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ISIS members and their families are bussed towards Syria’s Deir al-Zour province on August 28, 2017 under a deal to end three years of extremist presence on the Syrian-Lebanese border. (AFP)


ISIS, ‘Hezbollah’ Deal Reveals Hidden Agendas

ISIS, ‘Hezbollah’ Deal Reveals Hidden Agendas

Dubai – Recent developments have seen opposing extremist groups, both Sunni and Shi’ite, set aside their differences in order to achieve their interests. Survival instincts and Machiavellian schemes run deeper than ideological victories that only the people kill...
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Rohingya refugees reach for food aid at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. (AFP)


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North Korea’s test launches have brought the possibility of a nuclear strike firmly back into the American consciousness. (AFP)


Five Myths about Ballistic Missiles

Five Myths about Ballistic Missiles

North Korea’s test launches have brought the possibility of a nuclear strike firmly back into the American consciousness. A recent survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found that three-quarters of Americans now consider North Korea to be a “critical threat”...
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President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani. (AFP)


Iraq’s Kurds Heading Towards Independence

Iraq’s Kurds Heading Towards Independence

Erbil- From the very first moment the majority of the Kurdish parties agreed to hold an independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan, Amid Nankali and a group of young people started to prepare for this process by raising awareness among citizens through social media...
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A truck forced itself into the Christmas market near Breitscheidplatz, a popular tourist destination in western Berlin, a bit after 8 PM. On December 20, 2016 (Photo: Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski)


Who Stands Behind Terrorist Attacks in the West?

Who Stands Behind Terrorist Attacks in the West?

London- In the first detailed analysis of terrorist operations against European countries and the United States over the past years, a new report by international terrorism experts presents an overview of terrorists led by extremist ideologies and their affiliations....
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Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba during their final circling at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca on October 6, 2014. (Reuters)