m from cash machines across globe in hours, say prosecutors
‘Virtual criminal flash mob’ used bogus swipe cards loaded with data from hacked bank databases to commit thousands of thefts Associated Press in New York guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 May 2013 05.38 EDT Seven people are being held in connection with… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia deports 3 men for being too sexy
EEV: As reported in The Daily Caller and the New York Post Saudi Arabia deports 3 men for being too sexy By MICHAEL BLAUSTEIN Last Updated: 10:12 AM, April 17, 2013 Posted: 10:11 AM, April 17, 2013 Three men were… Read More ›
Egypt wants extradition of former PM
Feb 21, 2013 20:36 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Egypt’s Prosecutor-General Office has requested that the Interpol arrest and extradite Egypt’s former prime minister and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, news reports said on Thursday. The decision comes two days after Shafiq… Read More ›
British tourists ‘tortured’ in Dubai
Anger grows over trial of three young Londoners who face death penalty after drug confessions that they say were extracted by electric shocks and gun threats Loveday Morris Wednesday, 20 February 2013 Three British men have claimed they were beaten… Read More ›
Kuwaitis financed Brotherhood members held in UAE
Islamists held in the United Arab Emirates accused of planning to topple the government were financed by Kuwaiti nationals, Kuwaiti media reported on Friday, lending support to UAE fears of an international plot against its rulers. The… Read More ›
McChrystal Working for UAE-Owned Arms Brokerage
Dec. 13, 2012 – 11:23AM | By ARAM ROSTON | Gen. Stanley McChrystal is on the strategic advisory board of Knowledge International LLC. (Defense Department) From an office park a few miles south of Washington’s Reagan National Airport, a little-known… Read More ›
UAE: crackdown on crime and ‘online dissent’
Jail terms for libel or incitement 13 November, 13:29 (ANSAmed) – DUBAI, 13 NOV – The UAE has cracked down on internet crimes but also on political dissent online with tough new laws which could result in a prison sentence. … Read More ›
The United States, long considered a champion of economic freedom, plunged to No. 18 in new rankings published in the 2012 Economic Freedom of the World
The United States, long considered a champion of economic freedom, plunged to No. 18 in new rankings published in the 2012 Economic Freedom of the World, an annual report co-authored by Florida State University economics Professor James Gwartney. The report… Read More ›
Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike
An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme. The Strait of Hormuz is only 21 miles wide at… Read More ›
US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year: 2011 was the largest for a single year in the history of the arms export program
By Agence France-Presse Tuesday, August 28, 2012 7:47 EDT US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year to $66.3 billion, giving America a market share of nearly 80 percent, government researchers said Monday. The Congressional Research Service said… Read More ›
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