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A group of Rohingya refugee people walk in the water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Myanmar Says Rohingya Escapees Can Return from Bangladesh

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | World

Myanmar told the United Nations refugee agency on Monday its top priority was to bring back Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh, but much work was needed to “consolidate stability” in its troubled northern region of Rakhine. Win Myat Aye, Myanmar’s Union Minister,...

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Police officers at the Islamic Center (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hoax Packages Threaten London’s Mosques

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Jul 17, 2017 | World

London – Workers at the Islamic center in London lived moments of terror when they received a mail package threatening them with a biological attack. On Tuesday last week about 11:00 AM a regular mail was sent to the Islamic center in London and was sent to an...

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A member loyal to ISIS waves the terrorist organization’s flag in Raqqa. Reuters

ISIS Threatens Clerics, Vows to Assassinate Them in Their Own Way

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – ISIS escalated its attack on clerics who oppose the group. In a new declaration entitled “Fight the leaders of disbelief,” ISIS called for assassinating a number of prominent preachers. It launched a new social media campaign calling upon supporters to...

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Opponents of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban greet international travelers at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Federal Order Halts Trump’s Immigration Ban

by Mounir al-Manawri | Feb 5, 2017 | World

Washington – The U.S. has reopened its airports for citizens of the seven Muslim countries included in President Donald Trump’s executive order. Federal court said that the authorities had reactivated 60 thousand visas and their carrier can now enter the countries...

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Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) smiles after a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

U.N. Chief Calls for Lifting U.S. Travel Ban

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 1, 2017 | World

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged the immediate lifting a U.S. ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying the measures would not prevent terrorists from entering the United States. “I think that these...