Mohamed Zeineldine

Saudi Arabia: 100,000 Security Forces To Protect Pilgrims

Saudi Arabia announced that it will be deploying tens of thousands of troops around the pilgrimage sites in and around Makkah to ensure the safety of the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims participating in this year’s annual Hajj. Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Mansour al-Turki made the announcement in an interview with the Associated […]

9y ago

bernie sanders|hillary clinton

Bernie Sanders Campaign Raises Over A Million From Pro-Clinton Group Email

A Clinton-PAC (political action committee) attack on Bernie Sanders has resulted in unpredictable consequences in favor of Sanders, with hundreds of thousands of dollars pouring into the Vermont senator’s campaign. It all started with an anti-Sanders email from pro-Clinton PAC Correct the Record that compares Bernie Sanders, whose current and ongoing surge in Democratic polls […]

9y ago

Facebook

Facebook Dislike Button Receives ‘Likes’ And ‘Dislikes’ Before Launch

The long-awaited Facebook dislike button that was recently announced has already received both likes and dislikes even before its launch, with some saying it will better channel users’ true emotions on sad events and others warning of its trolling and bullying potential. As the Inquisitr reported earlier, Mark Zuckerberg originally announced that the purpose of […]

9y ago

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Faces Fierce Conservative Ad Campaign

A rather wealthy conservative group has decided to launch a major ad campaign to bring Donald Trump down The Club for Growth decided to go on the offensive against the current Republican front-runner, and according to a New York Times article, has already decided to spend at least a million dollars in anti-Trump ads in […]

9y ago

california

California Wildfire Forces Hundreds To Evacuate

A fast-moving California wildfire threatened hundreds of people in the northern region of the state in the past several hours, and firefighters continue to try to put out the blaze. According to Reuters, over 5,000 residences are under threat as the quickly growing blaze continues to scorch the area in and around the Sierra Nevada […]

9y ago

syria

The European Refugee Crisis: They’re Refugees Not Migrants

Today’s European refugee crisis has been described as one of the largest exodus of refugees fleeing violence in their home countries since World War 2. Civil wars and violence in Libya and Syria, in addition to worsening economic conditions and political turmoil in other countries in the Middle East and Africa, have pushed millions of […]

9y ago

middle east

Deadly Middle East Sandstorm Claims Lives, Shuts Schools And Businesses

An epic sandstorm clogging the air in the Middle East for several days has claimed several lives and forced schools and businesses in the region to close. In Lebanon alone, at least four people have died and up to 2,000 have been hospitalized for breathing problems, Al Jazeera reported, citing Lebanese health authorities. The country’s […]

9y ago

Arizona

Explosions Heard At Phoenix Fire [Breaking]

Phoenix, Arizona, witnessed a major fire involving hazardous material this afternoon. Several explosions have been heard, and barrels have reportedly been seen flying out of an industrial building as a result. Arizona’s Fox 10 said firefighters rushed to “a business near 19th Avenue and Broadway” to fight the Phoenix fire that started at a building […]

9y ago

middle east|syria

Arab Governments Not Doing Enough For Syrian Refugees

While much of the media attention has been focused on what European governments and citizens are doing for Syrian refugees fleeing the violence that has destroyed their homeland, people have begun to notice that Arab governments are not nearly as readily opening their doors as their European counterparts. As European governments maneuver their resources to […]

9y ago

Thousands Of ‘Hackable’ SUVs Recalled

Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 7,500 SUVs in the United States over some shocking hacking concerns. After two hackers, in partnership with Fiat Chrysler (or at least with the company’s knowledge, according to a Fortune online article), managed to hack into the transmission system of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee SUV, Fiat Chrysler decided to recall […]

9y ago

iran|middle east|Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Satisfied With Reassurances On Iranian Nuclear Deal

The White House hosted King Salman bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia on Friday and Iran was expectedly at the top of agenda. Saudi Arabia, and other Sunni Gulf countries, have been very skeptical and cautious regarding the recent deal with Iran, as those countries have long been hostile toward and suspicious of Iran. Saudi […]

9y ago

education|iraq|libya|middle east|syria

Middle East Conflicts Deprive 13 Million Children Of Education

Wars, violence, and other conflicts and crises in the Middle East have deprived an estimated 13 million children of a proper education, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The UN agency published a report on Thursday, titled “Education under Fire: How Conflict in the Middle East is Depriving Children of their Schooling,” describing […]

9y ago

florida|space

Atlas V Rocket Launch Creates Spectacular Night Sky Display

The Atlas V rocket launch gave Florida residents a spectacle to see in the early Wednesday morning sky. As the Orlando Sentinel reported, the Atlas V that launched with relatively no early public notice in the early hours of Wednesday was “carrying a Navy communications satellite” into space. The spectacular sky display that followed the […]

9y ago

Facebook

Facebook To Use New Tool To Crack Down On Unauthorized Videos

Facebook has been criticized of not making enough of an effort to stop users from uploading copyrighted material or videos belonging to other users or video-creators. Now, Facebook has decided to invest more in helping video-creators prevent the unauthorized use of their videos. In a post published on the Facebook media blog, the company announced […]

9y ago

middle east

Middle East To Face Impending Severe Water Crisis

The Middle East is in for a severe water crisis if drastic measures are not put in place throughout the region in the next 25 years. A new study by the World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization that aims “to turn big ideas into action to sustain […] natural resources,” shows that by […]

9y ago

middle east

Middle East Crises Have Unbelievable Effect On Air Pollution

The never-ending conflicts plaguing the Middle East have resulted in a major, unbelievable alteration in air pollution levels throughout the region. A new study published by Science Advances has shown that “a combination of air quality control and political factors […] has drastically altered” levels of air pollution in the Middle East in a way […]

9y ago

microsoft

Windows 10 Three Weeks On: Market Share Growth Stops, Bugs, Flaws, And Privacy Concerns

Windows 10 took the computer industry by storm on July 31 with millions of people taking advantage of the operating system’s free upgrade offer from Microsoft’s previous Windows versions — Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. Since then, Windows 10 has been receiving a confusing mix of praise and criticism, with some praising it for its […]

9y ago

Three Firefighters Dead As Washington State Wildfires Spread

Several raging wildfires in Washington state have claimed the lives of three firefighters so far, with four others, including one in critical condition, injured, in what has been described as a “hellstorm” in the state. The Associated Press reports that the three firefighters were battling the blaze at the small town of Twisp in Washington […]

9y ago

human rights|syria

Damascus Massacre: Syrian Regime Kills Dozens At Market

The Syrian regime has carried out yet another atrocity in its long list of human rights violations with a new Damascus massacre. Syrian government forces carried out air strikes on a marketplace – or souk – in the Damascus suburb of Douma on Sunday, with the death toll of this Damascus massacre exceeding 90, according […]

9y ago

china

Tianjin Explosions Latest Facts And Figures

Major explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday evening has grabbed the world’s attention for the past couple of days as news of its cause, casualties, and possible government negligence continues to unfold. On Wednesday evening, Tianjin, a port city 72 miles southeast of Beijing, was rocked by thunderous explosions. CNN, citing Chinese […]

9y ago