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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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The historic Zituna mosque in the heart of Tunis’ old quarter. Two years after the Arab Spring uprisings, Tunisia is trying to win back holidaymakers in a lifeblood sector for the North African country which is gripped by renewed political crisis. (AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID)

Opinion: Wonders Never Cease

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Sep 20, 2013 | Opinion

The wondrous and offbeat behavior of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad never ends. The man has a real mania for reappearance of the Mahdi. A few days ago, Ahmadinejad said he expected the reappearance of the Mahdi, the absent Twelfth Imam revered by...