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Up to 30 percent of the 1.1 million asylum seekers who arrived in Germany in 2015 may be working illegally, German broadcaster NDR said, citing experts. It added that refugee shelter employees often help migrants find illegal jobs in return for kickbacks. NDR admitted that […]

A car bomb loaded with 50kg of TNT equivalent has been defused in Russia’s Republic of Ingushetia. Investigators reportedly believe the bomb may have been intended to assassinate the imam of a mosque near to where the bomb was found. The device – found overnight […]

Turkey played drama involving Daesh when it started a military operation in Syria’s border town of Jarabulus, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On August 24, Ankara announced that Turkish forces, backed by US-led coalition aircraft, had begun a military operation […]

US air forces launched seven airstrikes near the Libyan city of Sirte, according to the US Africa Command (AFRICOM). Fighters from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take position during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya August 21, 2016 © REUTERS/ […]

A recent geographical survey has mapped and documented up to 72 mass graves in Syria and Iraq filled with thousands of victims of Daesh violence. This number only includes those areas accessible to surveyors, as others are too dangerous to explore, making the number of […]

IRBIL, Iraq: An International human rights group says Iraqi militias are recruiting children from camps for civilians displaced by conflict ahead of the long-awaited operation to retake militant-held Mosul. Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, citing testimony from witnesses and relatives, that two tribal militias in […]

One of the Islamic State’s top commanders and the man in charge of disseminating its propaganda was killed in Aleppo, Syria, the group’s semi-official Amaq news service announced. Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the news service said, was “martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military […]

The Republican Party foreign policy establishment has joined Democrats in roundly criticizing Donald Trump’s background and undiplomatic temperament. Nevertheless, Mr. Trump has laid bare flaws in policies of recent presidents that have undermined U.S. security interests and American prosperity. For example, President Clinton consented to […]

NNA – Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil, on Monday received at his office Egyptian Ambassador, Mohammad Badreddine Zayed, who said that Lebanon was a priority for Egypt’s foreign policy. It is worth noting that the new Egyptian Ambassador will reach Beirut today and will start […]