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Logo of Twitter and Facebook are seen through magnifier on display in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

British Parliament Criticizes Social Media Giants on Fighting Extremism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 26, 2016 | World

London-A British parliamentary panel has slammed social media networks mainly Facebook and Twitter for not taking extra measures to stop extremists from benefiting from their services. Keith Vaz, chairman of the parliamentary committee, wrote in a report issued on...

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Detainees Ghonaimy and Mohammed (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Foils Two Terrorist Attacks

by Ali Al-Qattan | Aug 25, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Dammam-Saudi police have foiled two attempts by the ISIS terrorist network to attack a restaurant on Tarout Island in the Eastern Province and Um al-Hamam Mosque in Qatif. Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said that the first operation occurred on Friday...

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Hafiz Saeed Khan, a top ISIS commander in Afghanistan Photo: National Directorate of Security (NDS)

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Moscow Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 19, 2016 | World

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on Moscow’s traffic police on Wednesday in which both attackers were killed. The statement was released through Amaq news agency. Two ISIS men armed with guns and axes were killed after attacking a traffic police...

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German Judges Threatened for Prosecuting Terrorists

by Majid al-Khateeb | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Cologne, Germany- German judge Barbara Havliza, who is one of the three judges in the Supreme Court of North Rhine, said that she and her coworkers are receiving threats on the internet because they are carrying out their duties in the courts established to prosecute...

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Dancing with Siva: Fundamentalism Symbol

Unrestrained Fundamentalism Puts World in Danger

by Emile Amin | Aug 16, 2016 | Features

Cairo- Intellectual and cultural figures across the world are called to go over the chaotic scene dominating fundamentalist movements around the world. They all should ask about the reasons standing behind this global threat and how to eradicate it. They should also...