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Ali Salman Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq political society. / Reuters

Bahrain Top Court Rejects Release of Wefaq Chief

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Oct 4, 2016 | Middle East

Manama- Bahrain’s Court of Cassation rejected yesterday a request from the defendants of the secretary-general of Al Wefaq organization, Ali Salman, to turn down an appeal to suspend the implementation of his jail terms. The court set October 17 as a new date to...

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Drone footage obtained by Reuters shows damaged buildings in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria/ Handout via Reuters TV

Washington Suspends Coordination with Moscow, Studies 6 Options in Syria

by Youssef Diab | Oct 4, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, Beirut- Washington suspended Monday its participation in bilateral channels with Moscow over efforts to revive a failed ceasefire in Syria and to form a joint military cell that could attack extremist groups. “This is not a decision that was taken...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet Session (SPA)

Saudi Arabia: JASTA Threatens International Relations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet said on Monday that the enactment of a U.S. law allowing citizens to sue the Kingdom over the Sept. 11 2001 attacks represented a threat to international relations. The cabinet also urged the U.S. Congress to act to prevent any...

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People listen to the explanations of guide Mohamed Latahi (C), as they visit the Strasbourg Grand Mosque during an open day weekend for mosques in France, January 9, 2016. Reuters

Clerics in West…Voice of Moderation to Face Extremism

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 4, 2016 | Features

Cairo-Experts and observers of Islamic communities in the West believe that Muslim clerics in Europe could play a major role in spreading the voice of moderation and halting the extremism boosted by some forces and organizations in Western societies. Islamophobia has...

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A police officer frisks a man arriving for Friday prayers at
the Al A’ali Grand Mosque, where joint Sunni and Shi’ite prayers were held to show solidarity and co-existence between the two sects
of Islam, ahead of Friday prayers in Al A’ali south of Manama, July 3,
2015. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed.

Gulf between Iran’s Meddling, ISIS’ Terrorism

by Hani Nasira | Oct 4, 2016 | Features

Terrorist operations that have taken place in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries since the eighties and nineties have targeted both Sunnis and Shi’ites. In the same period, many extremist groups have emerged simultaneously with the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979...