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A Saudi Morals Enforcer Called for a More Liberal Islam. Then the Death Threats Began.

10 July 2016

For most of his adult life, Ahmed Qassim al-Ghamdi worked among the bearded enforcers of Saudi Arabia. He was a dedicated employee of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice — known abroad as the religious police — serving with […]

Heng on ISIS’s Growth in Asia

10 July 2016

The appeal of the Islamic State terror group has been gradually growing in the region.

The escalating ISIS threat in Southeast Asia

10 July 2016

Several militant groups in Indonesia have already sworn fealty to ISIS, as did those behind the Jakarta bombing, while in Malaysia, “lone wolf” ISIS sympathizers have been active on social media. Several hundred Southeast Asians are now in Syria and Iraq, where they have formed […]

Islamic State lost quarter of its Iraq, Syria territory in 18 months: IHS

10 July 2016

Islamic State lost an area the size of Ireland – a quarter of its territory – to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a […]

Kirche als Anlaufstelle in der neuen Heimat

10 July 2016

Chaldäische Christen leben vor allem im Irak, in Iran, Syrien, Jordanien, Libanon und der Türkei. Oder in Schweden, denn dorthin sind viele ausgewandert. In Södertälje bei Stockholm sind es so viele Chaldäer, dass dort nun eine eigene Kirche für sie gebaut wird. Menschen drängen sich […]

Syrian Army, Militia Foil Al-Nusra Front, Jaish al-Islam Breakout Attempt

10 July 2016

The Syrian army and local militia destroyed the squads of jihadist groups al-Nusra Front and Jaish al-Islam that were trying to fight out of the northern outskirts of Aleppo, a source in the militia told RIA Novosti on Sunday. On July 3, the Syrian army […]

LAF: raids on homes in Hour Taala, confiscation of 25 surveillance cameras, 2 communication devices

10 July 2016

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) raided today houses of numerous wanted citizens in the village of Hour Taala in Baalbek and confiscated 25 surveillance cameras, 2 communication devices in addition to military apparel and drugs, according to a communique issued by the Army Guidance Directorate. […]

First plane of the WFP aid air bridge arrives in Qamishli

10 July 2016

The first aircraft of the humanitarian air bridge to Syria arrived at Qamishli Airport in the northeastern Hasaka province on Saturday night. The supplies carried on board the plane were provided by the World Food Program (WFP). In a statement to SANA, