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Muslim Brotherhood members stand trial for an armed sit-in at Rabaa square, at a court on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Washington Mulling to Declare the Brotherhood a ‘Terrorist Organization’

by Mounir Al-Mawri and Heba El-Koudsy | Jan 28, 2017 | Middle East

Washington-U.S. officials from Donald Trump’s team uncovered on Friday that his administration is currently studying the possibility of declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. Reuters news agency quoted on Friday a Trump transition advisor, who...

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Terror attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. Getty Images

Berlin Warns from Terrorist Chemical Attacks

by Majid al-Khateeb | Jan 25, 2017 | World

Cologne – The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) announced that terrorists are planning to use chemical weapons to poison drinking water supply systems. The BKA issued its official warning on Tuesday, saying that perpetrators are...

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Turkish police stand guard outside the Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Yagiz Karahan

Istanbul Murderer Received Videos of Reina Nightclub from Raqqa

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Abdulkadir Masharipov, murderer of New Year’s Eve, continued to unveil exciting details on the armed attack executed by him in Reina Club, only 75 minutes after the beginning of 2017. Masharipov revealed that he received videos about Reina nightclub from ISIS...

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Turkish police stand guard outside the Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Yagiz Karahan

Istanbul Murderer Changed Plans at Last Minute

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 19, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – The confessions of New Year’s Eve murderer, executor of Istanbul Reina nightclub attack, Abdulgadir Masharipov has revealed that he is a member of ISIS and was trained in al-Qaeda camps in Iraq. Masharipov admitted that his main target was Taksim Square but...

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Police secure the area after an explosion outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Hakan Akgun

Kurdistan Freedom Falcons Claim Responsibility for Attack in Izmir

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil- The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, TAK, have claimed responsibility for the attack in Izmir that has left three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) severely injured. A leader at TAK reported to Asharq Al-Awsat that some TAK units attacked two...