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  • ** FILE ** Muslim women pilgrims make their way to throw cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 6, 2011. (Associated Press)

    Saudi cleric: Prohibit women from using air conditioning

    A man who claimed to be a Salafist-Wahhibist cleric put the word out on Twitter that women should not flip on air conditioners at home because it sends the signal they're home and that could lead to moral depravities

  • A Pakistani man walks past posters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-N party chief, on display on the party's office building in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sunday, May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

    Pakistan's Sharif headed for 3rd term after vote

    Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked set Sunday to return to power for a third term, with an overwhelming election tally that just weeks ago seemed out of reach for a man who had been ousted in a coup and was exiled abroad before clawing his way back as an opposition leader.

  • Pakistan Muslim League party supporters celebrate their party's victory in the parliamentary election in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sunday. Nawaz Sharif is the likely next prime minister. (Associated Press)

    Sharif poised to lead Pakistan again

    Nawaz Sharif, a two-time former prime minister who has talked about ending Pakistan's role in the U.S.-led war against terrorism, was set to win a third term as the South Asian nation's leader on Sunday.

  • Jets' Aboushi a rare Palestinian-American in NFL

    The congratulatory messages flooded Oday Aboushi's Twitter page for a few days after he was drafted by the New York Jets two weeks ago.

  • Wounded churchgoers lie on the ground as Roman Catholic nuns run for cover after a blast at the St. Joseph Mfanyakazi Roman Catholic Church in Arusha, Tanzania Sunday, May 5, 2013. A Tanzanian police official says a woman died and over 40 people were seriously injured when a bomb exploded in the Roman Catholic Church in northern Tanzania, with eyewitnesses reporting that the bomb was thrown from a motorcycle. (Associated Press)

    Tanzania: Eight arrested, including 4 Saudis, in bomb attack on Tanzanian church

    Eight people, including four Saudi Arabian citizens have been arrested following a bomb attack on a Catholic church in the northern city of Arusha, Tanzanian police confirmed Monday.

  • Israel's attack turns Syria's civil war into regional war

    Syria's civil war turned into a regional conflict when Israeli warplanes bombed a Syrian military base over the weekend to stop weapons from going to Lebanese terrorists, expanding the warring factions and changing "the rules of the game," as one analyst said.

  • ** FILE ** King Abdullah (center) of Saudi Arabia waves during the inauguration of the Princess Noura bint Abdulrahaman University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 15, 2011. The school will be the biggest women's university in the world, with capacity for 40,000 students. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency)

    Saudi security court has issued 2,145 sentences for terrorism-related charges

    The Saudi Justice Ministry says a special security court has issued 2,145 jail sentences for "supporting terrorism" since it was formed four and a half years ago.

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    HANSON: The irrelevant Middle East

    Since antiquity, the Middle East has been the trading nexus of three continents — Asia, Europe and Africa — and the vibrant birthplace to three of the world's great religions.

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    FIELDS: Revisiting hatred of the Jews

    Awit, surveying Washington's monuments, once diagnosed the nation's capital as suffering an "edifice complex." The city's vast array of monumental buildings, housing the three branches of government, honoring the founders and heroes of the republic and housing extraordinary temples of fine art, science, technology and history, could give an overwhelmed visitor that impression.

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in Moscow on Monday. It was the first Russian visit by a Japanese prime minister in 10 years. (Associated Press)

    Inside China: Chagrined by Shinzo Abe's Russia visit

    Japan is using "value diplomacy" to create the geopolitical encirclement of China, according to China's state-run media. That point was emphasized across the communist nation's media spectrum as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began a historic seven-day visit to Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.

  • Saudi compound in Virginia investigated for human trafficking

    Federal authorities have launched an investigation into a Saudi Arabian compound in Northern Virginia over suspicions its residents may be engaging in human trafficking.

  • Embassy Row: Drugs and terror

    Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren is warning about the links between Latin American drug lords and Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorists.

  • ** FILE ** In this May 4, 2009, file photo, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, fights Lamar Fenner of Chicago, in the 201 weight class, during the 2009 Golden Gloves National Boxing Tournament at the Salt Palace, Monday, May 4, 2009. Tsarnaev was identified as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan)

    Saudi Arabia warned U.S. in writing about Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Report

    The U.S. received a written warning about Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2012 by Saudi Arabia, a government head with the kingdom said Tuesday.

  • President Barack Obama attends the memorial for firefighters killed at the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

    GAFFNEY: Whose side is Obama on?

    In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, the investigation into its perpetrators has been marred by a series of bizarre and even alarming actions by President Obama and his administration. Unfortunately, these increasingly suggest a pattern that is at odds with our national and homeland security.

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    Embassy Row: Shadow democracy in Africa

    A small but stable democracy lies in the shadow of Somalia in the volatile and terrorist-infested Horn of Africa.

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