Oil tanker truck overturns on Pakistan highway, explodes in giant ball of fire. Explosion apparently caused after someone lit a cigarette. By Arutz Sheva Staff The crash of an oil tanker in Pakistan led to the death of at least 153 people, after a fire erupted on the leaking fuel, Reuters reported. After an oil tanker overturned
13 point list of demands includes end of funding for terrorist groups, end of relations with Iran, and closing of Al Jazeera. By Gary Willig – Arutz Sheva Saudi Arabia and the other Sunni Arab states which cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar presented a list of demands to end the diplomatic crisis Thursday. Five
Al Qaeda in Somalia U.S. air strike kills regional Al-Qaeda leader and two associates in Yemen's Shabwa province. By Arutz Sheva Staff A U.S. air strike has killed a regional Al-Qaeda leader and two associates in Yemen's Shabwa province, a jihadist stronghold in the south, the Pentagon said Thursday, according to AFP. Abu Khattab
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister stands by last week's claim that Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed in Russian airstrikes. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Russia's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it is "highly likely" that Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed in Russian airstrikes last month. "According to the Russian Defense Ministry,
Iranian state media criticizes appointment of Mohammed Bin Salman as crown prince and successor to Saudi Arabia's King Salman. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Iranian state media on Wednesday blasted the appointment of Mohammed Bin Salman to the position of crown prince and successor to Saudi Arabia's King Salman, calling it a "soft coup". "Soft coup
Former British PM says the Palestinian issue is the key to reaching Middle East peace. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Former British Prime Minister and Quartet Middle East Envoy Tony Blair on Wednesday said that the circumstances are ripe for a Middle East peace process, calling all sides to seize the opportunity. “There exists
ISIS jihadists blow up Grand al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, where their leader announced a "caliphate" in 2014. By Elad Benari – arutz Sheva Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists on Wednesday blew up the Grand al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, Iraqi military officials said. In 2014, the jihadist group's leader chose the mosque to announce the formation of
Swedish police chief presents new report which finds an increase in the country's 'vulnerable' areas, where police fear to tread. By Mordechai Sones – Arutz Sheva Jihad Watch quotes Emma Löfgren of The Local who reports “5,000 criminals in Sweden’s vulnerable areas" where police fear to tread. Sweden’s national police chief has presented a new report about the
Prince ibn Salman, U.S. President Donald Trump, White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, Gary Cohn - Reuters Muhammad bin Salman, the son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia appointed to replace deposed Crown Prince, King's nephew Muhammad bin Nayef. By Mordechai Sones – Arutz Sheva Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz today
Al_Meniabus aatack The narrow, unpaved road snaking through the desert of Upper Egypt does one thing. It connects visitors from Al Minya, the capital city of the Al Minya governorate, to Bishop Samuel Monastery, a Coptic Orthodox institution. The road with no name was carved out for this purpose in the 12th century.
