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Two members of the police special forces patrol outside a police station after an attack in Istanbul, Turkey, August 10, 2015. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

Rocket Fired near Istanbul Police Headquarters

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

A rocket was fired near the police headquarters in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul on Friday. Nevertheless, the projectile missed the building and there were no reports of casualties, national broadcaster CNN Turk said. Turkey has been hit by a series of gun...

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Belgian soldiers and a police officer patrol in central Brussels, November 21, 2015. Photo by Youssef
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Survey: 70% of Belgium’s Muslims Struggling after Brussels Attacks

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 18, 2017 | World

Brussels- A survey conducted by the Belgian newspaper “Lesoir” and the Francophone TV “RTBF” shows that after the Brussels attacks in March 2016, many Belgian Muslim youths have been concerned that they would be accused of having links with extremists and terrorists....

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Iraqis inspect the site of an attack at Baghdad’s main vegetable market on January 8, 2017 (AFP Photo/Sabah Arar)

Twin Suicide Attacks Kill Dozens in Baghdad

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad- Suicide bombs at two marketplaces in Baghdad, one of them claimed by terror group ISIS, killed at least 20 people on Sunday, police and medics said, the latest in a spate of militant attacks in the Iraqi capital that have left dozens dead. Reuters reported...

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German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel arrives for a cabinet meeting at the German government guesthouse Meseberg Palace, in Meseberg, Germany May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

German Security Classifies 43 Thousand as Extremists

by Majid al-Khateeb | Jan 7, 2017 | Business

Cologne, Germany – German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Directorate General for Public Security, classified in its 2016 annual report more than 43,000 Muslims residing in Germany as extremists. The report, which was published on Friday,...

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Extremists in Libya Set Up Strongholds

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Dec 26, 2016 | Features

Cairo – In meetings held near the Cairo International Airport, officials in regional security bodies have exceptionally accelerated their activity following the terrorist attacks that targeted the Middle East recently. Reports said that many extremists have been...