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Young boys known as the “lion cubs” hold rifles during a parade
after graduating from a religious school in Tal Afar, near Mosul,
northern Iraq. Photo: AP

ISIS ‘Cubs’… a Ticking Time-Bomb

by Mona Alami | Feb 28, 2017 | Features

Beirut – ISIS Terrorist group released a video earlier this month featuring two recruited Yazidi kids before they launched a suicide operation. The video sheds the light on ISIS‘s ongoing children recruitment policy, which saw a major rise since the operations...

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A high school student looks at a mock up of plain cigarette packaging before the start of a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
A high school student looks at a mock up of plain cigarette packaging before the start of a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 31, 2016.
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Vaping Teens more Apt to Move on to Regular Cigarettes: U.S. Study

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 13, 2016 | Health

Teens who try electronic cigarettes have six times the odds of trying regular ones within two years than those who did not puff on the devices at all, according to a study that was published on Monday in the journal Pediatrics. University of Southern California...

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Iran Ranks First World-Wide for Executing Minors

Iran Ranks First World-Wide for Executing Minors

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Amnesty International, in a report published on Tuesday, ranked Iran number one world-wide for passing capital punishment verdicts on minors. The report shows clear violations of children’s rights in Iran, with statistics illustrating Tehran’s preparation for the...