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    • The 10 Best And Worst Countries To Live In

      16 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      This year’s prosperity index featuring 142 countries of the world yielded predictable results, yet interesting trends.

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    • Walking Dead Style Israel Terrorism Video Is The Most Shocking Thing On The Internet Right Now [Video]

      14 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      Tension is rising into escalated accounts of violence between Israel and Palestine as terrorist attacks increase in Jerusalem – and are caught on camera. This is like a scene out of Walking Dead.

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    • This Is Why Justin Bieber’s New Album Is Banned In The Middle East

      14 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      Justin’s album cover is just a bit too racy for the Middle Easterner’s – and now his team has to come up with something a little less, umm, offensive.

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    • This Is The Man Who Shot Osama Bin Laden

      06 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      If I was the person who brought down one of the most wanted men of all time, I don’t think I would reveal my identity in this lifetime. The whole of the Middle East is going to be looking for this guy…

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    • Australian Teen Joins ISIS, Threatens Western Leaders [Video]

      22 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      An Australian teenager has appeared in a new ISIS video swearing to attack the Western leaders after disappearing from his Sydney home back in June.

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    • The ‘Rubble Bucket Challenge’ Has Arrived In Gaza [Video]

      26 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      The Rubble Bucket Challenge has taken off on Facebook and Twitter to help raise awareness of the plight that people living in the Gaza Strip are enduring.

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    • VICE Video Shows How Islamic State Militants Are Brainwashing Kids

      12 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      VICE release Part 2 of its behind-the-scenes look into the use of children by the Islamic State.

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    • South African Couple Kidnapped In Yemen

      28 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Reports this morning indicate that a South African couple have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the city of Taiz. Yemen experienced localised pro-democracy protests during the Arab Spring of 2011, which resulted in former President Ali Abdullah Saleh hand over to his deputy, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Since that time, the poor neighbour of Saudi Arabia […]

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    • Research Finds Number Of Global Wars To Halve By 2050

      03 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      A group of politicial scientists in Norway have revealed that their research indicates a drastic reduction in the amount of ongoing conflicts globally. They claim that the number of wars currently being experienced will be halved by 2050 – with the greatest decrease coming in the Middle East.

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    • Islamic Protestor Dies Inhaling Smoke From Burning American Flag

      19 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments

      There’s a lot of protesting and unrest in the Muslim parts of the world right now, mostly because of a movie called “The Innocence of Muslims.” At a recent 10 000-strong protest against the film, held in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province in Pakistan – things took a deadly turn for one of the protestors.

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    • Taliban’s Public Execution Of Afghan Woman Heavily Condemned [VIDEO]

      09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The Afghan government and human rights campaigners have heavily condemned the public execution of a young woman accused of adultery following the release of amateur footage depicting the incident. Click through for further details and the video, which does not show the actual killing but may upset sensitive viewers.

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    • Iran Broadcasts Missile Tests On State TV [VIDEO]

      05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      In news that is not very positive for Middle-East peace prospects, IRINN, the state broadcaster in Iran has broadcasted images of ballistic missiles being tested that it claims could easily reach US military bases in the region.

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    • New Report Claims Yasser Arafat Was Poisoned

      04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      As you’ll recall, Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital in 2004 from a “mystery illness.” A new investigation has now revealed that a urine stain on Arafat’s underwear had traces of Polonium-210 – a highly radioactive substance. His wife now wants to exhume his body to investigate the test results.

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    • Captured Refugee Abused, Forcibly Tattooed On His Forehead [VIDEO]

      07 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      In a disgusting display of cruelty and abuse, captors tattooed a refugee’s forehead after he tried to flee Syria for Lebanon. Click through for the disturbing video, slightly N5FW.

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    • Saudi Businessman’s Son For Sale On Facebook For $20 Million

      10 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      Instead of selling off some non-essential items like a TV or maybe a set of golf clubs when his financial situation became dire, a Saudi business man chose to sell his son. For $20 million.

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    • “Gay Girl In Damascus” Blogger Is A Married Dude From Georgia

      13 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      There was a fair amount of coverage about the apparent arrest of “Amina Arraf”, the pseudonym of openly gay Syrian blogger behind ‘Gay Girl In Damascus,’ which did a lot for getting word out about human rights issues in Syria. Except it turns out that Amina was invented by 40-year-old Tom McMaster, from Georgia.

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    • Syria Moves To Lift Emergency Law After 48 Years

      20 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The Syrian government yesterday passed a bill lifting the country’s decades-old emergency law, some hours after protesters were fired upon by security forces. This follows weeks of pro-reform demonstrations and protests. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has at this point not yet signed the bill into legislation.

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    • RIM CEO Gets Asked About Giving Data To Middle Eastern Governments, Ends Interview

      14 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Classy. Mike Lazaridis, CEO of the Canadian firm behind Blackberry, was interviewed by the BBC yesterday; when asked about the problems they’d had with Indian and Middle East governments, who’d demanded greater access to the security system used by Blackberry, Lazaridis said the question was unfair and walked out on the interview.

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    • Map Middle-East Protests With Google Maps and Twitter

      21 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      It’s sort of hard to be on the internet right now without hearing about protests from whichever North African/Middle Eastern country is falling under the ‘freedom’ bandwagon, but this Google Maps/Twitter mashup contextualizes the online protest movement nicely – and in real time.

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