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USS Gerald Ford

February 26th, 2026 - 10:56 GMT

Sally Shakkour

USS Gerald R. Ford leaves Crete Island for Israel

ALBAWABA - The US aircraft carrier Gerald Ford departs from the port of the Greek island of Crete to Haifa, Israel. President Donald Trump sent USS Gerald Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, to the Middle East amid tension with Iran and a possible U.S. attack on Tehran. Washington has built up its biggest military presence in the region in decades as it pressures Iran to halt the development of ...

Egyptian security forces ended clashes between Islamists and secularists in Tahrir Square on Tuesday. (AFP/File)

October 2nd, 2013 - 06:58 GMT

Hundreds clash in Cairo's Tahrir Sqaure

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani waves to supporters as his motorcade leaves Tehran's Mehrabad Airport upon his arrival from New York, on September 28, 2013. (AFP)

October 2nd, 2013 - 06:46 GMT

US sanctions on Iran 'likely to be delayed'

Iraqi executions underway. [Reuters]

October 2nd, 2013 - 06:41 GMT

Iraq executes 23

UN High Commissioner says the Syrian conflict is the most dramatic humanitarian crisis since the Rwandan genocide (Courtesy of the UN)

October 2nd, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

UN High Commissioner for Refugees compares Syria to Rwanda, calls for more economic support

Sisi is considered responsible for directing the overthrow of former Egyptian President Morsi that has left the country in turmoil and chaos since the president's exit in July (Courtesy of Voice of America)

October 1st, 2013 - 06:19 GMT

Egypt's Sisi calls for "quicker" political transition

The Damascus suburb of Moadamiyet al-Sham, where the SNC has reported high rates of starvation under regime siege, has previously been used by rebel forces to launch attacks on the pro-Assad forces in the capital (Reuters)

October 1st, 2013 - 05:58 GMT

Syrian opposition reports rampant starvation in Damascus suburb

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told the UN summit Tuesday that Iran is looking to "rush" the production of a nuclear bomb and cannot be trusted (AFP)

October 1st, 2013 - 05:11 GMT

Netanyahu calls Iran's Rouhani "wolf in sheep's clothing"

Last week's lethal Saudi religious police car chase has claimed another victim with the passing of Saud Algoos (Courtesy of al-Watan)

October 1st, 2013 - 04:36 GMT

Saudi religious police car chase leaves one more dead

8,000 conflicted-related detainees are being held in detention facilities without rights to due process (Courtesy of Al-Arabiya)

October 1st, 2013 - 04:08 GMT

UN condemns Libya, detention center torture practices

Egyptian courts have banned all Muslim Brotherhood activities in the country, but will hear an appeal on this decision October 22nd (Courtesy of Crispian Balmer/Reuters)

October 1st, 2013 - 03:41 GMT

Egyptian courts to reconsider Muslim Brotherhood ban on October 22nd

Assad has right re-election in 2014. [rt.uk]

October 1st, 2013 - 01:38 GMT

Re-election in the future for Assad?

Bodies of Syrians killed in the chemical attack in Damascus on August 21 lie in a makeshift morgue. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 115,000 people have died in the war so far. (AFP/File)

October 1st, 2013 - 01:33 GMT

Activists: More than 115,000 dead in Syria conflict