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Guantanamo detainees pray before dawn near a fence of razor-wire, inside Camp 4 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. AP

Three Guantanamo Prisoners Move to UAE

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 19, 2017 | Middle East

Washington – The U.S. military will transfer four more detainees out of Guantanamo Bay this week ahead of President Obama’s final day in office, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the transfers tolld Fox News. Three detainees will arrive to the United Arab...

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The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York September 11, 2001. REUTERS/Sara K. Schwittek

Trial of 11 September Mastermind to Launch Next Week

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 17, 2017 | World

Washington- On the 26th of January, the trial of the plotter of 11 September attacks will kick off. The mastermind is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and he is of Pakistani origins. His trial will take place in Guantanamo, in the presence of journalists and reporters of...

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Cullen Michael Alex Osburn, 27, has been arrested and charged with the murder of University of Wisconsin-Stout student Hussain Saeed Alnahdi, 24, who was beaten to death on October 30, 2016. (HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE)

Saudi Student Murderer Arrested in Wisconsin

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 15, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington – Two months after the murder incident of the Saudi student Hussain al-Nahdi, 24, in the University of Wisconsin-Stout the police arrested Cullen M. Osburn, 27, of Minneapolis who was charged with felony murder and aggravated battery. Osburn was transferred...

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Travelers and airport workers are evacuated out of the terminal after airport shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. Andrew Innerarity, Reuters

Gunman Targets Passengers in U.S. Airport

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 7, 2017 | World

Washington – At least five people have been killed in an attack at Fort Lauderdale airport and eight were injured by a gunman on Friday. Fort Lauderdale Airport is situated around 21 miles north of Miami. It is the second largest airport in South Florida,...

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Captain Kamal Kalsi, a Sikh, is seen with a camouflage turban in this September 2015 file photo/ AFP

U.S. Army Allows Turbans, Veils and Beards

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Washington- Days after New York police announcement of allowing religious people to wear turbans and beards, the U.S. army issued a new list of regulations and rules. Among these updated regulations there is a rule similar to that of New York police – the new list...