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Iran’s Supreme Leader Scolded by His Uncle for Hypocrisy

by Amro Ahmed | Jan 16, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Cairo- In an event that stirred the Iranian quarters, Hossein Mirdamadi, the uncle of Iran’s Supreme Leader, criticized harshly his nephew scolding him on Tehran’s statements on the execution of Nimir al-Nimir. Mirdamadi underscored the fact that the Supreme leader...

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Opinion: Human Rights amongst Dragged Corpses and Executions

by Salman Al-dossary | Jan 4, 2016 | Opinion

“Why are they focusing on protecting the perpetrators of the crimes more than the victims?” This is how the widow of Briton Michael Hamilton who was killed at the hands of a group of terrorists belonging to Al-Qaeda in 2004 after he was shot 9 times and his body was...

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Nimr Sahaj, Faris al-Shuwail, Ali Al Ribeh: al-Qaeda Members Executed in Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Nimr Sahaj al-Bougmi, was convicted of participating in the attack on the Khobar oil complex in the same year which killed 22 people, among them a Briton, Michael Hamilton. He participated in many terrorist operations including bombing Muhaya Compound. He also planned...

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Why Does Iran Defend Nimr al-Nimr?

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Iran did not stop defending ardently Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed on Saturday January 2 in Saudi Arabia. This desperate defense answers some questions since what was admitted by al-Nimr in his trials highlighted a lot of that relationship, and what happed on...

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Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia: Convicts Committed Crimes and Deserved Punishment

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh endorsed the execution of 47 terrorists across the Kingdom on Saturday, stressing that the fulfillment of the execution orders against the convicted terrorists meets the stringent provisions of Islamic Sharia...