Articles tagged with: 9/11

Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 1 May, 2013

Obama Renews Vow to Close Guantanamo Detention Camp

Washington, Reuters—Saying it was damaging to US interests to keep holding prisoners in legal limbo at Guantanamo, President Barack Obama renewed an old vow on Tuesday to close the camp, where about 100 inmates are on hunger strike to protest against their years in detention without trial. Human rights groups welcomed Obama's recommitment to shutting the prison. But some activists called for action, not just words, and said the president could take some steps on his own without hitting ...

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Mshari Al-Zaydi
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on : Sunday, 7 Apr, 2013

Obama is the Antichrist, Say One in Four Americans

There are many people who dislike US President Barack Obama for a whole host of reasons. In their eyes, his failures are nearly innumerable: during his tenure, he has not supported the Syrian revolution, taken a perplexing position towards Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, supported the state of Israel, empowered the Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world, and conspired to overthrow the previous regimes in Arab Spring states and incite domestic chaos. In addition to this, there are those who hate him as...

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Mohammed Alkhereiji
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on : Thursday, 28 Mar, 2013

Guantánamo Hunger Strike Intensifies

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The White House says it is closely monitoring the growing hunger strike by prisoners at the notorious Guantánamo Bay detention center, while defense ...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey and Mohamed Ali Saleh and Mohamed Al-Daameh
on : Saturday, 9 Mar, 2013

Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law Pleads Not Guilty

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, pleaded not guilty on Friday to plotting against Americans in his role as Al-Qaeda’s top spokes...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 9 Mar, 2013

Abu Qatada Arrested in Britain for Breaching Bail Terms

London, Reuters—Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has been arrested in London for breaching his bail terms, days before the British government begins an appeal against a court...

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