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Explosive White House leak reveals final approval and date for Iran strike

February 23rd, 2026 - 06:42 GMT

Osama Ali

Explosive White House leak reveals final approval and date for Iran strike

ALBAWABA - Former CIA officer John Kiriakou has caused a stir by saying that the White House has made a final decision to attack Iran with U.S. military force, possibly as soon as Monday or Tuesday. Kiriakou said on Julian Dorey's podcast that he got information from someone who had just been in the White House. He says that people are no longer talking about whether an attack will happen ...

Lebanon's President, Michel Sleiman, described Syria's airstrike on Lebanon as "unacceptable"

March 19th, 2013 - 04:06 GMT

Syria's airstrike on Lebanon "unacceptable" - President

A Syrian rebel aims his weapon as he takes position behind a makeshift barricade during clashes with regime forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO/JM LOPEZ)

March 19th, 2013 - 01:25 GMT

Rebels answer back, claim Assad's forces fired the chemical weapons

Syria's main opposition National Council chief Moaz al-Khatib (L) congratulates Syrian communications executive, Ghassan Hitto, after the National Council elected him as prime minister. (AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE)

March 19th, 2013 - 11:30 GMT

Syrian state media claims rebels fire chemical weapons

Israeli President Shimon Peres (C-R, seated) sits next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C-L, seated) as they pose for a group photo with the ministers of the new Israeli government in Jerusalem on Monday. (Photo: AFP PHOTO/POOL/RONEN ZVULUN)

March 19th, 2013 - 09:46 GMT

UN demands immediate end to Israeli settlements as new government promises expansion

Iraqi emergency personnel and civilians gather around the site of a car bomb explosion near the outskirts of the south Iraq city of Basra, on March 17, 2013, killing 10 people and wounding 16, the head of the Basra provincial council security committee said. (AFP PHOTO/STR)

March 19th, 2013 - 07:09 GMT

Baghdad's Shia districts target of deadly bombing attacks

Suheir Attasi (L1) , Mostafa Sabbagh Syrian opposition's National Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib (CL) , Mostafa Sabbah(CR) and George Sebra (R) attend Syria's opposition coalition meeting on Monday in Istanbul to choose their first prime minister. (Photo: AFP / OZAN KOSE)

March 19th, 2013 - 05:21 GMT

Syrian opposition names provisional PM

Arsal village in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon (The Daily Star)

March 18th, 2013 - 06:10 GMT

Syrian airforce strike in Lebanon as conflict creeps over the border

Ayman Sharawneh is greeted by crowds as he arrives in Gaza (AFP Photo)

March 18th, 2013 - 01:16 GMT

Israel swaps one Sharawneh for another

Yemeni protesters call for southern independence during a demonstration on the first anniversary of the ouster of autocratic leader Ali Abdullah Saleh in Aden. (AFP PHOTO/STR)

March 18th, 2013 - 10:23 GMT

Yemen gets on the road to reconciliation with historic talks amid protests

Egyptian protesters clash with riot police in front of the Muslim brotherhood headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP / STR)

March 18th, 2013 - 08:24 GMT

Protestors and police clash outside Egypt Brotherhood's HQ

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday chose Moshe Yaalon to be the country’s next defense minister, a government official said.

March 18th, 2013 - 06:47 GMT

Netanyahu names Israel's new anti-Palestinian defense minister

A Syrian rebel aims his weapon as he takes position behind a makeshift barricade during clashes with regime forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo in northern Syria on Saturday. (Photo: AFP / JM LOPEZ)

March 18th, 2013 - 05:07 GMT

Twelve candidates compete to be interim PM of rebel-run Syria