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Turkish Government Warns Against Praising Terrorist Attacks on Social Media

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 3, 2017 | World

The Turkish government warned social media users against promoting terrorism, praising terrorist acts and their perpetrators or commending them. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus said at a press conference on Monday that he...

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Flowers are placed in front of a police barrier near the entrance of Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish Media Shed Light on the Saudi Twins

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Ankara- The Turkish media paid remarkable attention to the story of the Saudi twins, Ahmad and Mohammad Abdulwahab al-Fadel, victims of the Istanbul terrorist attack that struck the Reina Nightclub on New Year’s Eve. ISIS claimed responsibility of the attack, which...

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Relatives of Fatih Cakmak, a security guard and a victim of an attack by a gunman at Reina nightclub, react during his funeral in Istanbul, Turkey, January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Istanbul’s Attacker Belongs to ISIS, Baffles Authorities

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- The shooter of Istanbul’s Reina nightclub remained at large on Monday after ISIS claimed responsibility for the New Year’s mass shooting that killed 39 people, and which remained a mystery for Turkish authorities. Turkey released on Monday a fresh image...

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Kazakh Authorities Launch Massive Operation to Hunt Down Terror Cells

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 22, 2016 | World

The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan launched a large-scale security operation in the country yesterday targeting cells belonging to an extremist group known as Takfir Wal-Hijra. Among other provinces, the security operation covered the rural...

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Jordanian policemen leave after ending security operations in the vicinity of Karak Castle, where armed gunmen carried out an attack yesterday, in the city of Karak, Jordan, December 19, 2016.REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Jordan Foils Wider Terrorist Attacks Planned by Karak’s ISIS Group

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Dec 20, 2016 | Middle East

Oman- Jordan’s Interior Minister Salamah Hamad said on Monday that the ISIS terrorist group, that attacked a police station last Sunday in the southern city of Karak and had holed up in the Crusader castle before security forces killed four of its members, was...