Rebels fear Assad victory in Syria as noose tightens around Aleppo
Just over a month into Syria’s uprising in 2011, the leader of Lebanon’s Druze sect, Walid Jumblatt, travelled to Damascus to visit Syria’s then security…
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Tunisians, Algerians among dead in Nice attack
At least three Tunisians and three Algerians were among the 84 people killed when a Tunisian-born man ploughed a truck into crowds in the French…
Turkey condemns Nice terror attack, calls for unity against terrorism
Turkey has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that killed at least 84 people in Nice during the French National Day celebrations, offering solidarity with France…
US military may increase presence in Yemen, Iraq
The US military is weighing an increase in its presence in Yemen to better challenge Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, building on momentum against…
Islamic State advised supporters to run over Western ‘disbelievers’ in cars two years before Nice attack
An Islamic State spokesman may have foreshadowed the attack on a French Bastille Day celebration in Nice that killed at least 73 people Thursday. ISIS…
Сhildren suffer from UK anti-terror plan
Prevent policy limits freedom of expression in the classroom and leads to Muslims self censoring, rights group says The UK’s counter terrorism strategy is stifling…
Egypt’s diplomatic games
A frosty press awaited Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry when he returned home from his historic trip to Israel. He was particularly criticized for pictures…
US, Moscow set to discuss Syria pact Pentagon may not want
When Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow this week, the big loser may be the man who isn’t…
Saudi Arabia must do more to prevent secret funding of ISIS, MPs say
A British parliamentary report released on Tuesday has concluded there is “historical evidence” the Islamic State (IS) group received funding from within Arab Gulf states….
Iraq: Deaths in car bomb market attack near Baghdad
At least nine people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bombing at an outdoor market in a district just north of Iraq’s…