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Yehiya Sinwar, seen in this 2011 file photo, is name new Hamas leader in Gaza, Feb. 13, 2017. (AP)

Hamas Elects Yahya Sinwar New Leader in Gaza Strip

by Kifah Ziboun | Feb 14, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Hamas has elected Yahya Sinwar, a senior commander of the Ezzedine Qassam Brigades, as its next leader in the Gaza Strip. Sinwar is set to replace Ismail Haniye and Khaled Meshaal. Media outlets reported that Sinwar,55, was elected as the head of the...

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Illustration by Ileana Soon – The Washington Post

‘What’s Happening to our Children?’ .. ISIS is Cultivating Adolescents

by Anthony Faiola, Souad Mekhennet | Feb 14, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

The threat presented by ISIS is taking on a new form: child terrorists either directly in contact with or inspired by the militant group. Even as it suffers setbacks on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria, ISIS is cultivating adolescents in the West, who are being asked...

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Mohammed Ahmed with his father and uncle after captured by the army (Asharq Al-Awsat)

‘Top’ ISIS Iraqi Sniper Tells his Story

by Dalshad Abdullah | Feb 14, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – Despite his young age, Mohammed Ahmed of Ibrahim Khalil village in Mosul was one of ISIS’ most dangerous snipers. Shortly after ISIS took over Mosul city in June 2014, Ahmed, 14, joined the terrorist organization and began his training on all types of weapons....

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Heinz-Christian Strache of Austria’s Freedom Party (FPOe)
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“Sicherheit” means “Safety”.Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters

European Fundamentalism…’Metaphysics of the Current Scene’

by Emile Amin | Feb 14, 2017 | Features

Cairo – Many questions have emerged after a report issued by the Amnesty International – on 17 January – revealed that a series of new anti-terrorism laws across Europe will cause discrimination against Muslims and refugees, spreading fears and...

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Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Delevopment (CEAPAD) in Tokyo February 13, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Guterres: Failure to Appoint Fayyad is a Loss for the Libyan Peace Process

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Feb 14, 2017 | Middle East

Dubai – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that obstructing the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as international envoy to Libya was a loss to the Libyan peace process. Speaking at the World Government Summit in...