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Obama is saying he is contemplating arming and training Syrian rebels (just the 'moderates' which will be identified by their smiles). However, as the following PBS Frontline documentary exposes, the Syrian rebels themselves say they are already armed and trained by US in the use of sophisticated weapons and fighting techniques, including, one rebel said, "how to finish off soldiers still alive after an ambush." The interviews are the latest evidence that after more than three years of warfare, the United States has stepped up the provision of lethal aid to the rebels, as PBS notes "it appears the Obama...

The Jaw-Dropping Potential in This American Oil Patch Could Change the World By Tyler Crowe |May 24, 2014 | It may not look like much, but this might be the biggest oil field in the world (Source: Devon Energy Media Resources).The pride and joy of Saudi Arabia's oil industry has been the Ghawar oil field, which has been recognized as the largest in the world ever since its discovery in 1948. That is, perhaps, until now. A shale oil formation deep beneath the plains of West Texas has been sitting right under our noses for years, and Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD  )...

The Arab Spring, which started with the self-immolation of a Tunisian vegetable vendor at 11.30 am on 16th December, 2010, has resulted in two failed states in the region so far.  Libya has become “Scumbag Woodstock” because of the number of terrorist organisations headquartered there.  The French and English attempt at regime change created a terrorist haven with consequences as far afield as Mali and the 300 Christian girls kidnapped in Nigeria.  Fortunately, Syria has become a meatgrinder for Islamic terrorists and for the moment has ceased being a net exporter of terrorism.  In that conflict, the Obama Administration has...

The Saudi religious police prevents the kingdom's citizens from celebrating Valentine's Day and bans the sale of red roses and other products associated with the holiday. Enforcing this ban, the Buraidah criminal court on May 2014 issued sentences totaling 32 years' imprisonment and 4,500 lashes to five citizens caught celebrating Valentine's Day in the company of six women. Saudi cleric Sheikh Muhammad Al-'Arifi said on Valentine's Day Eve that celebrating this holiday constitutes bid'a – a forbidden innovation and deviation from religious law and custom – and mimicry of the West.

The Dutch government is sending an envoy to Riyadh this week for high-level talks after the Kingdom slapped indirect sanctions on the European country because a far-right Dutch politician had insulted Islam and Saudi Arabia. Maurice Pourchez, first secretary for economic and cultural affairs at the Netherlands Embassy in Riyadh, said that Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans had told the country’s official television outlet that he would send the executive director for political affairs to the Kingdom. “Timmermans has also expressed his desire to visit Saudi Arabia shortly to strengthen relations,” the official said. Pourchez emphasized the growing economic relations...

   US Oil Production Booms While OPEC Flounders 12:52 PM 05/19/2014   Michael Bastasch Instability in the Middle East is posing problems for OPEC, the world’s largest oil cartel. The cartel may have trouble producing enough oil to meet demand later this year, according to energy analysts.But in the U.S., oil production continues to boom, reaching a 28-year high last week, rising 78,000 barrels per day to reach 8.428 million — close to the 1970 all-time production high of 9.6 million barrels per day.Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that while OPEC production rebounded slightly from earlier this year...

Massive swards of locusts invaded the Saudi capital Riyadh, prompting houses and companies to shut their doors and windows and halting traffic in many parts. Authorities said they were mobilizing their resources to combat the invasion which started on Thursday. The Arabic language daily Sabq, which carried a brief U-Tube film of the insects, said the locusts flew into the capital from the western part of the Gulf Kingdom, which has been a scene of locust attack over the past months. Locusts are a popular dish in Saudi Arabia, where a 10-kg bag of live locusts could be sold for...

Would-be groom took off for Egypt to live with dancer A Gulf girl was duped to pay SR3 million (Dh3m) to a Saudi man posing as a prince, who wanted to marry her before he flew to Egypt to live with a ballet dancer, a newspaper reported on Monday. The girl had agreed to marry the man after he misled her into believing that he is a tribal prince and a wealthy businessman, Sada said, adding that they planned the wedding in Bahrain and invited a large number of businessmen and dignitaries. A few days before the wedding, the man...

US Centres for Disease Control scientists study infectiousness of mild Mers casesPUBLISHED : Sunday, 18 May, 2014, 6:26am UPDATED : Sunday, 18 May, 2014, 2:42pm Highlight: "In its latest tally, Saudi Arabia’s health ministry said the total number of infections in the kingdom from the coronavirus since it first appeared in 2012 now stood at 529 people. "Among the latest fatalities were two men aged 67 and 55 and an 80-year-old woman in Jeddah, the port city where a spate of cases among staff at King Fahd Hospital last month led to the dismissal of its director and the...

A Saudi solider devoured a snake alive during military training that was watched by the Gulf kingdom’s interior minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. Arar newspaper published pictures showing the soldier biting into the reptile’s head before going down into its body. The paper said the drill involving an elite army unit was intended to demonstrate the troops’ ability to adapt to various natural conditions.

