A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 8,...

Edit Topix 09 Apr 2016
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on April 8, 2016 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, centre right, meeting Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, centre left, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo ... Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, centre left, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo....

Kerry in Iraq as politics threaten ISIS fight

Edit Topix 09 Apr 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Friday in an effort to shore up an embattled Prime Minister fighting to stay in office as the country's political crisis threatens the fight against ISIS. The top U.S. diplomat will meet with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and Council of Representatives Speaker Saleem al-Jabouri ... ....

U.S. troops back in restive Helmand province, a year after withdrawal

Edit Stars and Stripes 09 Apr 2016
counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan, focused on disrupting efforts by the Islamic State and al-Qaida to broaden footholds here, could also be curtailed ... military has suddenly become more candid in framing its participation in the war, giving journalists greater access and attempting to more closely link the threat posed by al-Qaida to the broader campaign against the Taliban insurgency....

Saudi Newsreader Says Muslims Responsible For Terrorism

Edit Opposing Views 09 Apr 2016
Pointing to attacks in Paris, France, and Brussels, Belgium, in the past six months, Nadine Al-Budair said the perpetrators could not simply be dismissed as a minority, Daily Mail reported. Al-Budair gave a three-minute speech in which she called on Muslims to stop “shredding their conscience.” ... Al-Budair has spoken out previously in her column for a Kuwaiti newspaper on the same issue....

Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort to open in July

Edit Topix 09 Apr 2016
Perched 2,000 metres above sea level on the curving rim of a great canyon, Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resortwill welcome the world's most discerning luxury travellers from July 2016. Guests will hover over an extreme landscape of rugged beauty while they discover a cultured treasury of authentic indulgences and immersions in the destination's rich heritage ... ....

Intl. community needs to be serious in fighting terror: Iran FM

Edit Press TV 09 Apr 2016
“With the sacrifice of the Syrian people [and] the bravery of the Syrian Armed Forces, we have been able to defeat in many respects the advances of Daesh, al-Nusra Front,” Zarif said.  ... The invasion plunged Iraq into chaos, resulting in years of deadly violence and the rise of terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, which was a precursor of Daesh....

News of the day from across the globe, April 9

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 09 Apr 2016
Drone strike. A senior Egyptian al Qaeda figure fighting in Syria was killed in a U.S ... Before joining al Qaeda, Taha was a top figure in Egypt’s notorious militant group Gamaa Islamiya, which massacred 58 foreign tourists in the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor in 1997 ... ....

Prominent al-Qaida figure killed in US drone strike in Syria

Edit Topix 09 Apr 2016
" Syrian monitors and a relative of a senior Egyptian al-Qaida figure fighting in Syria say he was killed in a U.S. drone strike there this week. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Rifai Ahmad Taha was killed in a strike Tuesday in Idlib province ... ....

Lawyers Acknowledge Mistake In Filing Sexual Misconduct Charges Against Professor Dershowitz

Edit PR Newswire 09 Apr 2016
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Professor Alan M. Dershowitz released the following statement regarding resolution of the case styled Bradley Edwards, et al. v. Alan M. Dershowitz, Case No. CACE 15-000072 (Cir. Ct., Broward Cnty., Fla.). STATEMENT OF ALAN ... ....

Danks struggles, White Sox get pounded 7-1 in home opener

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 09 Apr 2016
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox keep insisting things will be different. This one had an awfully familiar feel, though. John Danks struggled through the snow, rain and biting cold, and the White Sox got pounded by the Cleveland Indians 7-1 Friday in a bone-chilling home opener ... But it's baseball ... They looked more like the team that lost 86 games last season than one that hopes to contend in the AL Central this year ... ....

Teen Faces Murder Charge in Austin Student Death

Edit Newsday 09 Apr 2016
The early years 1.02 Islanders hall of famers remember coach Al Arbour 1.00 Isles fans, Bossy talk about team's first year in Brooklyn 1.01 Stop & Shop donates 1 ton of food to kosher food pantry 1.10 East Patchogue residential ......

Janet Jackson's 'Unbreakable World Tour' is officially postponed until 207

Edit Digital Spy 09 Apr 2016
It's now official. Janet Jackson will not resume her 'Unbreakable World Tour' at least until 2017. Following the singer's announcement this week tha tshe would call off upcoming dates to start a family, promoter LiveNation has offered an update to fans ... "My husband [Wissam Al Mana] and I are planning our family ... ....

Janet Jackson's 'Unbreakable World Tour' is officially postponed until 2017

Edit Digital Spy 09 Apr 2016
It's now official. Janet Jackson will not resume her 'Unbreakable World Tour' at least until 2017. Following the singer's announcement this week that she would call off upcoming dates to start a family, promoter LiveNation has offered an update to fans ... "My husband [Wissam Al Mana] and I are planning our family ... ....
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