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News broke last night, hours before President Obama's State of the Union address, that two U.S. Navy ships "in the Persian Gulf" were "seized" by Iran, and the 10 sailors on board were "arrested."
Concerns are being raised by observers on social media regarding the strategic waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic has not moved through the strait in more than 13 hours. The Strait is controlled, in large part, by the nation of Iran.
The Iranian regime today warned that coast-to-sea missiles were awaiting orders to hit the American aircraft carrier deployed in the region.
John McCain railed against the Obama administration late on Wednesday night for what he called a desperate attempt not to offend Iranians following the seizure of two U.S. Navy vessels and apprehension of 10 sailors.
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While the Saud family enjoys the last few moments of its dictatorship, the decapitation of the leader of the opposition, Nimr al-Nimr, deprives half of the Saudi population of all hope.
Iran released ten U.S. sailors on Wednesday after holding them overnight, bringing a swift end to an incident that had rattled nerves days ahead of the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers.
The United States have managed to solve the question of the succession of King Abdallah, but today, they are attempting to lead Saudi Arabia into error.
Despite 10 American sailors being in Iranian custody, President Barack Obama stuck to his State of the Union script Tuesday night and made no mention of the incident, instead touting his nuclear deal with Tehran.
However, it was the Muslim Brotherhood that has been tied to numerous attacks on Christians, including a fatal bombing of a Coptic Christian Orthodox Church on New Year's Eve three years ago.
From the time AKP lost its absolute majority in parliament in June of last year, Turkey has been a hotbed for violence.
From the time AKP lost its absolute majority in parliament in June of last year, Turkey has been a hotbed for violence.
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Lawfare might work in two directions
Lawfare might work in two directions
Saudi Devaluation Odds Highest In 20 Years, Kingdom Now More Likely To Default Than Portugal
On Saturday, the Saudi Arabian government beheaded 47 people, one of whom was prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a senior opposition figure.
The Economist is reporting in its upcoming January 9 print edition that Saudi Aramco, the Saudi state-owned oil company believed to be the world's most valuable company, might issue shares for the first time in its history.
If there's one thing to take away from this year's developments in markets and economies so far, it's that they are all linked, they're all part of the same thing. If you can't see that, you're not going to understand what's happening.
This Tuesday, the Ethiopian government told the US military that they could no longer operate an airfield within its borders to conduct drone operations.
Oil prices cratered to a 14-year low on Thursday.
Oil prices cratered to a 14-year low on Thursday.
The silence of the U.S. government when American citizens are actively engaged in anti-Palestinian terrorism suggests that we condemn Islamist terror while condoning Jewish terror.
In retrospect, Obama's intervention in Libya was an abject failure, judged even by its own standards. Libya has not only failed to evolve into a democracy; it has devolved into a failed state.
In retrospect, Obama's intervention in Libya was an abject failure, judged even by its own standards. Libya has not only failed to evolve into a democracy; it has devolved into a failed state.
Much of the West is focused on the latest sectarian provocations by Saudi Arabia, such as the execution of Shiite leader Sheik Nimr Baqr al-Nimr followed by the formal breaking of diplomatic relations with Iran in uber-retaliation for the attack on t
Tribal Forces Claim to Have Killed 'At Least 250 ISIS' by Themselves
Three days of Islamic State attacks on Libya's biggest oil terminals have started fires that have spread to five massive oil storage tanks, a guards spokesman said on Wednesday.
At least 47 people were killed on Thursday when Libya's worst bomb attack since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi hit a police training center as hundreds of recruits gathered for a morning meeting.