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U.S. Intelligence Chief James Clapper says Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has put U.S. lives in direct danger. Reuters

U.S. Intelligence: Russia Engaged in Cyber Attacks

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 6, 2017 | World

Washington – Three U.S. high intelligence officials said that Russia was engaged in cyber operations during the White House elections and launched cyber-attacks to affect the American people’s opinion. While the officials stressed that Russia’s operations have served...

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People look at a burned vehicle at the site of car bomb attack in a busy square at Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City district, in Iraq. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

Amnesty International Accuses Iraq’s Mobilization Units of Committing War Crimes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil- In a report published on Thursday, Amnesty International accused Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi of committing war crimes and called on examining the role of the Iraqi authorities and foreign countries in helping the group...

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Rescue teams arrive at the scene after an explosion outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Tuncay Dersinlioglu

New Attack in Izmir, Istanbul Shooter from Uighur

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkey witnessed on Thursday a new terrorist attack in Izmir while authorities continue their investigations into the terrorist New Year’s attack when a gunman opened fire at the Reina nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosporus killing at least 39 people...