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Broken windows of the terminal at Brussels airport are seen during a ceremony following bomb attacks in Brussels in Zaventem, Belgium, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Yorick Jansens/Pool

ISIS, the “Fish Strategy”

by Hani Nasira | Aug 23, 2016 | Features

Threats by violent extremists and terrorist groups have been shrinking lately, mainly those by ISIS which has been marking its draconian presence across the world. However, the field regression of this organization will not be the end, especially with the ongoing...

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Alleged Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist leader Ahmad Faqi Al Mahdi in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on September 30, 2015, in The Hague.
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Radical Islamist Pleads Guilty for Destroying Timbuktu Tombs

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | World

Lahaye – Radical Islamist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi admitted before the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he ordered and participated in the destruction of historic monuments and buildings in Timbuktu. The monuments were on the World Heritage list. “It is with deep...

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Shortage of Foreignors Pushes ISIS to Use Child Suicide-Bombers

by Dalshad Abdullah | Aug 23, 2016 | Middle East

Kirkuk- ISIS has started to push children to the suicide operation scene after losing their foreign fighters, revels two suicide-bombings, the first in Gaziantep south Turkey last Saturday and the second in north Kirkuk in Iraq on Sunday, in addition to a third...

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till image shows airstrikes carried out by Russian air force in Syria. Photo: Reuters

Iranian Uncertainty between Offering Facilities, Closing Hamadan Base in Russia’s Face

by Paula Astih, Saeed Abdelrazek, Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | World

Beirut, Ankara, London- In a flashy uncertainty, Iran announced on Monday that it withdraws promises to offer Russia more facilities after it had allowed Moscow to launch rockets from its Hamadan base to raid Syrian targets. The announcement came a week following...

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This file photo taken on October 14, 2015 shows Former French President and French right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) speaks to mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe (L) during a campaign meeting of the LR’s candidate in the regional elections in the Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes region in Limoges. Mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe attacked on June 10, 2016 Former French President and French right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party President Nicolas Sarkozy on “ethic” and “moral”, criticising the fact Nicolas Sarkozy waits the last moment to leave the LR presidency to announce his candidacy for the party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election. / AFP

France’s Sarkozy to Run for 2017 Presidential Election

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 22, 2016 | World

France’s former leader Nicolas Sarkozy announced his presidential comeback bid on Monday, declaring he would run for the 2017 election. Sarkozy, 61, was unseated from the Elysee Palace at the last election in 2012 by the now deeply unpopular President Francois...