Africa's richest man joins twitter

Africa's richest man, @AlikoDangote, joins twitter - Premium Times Nigeria http://bit.ly/1is6D98

Glenn Greenwald: The span class="caps"NSA/span Can "Literally Watch Every Keystroke You Make"

Glenn Greenwald: The span class="caps"NSA/span Can "Literally Watch Every Keystroke You Make"

Islam: Sadaqah (alms)

Abu Dhar al-Ghafari said:
"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said:

'Sadaqah is prescribed for every Person every day the sun rises.'

I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, from what do We give Sadaqah if We do not possess property?

'He said:
'The doors of Sadaqah are
Takbir (Allahu Akbar), Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La-ilaha-ilAllah, Astaghfirullah, enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing thorns, bones & stones from the paths of Peoople, guiding the blind, listening to the Deaf & Dumb until You understand them, guiding a Person to His object of need if You know where it is, hurrying with the strength of Your legs to one in sorrow who is appealing for help & supporting the weak with the strength of Your arms. These are all the doors of sadaqah."

- Ahmad

Saudis offer Russia SECRET oil deal if it drops support for Syrian regime:

"I can give you a guarantee to protect the Winter Olympics next year. The Chechen groups that threaten the security of the Games are controlled by us," he allegedly said.
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/08/27/syria-russia-saudi-oil-deal/?__lsa=87b5-0279
 
 

Caught On Tape: Suicide Bombing In Russia's Fifth Largest Train Station Kills 15, One Month Ahead Of Sochi Games:

Who is the invisible hand behind all terrorist activities in proximity to Sochi: Saudi Arabia.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-29/caught-tape-suicide-bombing-russias-fifth-largest-train-station-kills-15-one-month-a
 

Suicide bombings in Russia kill over 30:

A suicide bomber killed 14 people aboard an electric bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd during the Monday morning rush hour, and authorities believe it was the work of the same group that set off a bomb at the railway station a day earlier.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/at-least-10-killed-in-bus-explosion-volgograd/2013/12/30/234aa338-7115-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html
 
 

15 Palestinians die from hunger in Syrian camp:

At least 15 Palestinians have died of hunger since September in a besieged refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees told AFP on Monday.
http://www.arabnews.com/news/501056
 
 

Training of Syrian insurgents steps up in Saudi Arabia:

The source said the United States and Saudi Arabia have agreed to train around 1,500 insurgents. The programme began a few months ago and most of the personnel will be trained by the end of 2013.
http://www.janes.com/article/28498/training-of-syrian-insurgents-steps-up-in-saudi-arabia
 
 

Syria's Assad urges fight against Saudi religious ideology:

Syria's President Bashar Assad Monday called for a battle against Wahhabism, the political and religious ideology embraced by the Saudi government, a key backer of the uprising against his regime.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Dec-30/242679-syrias-assad-urges-fight-against-saudi-religious-ideology.ashx
 

Lebanon fires on Syrian aircraft over airspace breach:

The Lebanese Army fired Monday on a Syrian warplane over the northeast border town of Arsal, in a rare military response to Syrian violation of Lebanese airspace.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-30/242651-syrian-warplanes-strike-outskirts-of-lebanon-border-town.ashx
 
 

44 Iraq MPs resign after protest camp cleared:

The announcement was made at a televised news conference at which the MPs also demanded "the withdrawal of the army... and the release of MP Ahmed al-Alwani," a Sunni who was arrested during a deadly raid on Saturday.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Dec-30/242682-44-iraq-mps-announce-resignation-after-protest-camp-cleared.ashx