Shinzo Abe
Abe, Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo, 67, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan, died after being shot during a campaign speech on Friday in Nara, according to CNN, Al Jazeera, Reuters and…
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A South American maned wolf stands at attention in the woods.
The Maned Wolf, the Bizarre South American Creature, Like a Cross Between a Fox and A Deer
With its enormous ears and stilt-like legs, the maned wolf is a one-of-a-kind animal that roams the plains of Brazil and Argentina. The maned wolf seems to be a hybrid…
Shireen Abu Akleh’s Assassination: Israeli Terrorism and the Double Standards
“Impunity in the holy land. Will Israel be held to account for killing Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh?” (Al Jazeera). Shireen Abu Akleh was a Christian Palestinian journalist who…
“Knacked by the Roadside for N200k”: Detrimental Effects of Prank Videos on Nigerians
Prank videos and other related comic skits are the most profound form of comedy, especially in Nigeria right now. Quite cool to the watchers, I wonder that stuff that deserves…
(Original Caption) 10/22/1980-Basra, Iraq- Iraqi troops riding in Soviet-made tanks head for a pontoon bridge in an effort to cross the Karum River northeast of Khurramshahr. The smoke in the background is from the Abadan pipeline. Sporadic fighting continues along the southern front in a month-old Gulf war, with Iraqi forces racing to build a 60-mile highway across the desert from Basra to consolidate their seige of the Iranian city of Ahwaz.
Iran-Iraq War of 1980
The Iran-Iraq war started in September 1980 when Iraqi forces officially began a full-scale invasion of Iran, a neighbouring country. Among the factors that led to the outbreak of the…
During the Gulf War, a pair of American soldiers stand in the turret of an M1A1 Abrams tank as, near the border with Iraq, oil wells burn in the distance, Kuwait, March 20, 1991. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images)
The Gulf War of 1990-1991
Emerging as a significant power in the Middle East after the indecisive war with neighbouring Iran, in August 1990, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighbouring…
King Hussein of Jordan (1935 - 1999) is welcomed by officials upon his arrival in Khartoum to attend the Arab League Summit, Sudan, August 1967. The summit was held in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Arab League (formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945)
The Arab League (the League of Arab States)is a union of Arabic-speaking African and Asian countries, formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945, to promote and advance “the independence, sovereignty, affairs, and…
Soviet-built Egyptian SAM II anti-aircraft missiles captured by the Israelis on the western bank of the Suez Canal await transport to Israel during the Yom Kippur War, November 2, 1973. The Israelis captured a huge number of sophisticated Soviet weaponry during the conflict. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Yom Kippur War of 1973
On October 6, 1973, The Arabs still had the hope to regain back their lost territories to Israel during the third Arab-Israeli war of 1967. Therefore, Egypt and Syria launched…
Israeli forces advancing in the Sinai desert during the Six-Day War, June 1967. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Six-Day War of 1967
Assumed to have been precipitated by the Levant (Egypt, Jordan and Syria) state that made moves against Israel, the Six-Day War was fought based on miscalculated information and the influence…