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Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Arabia: Fundraising without Permits Will Be Punished

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

London,Riyadh- Saudi Arabia took regulatory measures against 171 internal and external bank accounts, as part of its ongoing campaign to combat terrorist financing. Security Spokesperson at the Saudi Interior Ministry General Mansour al-Turki revealed to Asharq...

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Mohamed Khweis, American ISIS Militant

American ISIS Militant Mohamed Khweis Faces Criminal Charges

by Matt Zapotosky | Jun 12, 2016 | World

Washington- Mohamed Khweis never stood out in any particular way. The Alexandria man graduated from Fairfax County’s Edison High School, earned a degree from Northern Virginia Community College and worked as a teller at an area bank. He racked up more than a dozen...

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REFILE – QUALITY REPEATA sign which reads in Arabic, “The city of Sirte, under the shadow of Sharia” is seen as smoke rises in the background while forces aligned with Libya’s new unity government advance on the eastern and southern outskirts of the Islamic State stronghold of Sirte, in this still image taken from video on June 9, 2016. via Reuters TV TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTSGPMK

ISIS Besieged in Sirte, Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jun 12, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-ISIS’s Libyan stronghold in the city of Sirte appeared to be on the verge of falling to militia fighters loyal to Libya’s new Western-backed government. Pro-government forces made an unexpectedly rapid advance into the city and Libyan government officials...

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Syrians gather at the scene of a double bombing attack on June 11, 2016 outside the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, which is revered by Shiites around the world. (AFP Photo)

20 Killed in a Suicide Bomb that Targeted Syria’s Sayyida Zeinab Area

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2016 | Middle East

20 people including at least 13 civilians have died on Saturday when two bombs including one suicidal, rocked the Sayyida Zeinab area in Damascus, according to the latest count issued by the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights (SOHR). Head of SOHR Rami Abdulrahman...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah flags during the funeral of their fellow fighter Adnan Siblini, who was killed while fighting against insurgents in the Qalamoun region, in al-Ghaziyeh village, southern Lebanon May 26, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Following U.S. … Canada Seize Iranian Assets to Fund Victims of Terrorism

by Adel al-Salmi | Jun 12, 2016 | World

Ottawa – A Canadian court has condemned the Iranian regime for supporting terrorism by issuing a decision to seize the assets of Iranians living in Canada and hand them to the families of victims who died in attacks orchestrated by Tehran and executed by the...