Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has appointed one of his sons as the governor of strategic Riyadh Province in a new decree aimed at strengthening his branch of the ruling dynasty in the kingdom. In a royal decree, which was carried by the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday, King Abdullah named Prince Turki bin Abdullah…

A court in Egypt has sentenced 79 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to jail terms of between five and 10 years. Citing Egyptian judicial sources, reports said on Wednesday that “11 defendants were given 10 years in jail, 13 were jailed for seven years, 55 were jailed for five years and seven acquitted.” The…

Anger is boiling in Turkey over the government’s handling of a deadly coal mine explosion in the country’s western city of Soma. Tensions were high as a large number of relatives and miners gathered outside the mine’s entrance on Wednesday. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the site of the mining disaster that…

The US Department of State has refused to deny recent reports which said Israel’s espionage activities in the United States have “crossed red lines.” Earlier this month, Newsweek reporter Jeff Stein stirred controversy by writing two scathing articles about Israel’s espionage activities in the US which he described as “unrivaled and unseemly,” citing US intelligence…

The prevailing crisis in Ukraine following a US-backed coup will remain a stain on the reputation of Western governments. “The killings in East Ukraine by sending in the Right Sector thugs to do the dirty work will be remembered as an example of Western moral bankruptcy,” Jim W. Dean wrote. He stated that the US…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and other powers will never be capable of “crippling the Iranian nation through pressure.” “If we activate domestic potential and focus on local capabilities, the US and other powers will not be capable of doing a damn thing, whether military or non-military,”…