I was raised on stories of the heroes of the Great Revolt and have always considered them my inspiration. Knowing that my grandfather was a friend of Sultan al-Atrash was a point of pride; we always were told that he had kept liquor at home in case the Sheikh visited. Naziq al Abid was another inspi ...
Friday wreck is fatal for 3 Trousdale teenagersThe TennesseanThree Trousdale County teenagers were killed Friday when the pickup they were riding in collided with a semi-tractor trailer on state Highway 141 between Hartsville and Lebanon. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol office in Cookeville, ...
An Israeli report states there was not enough shock and awe in the flotilla raid: Flawed intelligence-gathering and planning led to Israel's botched and deadly raid on a Gaza-bound protest flotilla, with security forces underestimating the potential for violence, said the official report released Monday.
A brutal struggle over the Defense Ministry's budget is expected next week. Finance Ministry officials, headed by the finance minister versus the security establishment headed by the defense minister. A personal dual in which Prime ...
For the second time this week, someone on the Internet has gotten in trouble for expressing respect for the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah.