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Instabul Turkey: Suspected IS member kills ten people in tourist area

A suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) group has killed 10 people, at least eight of them German tourists, in a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city of Istanbul, officials say. Istanbul Sultanahmet district…8 of the dead were German tourists. Germany issues alert warning for Turkey. Read Article

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Accusation of visas, passports being sold through Venezuelan Embassy in Iraq

Venezuela Sold Immigration Documents to Hezbollah Terrorists. Frances Martel reports, faustasblog.com A Venezuelan diplomat in hiding is accusing the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro of selling visas, passports, and even falsified birth certificates out of its embassy in Baghdad to an estimated thousands of Middle Eastern citizens, including at least one confirmed Hezbollah terrorist. […]

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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain: Tensions Rise After Execution of Cleric, 46 others for terrorism offenses

PROTESTS IN SAUDIA ARABIA, BAHRAIN independent.co.uk reported several protests have taken place in majority Shia Qatif and in Bahrain, following the execution of Sheikh al-Nimr and 46 others for ‘terrorism offences’. Demonstrators carrying pictures of the Shi’ite cleric were involved in a clash with police in the Bahraini village of Abu-Saiba, where dozens were tear-gassed, […]

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Kuwait: 25 expats arrested for unlawful acts

news.kuwaittimes.net reported after receiving information about flats being used as brothels, detectives went to Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Hasawi and arrested 25 expats, including nine women, for offensive acts. All were sent to concerned authorities. Read Article

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Turkish Airlines flight diverted en route to Brazil, bomb threat

A Turkish Airlines flight en route to Brazil was forced to change course and land in Casablanca on Monday after a note with the word “bomb” was found in the toilet, the airline said. Officials searched the plane once it landed and found no explosives, spokesman Ali Genç said in a statement to NBC News. […]

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Cat Missing on Flight from United Arab Emirates to New York

CNN) Reported, lost luggage after a long flight is a common, frustrating occurrence of modern air travel. And sometimes, airlines lose things that are irreplaceable. American Jennifer Stewart says she was devastated to learn that Etihad Airways lost her most important baggage following a recent trip from Abu Dhabi to New York City: her 2-year-old […]

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Jerusalem: Bloodiest attack in years killing three U.S. and one British citizen at synagogue

hiffingtonpost.com reported two Palestinian cousins armed with meat cleavers and a gun stormed a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers Tuesday, killing four people in the city’s bloodiest attack in years. Police killed the attackers in a shootout. The attack ratcheted up fears of sustained violence in a city already on Hair probably range great gives […]

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Israel: Ecuadorian dies from injuries in terrorist attack

bbc.com reported an Ecuadorean woman has died in Israel after succumbing to wounds sustained in a car attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to two. A Palestinian driver ran his car into a tram station.The driver died after being shot by police as he attempted to flee. Officials say they are treating […]

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Cairo Egypt Explosive Device Explodes Ramsis Square, Injuries Reported

Turkishweekly.net reported a bomb blast struck near a courthouse in central Cairo late Tuesday, amid reports about casualties. An explosive device exploded near the courthouse in the central Ramsis Square, eyewitnesses said. Read Article

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U.S. Contract Worker Killed, one injured at gas station shooting

cnn.com reported one American defense contract worker was killed and another was lightly injured in a shooting at a gas station in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Tuesday, a U.S. State Department official said. The two were at a gas station in Riyadh when a gunman opened fire on their car, the country’s official news agency […]

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