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Petitioning International Criminal Court: Saudi Arabia Must Be Tried for War Crimes

Petition would enable law firms and lawyers to investigate the regime for possible war crimes against civilians.

(SALEM, Ore.) - With help of Yemeni activists, a global petition has been launched to convict the Saudi regime in the International Criminal court.

The petition pointed to some examples of Saudi Arabia’s crimes against Yemeni civilians, and asks the international Criminal Court, to fulfill its duties of addressing crimes of genocide and war crimes and to punish the regime accordingly.

Jordan`s Addiction Crisis: 16% of Jordanian Students Suffer From Severe Drug Addiction

Dangerous drugs being abused include cocaine, ecstasy, and sedatives.

(AMMAN) - Addressing Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, 18 Jordanian MPs called for immediate measures to reduce Jordan’s staggering crisis of alcohol and drug abuse among young students.

A field survey carried out recently among 37,000 University of Jordan students, revealed that 16% of participants are dangerously addicted to narcotics.

Turkish Intelligence Agency (MIT) was Aware of Ankara Bombing: Turkish MP

Istanbul MP Eren Erdem of the Republican People's Party (CHP), in a press conference, suggested the possibility of Turkey's security apparatus conniving with terror attack plotters.

(ISTANBUL, Turkey) - As Turkish government officials and Kurdish secessionists continue a barrage of acrimonious accusations of conspiracy and treason against each other following Ankara terror attack, a Turkish MP disclosed confidential information on the mischievous role played by Turkish Intelligence Agency, also known by its acronym, MİT.

The blast site, dangerously, was in a short distance from Turkish parliament.

Saudis Force Malaysian Judiciary to Vindicate Prime Minister Razak for Corruption Charges

Human rights activists accuse Razak's administration of persecuting ethnic and religious minorities and simultaneously propagating intolerance and radicalism.

(KUALA LAMPUR) - Malaysia's political scene has been in upheaval over human rights violations in this Southern Asian country. A sinister web has been unraveled showing numerous financial crimes among the senior officials of Prime Minister Najib Razak's administration

Although Amnesty International's latest annual report clearly points to widespread human rights violations.

Could Khaled Masha`al Get Sacked?

Many have lost faith in the longtime leader of Hamas.

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip say members of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine (Hamas) want to remove Khaled Masha'al as its politburo chief.

An inner-party schism between senior members follows the Hamas leadership's unsuccessful strategies concerning reconciliation talks with the Palestinian Authority.

Saudi Letter Leaked via Social Media

...sending forces to Syria shall entail serious repercussions for the Kingdom...

(SALEM, Ore.) - A confidential letter from senior Saudi commanders to Prince Muhammad bin Nayef--the Crown Prince, first Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia—was leaked out in social websites just days ago.

In this epistle, the Saudi generals pleaded with the Crown Prince to abort any probable Saudi interference in Syria due to Kingdom's military debacles.

Turkey: Support for Al-Qaeda, Intentional or Not?

Commentators see Davutoğlu's impetuous reaction as yet another proof of Ankara's support for infamous terrorists.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies placed a tight security belt around Aleppo, all guerrillas adhering to Fatah al-Halab joint operation room, al-Nusra Front and Ansar al-Sharia nearly lost all their supplies lines stretching across the Turkish border area and Bab al-Salameh border crossing , going beyond the Turkish-Syrian border to Kilis refugee camp.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Army declared that its next step is to secure the rebel-held Azaz city in order to preclude renewing the flow of arms and terrorists to Aleppo.

Foreign Minister Praises Iran`s Developing Path to Democracy

Mr. Zarif considers Democracy as one of the main pillars of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Foreign Minister Zarif highlighted the very fact that over the past few decades, elections held by all incumbent administrations resulted in the landslide victory of the government's rival current, adding, Mr. Khatami's administration was the outcome of an election organized by his predecessor, Mr. Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mr. Ahmadinejad's presidency came about when Mr. Khatami was holding office and, accordingly President Rouhani's tenure is the result of the election carried out by the latter's staunch opponent, Mr. Ahmadinejad; thus doesn't this marvelous reality demonstrate all but the sincerity of Iranian budding democracy?

Remarks by President Obama and His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan After Bilateral Meeting

President Obama, Vice President Biden and King Abdullah of Jordan’s hour long bilateral meeting wrapped up just around 11:45 a.m. ET.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - President Obama praised the King’s efforts in fighting ISIS and acknowledged the “enormous challenges his majesty and the Jordanian people face” and called Jordan an “outstanding partner … Jordan is a country that punches above it’s weight.”

On the Israeli-Palestinian situation, Obama said Jordan has played a “critical” part in “reducing some of the immediate tensions around the Temple Mount” and called the King a “voice of reason ...and tolerance. We’re lucky to have a friend like Jordan.”

Yemen asks for an Immediate End of Saudi Aggression

War on Yemen: Yemen's Supreme Revolutionary Committee sends a letter to UN, calling for an immediate end of Saudi aggression

(SALEM, Ore.) - After nearly ten months into Saudi Arabia's military campaign leading a so-called Arab Coalition against its southern neighbor that has led to the killing and wounding of tens of thousands of civilians during the Coalition's air raids; the humanitarian situation in the war-ravaged nation has tragically deteriorated particularly by imposing a suffocating blockade on the Arab world's poorest country.