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The Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the army to take action before the Philippines is contaminated by the ISIS disease. MANMAN DEJETO, AFP, Getty Images

Report Reveals Using Charity Funds in Terrorist Activities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2016 | World

Nusa Dua, Indonesia-Charities that send financial aid to trouble spots sometimes have the funds “hijacked” by militant groups to carry out attacks, an international counter-terrorism meeting, which was launched in Indonesia warned on Wednesday. A report by Indonesian...

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A satellite image released by the Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies shows construction of possible radar tower facilities in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea in this image released on February 23, 2016. Mandatory credit CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/DigitalGlobe/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Chinese Military Operations, Maneuvers in South China Sea

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2016 | World

Beijing-The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines in a maritime dispute, concluding China has no legal basis to claim historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea. In a 479 pages resolution, the court denied the existence...

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Rodrigo Duterte, mayor of Davao City and presidential candidate in the Philippines, speaks during a campaign rally in Manila on Sunday.

Davao to Share Mayor Rodrigo Duterte with the Rest of the Country

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 8, 2016 | World

DAVAO – Rodrigo Duterte, a presidential candidate in the Philippines who has been mayor of Davao City on Mindanao for two decades, where support for executing criminals earned him the nicknames “Duterte Harry” and “The Punisher. Thus, 71 Rodrigo...