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President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maassen, speaks during the 20th European Police Congress in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 22, 2017. AP
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Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city November 11, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo
Aramco Considers Issuing Shares for Saudis in Favorable Prices
Khobar – Saudi Aramco is considering discounted shares for local investors, sources reported to Bloomberg. The oil company has discussed ways to structure the offering, allowing Saudi buyers to receive the stock at a lower price than international investors. The...Caption:
Relatives of radical Islamist Cleric Abu Qatada, pictured outside the Jordanian State Security court in Amman. AFP
Nine Pro-ISIS Jordanians Jailed for Plotting Terrorist Attacks
Amman – Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced nine men between 8 to 15 years in prison for involvement in alleged plots by ISIS and for promoting terror ideas in the Kingdom. Islamist groups’ lawyer Musa al-Abdallat, defending eight out of the nine suspects,...Caption:
A rebel fighter stands with his weapon near a military vehicle on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Syria Rebels Announce Capture of Al-Bab from ISIS
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels announced on Thursday that they had taken full control of the northern town of al-Bab from ISIS after weeks of deadly fighting. Turkey launched its Syrian operation, dubbed “Operation Euphrates Shield”, in August, in effort to...Caption:
Relatives and friends of “Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdel-Rahman carry his coffin after funeral prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Nile Delta town of Gamaleya, Egypt, on Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Mostafa Albasuni)