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Criminal Tendencies of Masrur Barzani, Son of Kurdish President

One story about Masrour Barzani that has mostly stayed off the radar, involves a failed relationship with a 19-year-old girl who was murdered in October 2012.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Masrur Barzani, son of Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, may fill his father's role someday, even though he is a criminal in nations like Austria where he has been charged with Murder.

Human rights organizations say the spy agency he runs is ruthless and known for things like torture and suppressing journalists.

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.

82nd Airborne Division Unit Scheduled for Deployment this Spring

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan this spring in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

(FORT BRAGG, N.C.) - Approximately 25 Soldiers from the 18th Human Resources Company, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Abn. Div. will depart in March for a scheduled nine-month deployment.

The Soldiers will operate several Army Post Offices and conduct mail delivery operations in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.

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 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.