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Jordanian Opposition Criticize Purchase of Shares by King Abdullah II

The Jordanian king will be the second trading partner of Prince Walid bin Talal Al Saud, after the purchase of Rotana Group’s shares.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Prominent Jordanian Islamist politician, Laith Shubailat's recent remarks criticizing Jordan's King Abdullah II brought strong reactions and criticism.

Shubailat, considered to be one of the most prominent opposition leaders in Jordan, delivered harsh criticism against the Jordanian King through his personal account on Facebook.

Silence of the Arab Regimes in the Destruction of Al-Aqsa Mosque

The silence of Arab nations is leading to large numbers of indigenous Muslim and Christian Palestinians packing up and moving away from Palestine.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The efforts to destroy Al-Aqsa mosque in the Holy City of Jerusalem will not stop; the current confrontation in Palestine is the most vital evidence of that fact and it adds to the gravity of the situation every day.

For many years, political leaders from Arab nations, particularly Saudi Arabia, (a country that claims to have a leadership of the Muslim world) have remained silent over the Palestine issue.

Karoon Petrochemical: The First Nitrobenzene Producer in the Middle East

The construction of the second phase of Karoon Petrochemical Plant, a joint project by Iranian and Swedish engineering companies, has been completed.

(TEHRAN) - Through the sole efforts of young Iranian experts, the largest and only nitrobenzene production unit in the Middle East has been launched in Karoon Petrochemical Company.

As the Tasnim News Agency wrote in 2013, the main product of the plant is Toluene diisocyanate (TDI), with the capacity of 40,000 tons per year.

Saudi Arabia Suspect in Revenge Attacks Against Iran

Investigators in Iran say they have also uncovered terrorist plots against Iranian embassies in other countries.

(SALEM, Ore.) - When the Saudi government executed Shiite Muslim scholar Nimr al-Nimr for objecting, along with a number of other Saudi citizens, to the country's discriminatory policies, an International and regional wave of opposition formed against the regime's leaders.

Iran's government has increasingly condemned the Saudi regime's methods and manners while exposing the real face of Saudi leaders and officials to the whole world, with Muslims at the top of the list.

The Prophetic Mission of Jesus Christ, Peace Be Upon Him

Imam Khamenei speaks about Jesus Christ (PBUH) and expectations of his true followers

(SALEM, Ore.) - Coincided with the birth of Jesus Christ, the New Year has started with many parts of the world, particularly predominantly Muslim areas, in crisis brought upon by the Christian governments.

Therefore, recognition of Jesus Christ and the expectations from the true followers of Jesus Christ are issues perched for rereading of Imam Khamenei in his intellectual system.

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Meeting with Hebron Businessmen

Hebron city is the main center of the Third Intifada

(SALEM, Ore.) - General Yoav Mordechai, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), in an informal (closet) meeting with Hebron Businessmen has invited them to participate in a meeting being held in port city of Ashdod in the occupied territories of 1948.

By giving economic privileges to Hebron Businessmen, Mordechai aims to provoke them and use their abilities against the Third Intifada.

Abu Mazen meeting with the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT)

Many have criticized Abbas for working with the Zionist regime.

(SALEM, Ore.) - General Yoav Mordechai, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), reportedly met with the President of the Palestinian Authority, expressing his thanks to the Palestinian security agencies for appropriate coordination and cooperation with the Israel Intelligence Services by providing them useful information.

ISIS Bahraini Intelligence Agent Killed in Ramadi

The agent was reportedly killed in an Iraqi airstrike.

(SALEM, Ore.) - ISIS used Twitter to confirm the killing of Khalid Mohammed Abd Ali al-Mannai, the Bahraini national known as Abu Hajar al-Mannai 29, in Ramadi Iraq.

While intended to leave Ramadi with his car, he along with two others, were killed in an Iraq military forces airstrike on ISIS locations.

Providing the Turks with Information about Kurds & PKK

Insiders say US information is allowing the Turks to strike PKK bases.

(SALEM, Ore.) - During a meeting with some senior US military commanders, Turkey's Recep Erdoğan is said to have agreed to U.S. requests to use the Incirlik Air Base for military operations in Syria and Iraq.

According to the documents released by a high-ranking Turkish military officer, Turkey agreed to allow the U.S. to use air bases there.

Poverty & Humiliation, Main Factors of Intifada in the West Bank

MK Eli Alalouf said that if the poverty rate in the Arab sector were lower, "we’d see fewer Arabs participating in protests."

(TEL AVIV) - A member of the Israeli Knesset said that the severity of poverty in the Arab sector and in the West Bank is the main reason for widespread protests in the occupied territories.

"Nearly 50 percent of the Arab population in this country lives in poverty, and not enough is being done about this concerned issue."