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Bloody Sunday: Syrian Opposition Celebrates Terrorist Attack in Sayyidah Zaynab Area of Damascus

Syrian media reports that more than 300 have died in 20 separate blasts.

(DAMASCUS, Syria) - Damascus witnessed yet another bloody day this week as four blasts hit al-Tin Street near the Sayyidah Zaynab shrine, a Damascus southern district.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – a group close to radical rebels– finally had to report the killing of 62 and wounding scores of Syrian civilians in Sunday’s suicide attacks.

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.

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.

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.

Syria Shattered US Agendas

“...to identify the root causes of terrorism, we have to look for the forces who benefit of terrorism," explained Ahmed Akhlaq.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A number of thinkers in India discussed the dimensions of the fight against terrorism at a recent meeting in New Delhi. Dozens of political and cultural elite attended the meeting that was held under the title, “the roots of global terrorism”.

A number of attendees contributed their thoughts, Abe Minou referred to the destructive role of Saudi Arabia in the expansion of terrorist acts and spreading Wahhabism in favor of the Israeli agenda.

Does ISIS Seek to Maintain the Support of Turkey?

Many fear ISIS will begin targeting Turkish cities.

(SALEM, Ore.) - After the Justice and Development Party took over the reins of power in Turkey, tourism has played an important role in securing the Turkish government budget while Turkish cities, especially Antalya, Izmir, Bodrum, Kemer, Kusadasi and Marmaris become global destinations for millions of tourists.

The economic importance of tourism revenue for Turkey came along with the collusion of the so-called Islamist Justice and Development Party government regarding corruption in Turkey's tourist centres.