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NNA – Maronite Patriarch, Beshara Boutros Rahi, underscored on Saturday afternoon the importance of the coexistence harmony between Muslims and Christians, stressing that “both sects have produced Lebanon’s civilization.” Rahi’s words came in a speech which he delivered at “Our Lady of Lebanon School” in […]

‘Shadow CIA’ think tank Stratfor predicts in its 2016 Fourth-Quarter Forecast that at the end of this year, “the potential for clashes” between Russia and the US in Syria “will rise”; however Russian experts explain the real purpose behind these claims. The US will “not […]

US aggressiveness is growing, and threats to carry out cyberattacks against Russia are unprecedented, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, adding that Russia will take “precautionary measures.” “The fact is, US unpredictability and aggression keep growing, and such threats against Moscow and our country’s leadership […]

The United States administration has once again called upon Pakistan to do more to crack down on extremism. Pakistani state authorities have always declared U.S. as its friend and an ally but the U.S. killed Pakistani soldiers in Salala! Briefing the newsmen in Washington on […]

A Syrian refugee arrested on suspicion of planning a major attack in Berlin spoke to a member of Islamic State in Syria by telephone about a possible target a day before German police discovered explosives in his apartment, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Jaber Albakr […]

KIRKUK, IRAQ/WASHINGTON — Thousands of Iraqi and Kurdish forces are preparing for a looming battle to dislodge Islamic State (IS) fighters from Hawija, a predominantly Sunni town that is the militant group’s largest stronghold in Iraq after Mosul. “We are fighting to save humanity, and […]

EL-ARISH, EGYPT — Suspected Islamic militants attacked an army checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding another eight, according to security and medical officials. They said the attack took place about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the Suez Canal […]

A suicide bomber hit a crowded tent full of people in a market in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 32 people. The attack targeted Shiite Muslims participating in Ashura, the annual ritual which commemorates the killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet […]

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolic stronghold of so-called Islamic State. The small town holds great value to IS because of a prophecy of an apocalyptic battle, and features heavily in its propaganda. The operation began as US and Russian envoys met […]