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American Journalist Detained In Syria After Criticizing US Role

American Journalist Detained In Syria After Criticizing US Role

December 23, 2025 10:28 am

Syrian security forces have detained Bilal Abdul Kareem, a prominent American Islamist journalist who has openly criticized Syria’s new leadership and its emerging cooperation with the United States, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Abdul Kareem was taken into custody on Monday in the town of Al Bab in northern Aleppo province, the sources said. Syrian authorities have not publicly explained the reason for his detention.

The arrest comes amid tighter controls by Syria’s new government over foreign Islamist figures, particularly those who oppose its diplomatic and security outreach to Western countries.

Abdul Kareem, a former stand up …

UN Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan Amid Deep Divisions

UN Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan Amid Deep Divisions

November 18, 2025 8:28 am

The United Nations Security Council has endorsed a sweeping American proposal for Gaza, handing President Donald Trump a significant diplomatic win and setting the stage for an international force to take shape in the territory. The vote — 13 in favour, none against, with Russia and China abstaining — gives rare momentum to a plan that blends security intervention, political restructuring and a tentative pathway toward Palestinian self-determination.

At the core of the resolution is the creation of an International Stabilisation Force, a multinational contingent that Washington says several nations are prepared to join. The force would work alongside Israel, …

Republicans Block Schumer Push To Unseal Epstein Files

Republicans Block Schumer Push To Unseal Epstein Files

September 11, 2025 9:06 am

In a dramatic but short-lived skirmish on the Senate floor, Republicans on Wednesday swiftly quashed a surprise attempt by Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to force the Justice Department to release files tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender whose shadow still looms over American politics.

By a 51-49 vote, the Senate tabled Schumer’s amendment, which had been quietly attached to the must-pass annual defense bill. The measure would have compelled Attorney General Pam Bondi to turn over any available documents relating to Epstein and his network of associates. Two Republicans — Missouri’s Josh Hawley and Kentucky’s …

U.S. May Owe Over $200B if Trump Loses Tariff Lawsuit

U.S. May Owe Over $200B If Trump Loses Tariff Lawsuit

September 3, 2025 11:29 am

American businesses could be in line for refunds exceeding $200 billion if the Supreme Court upholds a recent federal appeals court ruling that President Donald Trump unlawfully imposed sweeping tariffs during his second term.

The case centers on Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy duties on imports from countries including India, Brazil, and China—at rates as high as 50% and, in China’s case, 145%. The appeals court determined his actions exceeded his legal authority.

As of August 24, US companies had paid more than $210 billion in tariffs now deemed illegal. Trump acknowledged Tuesday …

African Music Genres Deserve To Be Celebrated By The Grammys

African Music Genres Deserve To Be Celebrated By The Grammys

June 26, 2023 3:49 am

Since its establishment in 1959, the Grammys has evolved from being just an American music award show to becoming one of the biggest recognition and award shows in the global music industry. The Grammy’s is now the first point of reference for lovers of music throughout Europe, America, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, becoming a universal body that gives honour to deserving musicians throughout the world.

It isn’t surprising that the Grammys has achieved such dominance, considering the strength of the US market, which dominates the world in the aspect of global music sales.

Despite its respected position, the hard …

2024 U.S. Election The GOP Stands No Chance With Trump

2024 U.S. Election: The GOP Stands No Chance With Trump

December 5, 2022 3:21 am

A fortnight ago, the man who spawned an insurrection on the 6th of January, 2021 relaunched his bid to return as the American President. The present reality is that Mr. Donald Trump, the man who hit the world like the scariest part of a horror movie is plotting a return to the White House, the big question therefore is; how feasible is that ungodly mission? The answer is evident.

A few years ago, fair-minded Americans watched helplessly as Trump tried ceaselessly to destroy the American democracy under the guise of working to ‘make America great again’. They had to …

American Citizen Kidnapped In Niger

American Citizen Kidnapped In Niger

October 27, 2020 5:53 pm

An American citizen has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Niger, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday.

The American, described as the son of a missionary living in Niger, was abducted by six men armed with Kalashnikovs on the outskirts of Massalata, a village about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the border with Nigeria, said the prefect of the Birni Nkonni department, Ibrahim Abba Lele.

They left on three motorcycles, heading for the border, he said, an account confirmed by the village chief, Ibrahim Dagual.

A man named Bruce Walton told local radio station Niyya that his son Philip …

George Floyd - Autopsy Report Reveals Cause Of Death

George Floyd: Autopsy Report Reveals Cause Of Death

June 2, 2020 5:36 am

The autopsy report showing the real cause of American, George Floyd’s death in Minnesota has been revealed.

Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old American man died on May 25, 2020, at the hands of a White police officer in Minneapolis.

So far, the officer who was seen in the viral video with his knee on Floyd’s neck has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter which some blacks and protesters believe are not harsh enough for the crime.
Many cities in the US, following the killing of Floyd have seen protests, violent demonstrations, mostly of the black race over police brutality with

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Daniel Pearl - Pakistan Overturns Briton's Death Sentence

Daniel Pearl: Pakistan Overturns Briton’s Death Sentence

April 2, 2020 6:22 pm

A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the death sentence of a British-born militant convicted 18 years ago in the kidnapping and beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl, drawing outrage in the United States.

Pearl’s brutal murder sparked international revulsion in early 2002, putting pressure on Pakistan’s military government just as it was trying to remake its image following years of backing for the hardline Islamist Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a jihadist who once studied at the London School of Economics, was arrested days after Pearl’s murder and later sentenced to death by hanging.

His lawyer, Khawja …

Hisbah Invites American Lady And Hausa Husband

January 18, 2020 4:16 pm
Kano State Sharia Police known as Hisbah have invited an American Woman, Janine Sanchez and her Kano-based lover, Isah Sulaiman to a meeting at their Panshekara Office.

Janine met her lover on Instagram and decided to trace him to Nigeria all away from America to marry him.

The meeting, which was held in a close door had Isah’s father Sulaiman and his brother in attendance.

Although, the outcome of the meeting was not disclosed, however, the intending couple were sighted sitting comfortably while the Hisbah officers familiarise themselves with them.

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Trump Thanks Iran As American Freed In Prisoner Swap

December 9, 2019 2:50 pm

President Donald Trump had rare positive words for Iran on Saturday, thanking the US foe for a “very fair” negotiation to successfully pull off a prisoner swap that saw an American released from Iranian detention amid soaring tensions.

The exchange, which took place in neutral Switzerland, involved a Princeton graduate student jailed in Iran for espionage since 2016 and an Iranian national arrested over a year ago in Chicago.

“Thank you to Iran on a very fair negotiation,” tweeted Trump, as Xiyue Wang made his way home to his family. The US leader was expected to welcome Wang in person …

(Video) American Lawmaker Condemns Sowore’s Rearrest

December 7, 2019 8:11 am

A United States senator, Bob Menendez, has condemned the brazing harrasment and rearrest of the Publisher of Sahara Reporters and the Convener of #RevolutionNow, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, by Department of State Services, adding that he hopes US would reassess its bilateral relations with Nigeria over the rearrest of Sowore and other journalists.

Sowore and another activitist, Olawale Bakare, were rearrested barely few hours after their release from the DSS custody where they had been in the last four months.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had on Thursday December 5, frowned on the continued detention of the defendants despite court order to …

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