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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 ...

Iran is converting some of its higher-grade enriched uranium into reactor fuel.

February 12th, 2013 - 01:30 GMT

Iran to world: you can't hug your children with nuclear arms

The petition argues that Israel has an obligation under international law to 'take measures to prevent acts of torture,' pointing to the UN Convention Against Torture.

February 12th, 2013 - 01:03 GMT

Israel Supreme Court throws out 'anti-torture' petition

Egyptian police fired a water cannon at stone-throwing protesters outside the presidential palace on Monday as the opposition held rallies to mark the second anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow. (AFP)

February 12th, 2013 - 09:36 GMT

More clashes at presidential palace on anniversary of Mubarak's overthrow

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February 12th, 2013 - 09:11 GMT

Yemenis march in force on second anniversary of 'unfinished' revolution

CPR Secretary General Mohamed Abbou gestures during a press conference in Tunis on Monday (Photo courtesy of AFP / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)

February 12th, 2013 - 08:30 GMT

Tunisia's CPR stays in government to give talks a chance

Iran and Hezbollah are trying to build a network of militias inside Syria to protect their interests there in case President Bashar Assad falls.

February 12th, 2013 - 05:32 GMT

'Big operation': Iran, Hezbollah creating militias in Syria for after the fall

Hatay near the border between Turkey and Syria shows the scene after a car explosion. AFP PHOTO/IHLAS NEWS AGENCY TURKEY OUT

February 11th, 2013 - 04:39 GMT

Syria spillover kills at least 10 on the Turkish border

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February 11th, 2013 - 12:37 GMT

Syria's propaganda war continues as opposition leader accused of backing Israel

A bomb blast tore apart the offices of an Iraqi TV channel in Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday. (Picture used for illustrative purposes only.)

February 11th, 2013 - 10:46 GMT

Iraq TV station bombing targets independent journalists

A U.S. Marine points a weapon at gunmen who are surrendering after a Marine patrol confiscated their weapons on December 21, 1992, near the Parliament building along Mogadishu's green line. (AFP)

February 11th, 2013 - 07:52 GMT

Lords of war: Arms trade networks in Yemen, Iran fueling Somalia conflict

Workers at the state-owned company went on strike in 2006 and 2008, partly setting the stage for the January 2011 revolution. (Picture used for illustrative purposes only.)

February 11th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

Tortured labor: Egyptian textile workers to protest 'Brotherhoodisation', assaults

The capsule that was sent into space containing a live monkey in January is displayed during a rally in Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square) to mark the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)

February 10th, 2013 - 10:45 GMT

Hundreds of thousands in Tehran to commemorate 1979 anniversary