- FrontPage Magazine - http://www.frontpagemag.com - VindicatedPosted By Robert Spencer On May 16, 2014 @ 12:30 am In Daily Mailer,FrontPage | No Comments Victory is at hand! All the freedom-lovers who have been assailed for years with claims that their opposition to jihad mass murder, Islamic supremacism, and Islamically-justified wife-beating, female genital mutilation, honor killing, stoning for adultery, amputation for theft, devaluation of women’s testimony, and all the rest of it constituted “racism,” “bigotry,” and “hatred” can now come in from the cold. As hard as it is to believe, opposing jihad terror and Sharia are now “in.” Everybody’s getting in on it.Fox News reported last week that the Beverly...

Reuters) - The biggest risk that Middle East Respiratory Syndrome will become a global epidemic, ironically, may lie with globe-trotting healthcare workers. From Houston to Manila, doctors and nurses are recruited for lucrative postings in Saudi Arabia, where MERS was first identified in 2012. Because the kingdom has stepped up hiring of foreign healthcare professionals in the last few years, disease experts said, there is a good chance the MERS virus will hitch a ride on workers as they return home. "This is how MERS might spread around the world," said infectious disease expert Dr Amesh Adalja of the University...

More than 2,000 Saudis were arrested for begging in 2013 while nearly 18,000 expatriates were caught for committing the same offence. Official data showed the number of Saudis caught begging last year was below half the 4,957 local beggars arrested 15 years ago. “This shows that government efforts to stem begging by Saudis have paid off,” the Arabic language daily Aleqtisadiah said. The paper, citing figures by the social affairs ministry, said the number of foreign beggars was also far below the 22,650 beggars caught 13 years ago. Nearly nine million expatriates, mainly Asians and Arabs, live in Saudi Arabia,...

If Israel really wants to bomb Iran's nuclear sites, maybe it better do that in the next three months - because in September the United States will start sending Iraq F-16s to build its Air Force. Except for some helicopters and small planes, Iraq has not had an air force since the United States buried it in 2003. Until the United States withdrew from Iraq two years ago, the US Air Force protected the skies of Iraq. But for now, the sky is open for Israeli jets to fly back and forth over Iraq if they choose. To strike Iran,...

The recent arrest of 62 people in Saudi Arabia for collecting donations, coordinating the smuggling of individuals and weapons, terrorist planning to assassinate Saudi officials, and bomb government buildings is raising alarm about support networks of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - or ISIS. ISIS is gaining adherents throughout the al-Qaeda universe including AQAP in Yemen. The fear is that ISIS, which is led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is quickly replacing al-Qaeda central headed by Ayman al-Zawahiri. The warning signs were apparent in late 2013 when al-Baghdadi started to distance himself and ISIS from al-Qaeda. Now ISIS is starting...

In a small town in Saudi Arabia, local boys found an innovate way to kill boredom by severing live power cables and using them as swings, not realizing it could be a fatal game. They just do this for fun although they know this would result in power cuts to several parts of the area. A U-Tube film published in Sabq daily showed the boys jumping on the swing surrounded by the main power pylons that feed a large area near the Western Saudi town of Medina. “It is a deadly game…they don’t realize they could be committing a suicide,”...

A Saudi-born Pakistani national has offered his kidney for sale to pay off a SR 30,000 debt and avoid a court case which his debtor threatened to file, Al-Hayat daily reported on Wednesday. Majed Nawwaz said an Indian resident offered him a deal seven years ago to partner with him and buy a large quantity of barley as its prices were expected to increase. The Indian partner also told him that he would sell the barley to a prominent store in Jeddah when prices increase and make a good profit. Nawwaz borrowed SR30,000 for the deal and handed the money...

Worker who cared for Orlando MERS patient hospitalized, another sick ORLANDO -- Two Orlando health care workers who treated a 44-year-old man with MERS now have flu-like symptoms. One was admitted to the hospital, while the other was sent home. Test results are expected today to find out if they and approximately two dozen others, who had contact with the patient, have contracted the potentially deadly disease. If any results come back positive, it'll be the first time MERS is contracted in the U.S. Florida MERS Patient Sat In A Busy ER For Nearly 8 Hours Almost eight more...

A Saudi woman hiding a dagger in her clothes stabbed a Yemeni man who tried to rape her inside her farm in the Gulf kingdom, newspapers reported on Tuesday. The man entered the farm and attacked the woman, not realising she had a dagger hidden inside her farm clothes, they said. As he came close to her, she pulled the dagger and stabbed him, causing severe injuries to the man who was rushed to hospital in coma, the papers said in a report from the southern Saudi town of Wadi Al Dawasir.

People are taking photos and videos of themselves kissing camels in defiance of a warning from Saudi health authorities not to go near the animals, which have been linked to the deadly Mers virus. In recent days, Saudi Arabia has urged people to wear masks and gloves when dealing with camels, to stay away from raw camel meat and camel milk, and not to go near sick animals, the newspaper Gulf News reports. But some people have refused to listen to the government's advice, posting videos and sending messages in support of camels. In one video, a man stands between...