WASHINGTON—An alleged member of a group of ISIS terrorists that beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed “The Beatles” for their British accents, faces a U.S. criminal trial beginning on Tuesday. El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, will stand trial in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, on charges including lethal hostage-taking and conspiracy…
US Trial Begins for Member of ISIS ‘Beatles’ Cell
March 30, 2022
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5 Killed in Shooting in Israel, US Condemns ‘Terrorist Attack’
Five people died after a shooting attack in a crowded city near Israel’s commercial capital, Tel Aviv, on Tuesday, after a man opened fire at passers-by. A man dressed in black and holding an assault rifle opened fire at passersby in Bnei Brak, a Jewish ultra-Orthodox city east of Tel Aviv, before he was killed by an officer,…
Houthi Attacks Endanger Global Energy Security: Saudi Oil Chief
Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas sector are threatening the kingdom’s ability to ensure energy security, the country’s energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at the World Government Summit in Dubai while adding that the markets are going through a “jittery period.” His comments came after Saudi Arabia faced another attack from Iran-backed…
United Arab Emirates Maintains Alliance With Russia in OPEC+ Despite Western Pressure
March 29, 2022
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The United Arab Emirates will maintain its alliance with Russia in OPEC+ despite economic sanctions and pressure from Japan and Western nations, said UAE Energy and Infrastructure Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei. Russia is the leader of OPEC+, a group of 10 oil-exporting nations that are not part of the official OPEC but that work with the…
Israel Hosts Arab, US Top Diplomats
SDE BOKER, Israel—Israel on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States. The gathering brought together the top diplomats from Egypt and three Arab nations—the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco—that signed the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel under the Trump administration. Meeting at a resort in Israel’s…
Israeli Prime Minister Tests Positive for COVID-19, Is Working From Home
TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel’s prime minister has tested positive for the coronavirus and is working from home, his office said Monday, after he held a series of in-person meetings that included U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Naftali Bennett’s office said the premier was feeling well and would continue his schedule as planned, which includes a…
BBC, VOA Taken Off Air in Afghanistan as Taliban Bans Foreign Media Programmes
BBC news bulletins have been taken off air in Afghanistan as part of the Taliban’s suspension of foreign TV programmes, the British public broadcaster said on Sunday. U.S. and German public broadcasters Voice of America (VOA) and Deutsche Welle (DW) also said their programmes have been removed after local TV stations are barred from airing…
UN Calls on Taliban to Respect Afghan Girls’ Right to Education
The U.N. Security Council called on the Taliban on March 27 to “respect the right to education” of all female students in Afghanistan, expressing “deep concern” over the armed group’s decision to close schools for girls above the sixth grade. The Security Council “reaffirmed the right to education for all Afghans, including girls, and called…
2 Israeli Police Killed in Attack Claimed by ISIS
At least two Israeli border police officers were killed in an attack claimed by terror group Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Israel on Sunday. Several other civilians were injured in the attack carried out in the city of Hadera, according to local reports. In response, the two terrorists committing the attack were killed by undercover…
Yemen’s Houthis Suspend Strikes on Saudi Arabia for 3 Days
RIYADH—Yemen’s Houthi group said on Saturday it was suspending missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia for three days, in a peace initiative it said could be a lasting commitment if the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen stopped air strikes and lifted port restrictions. The group also announced a three-day suspension of ground offensive operations…
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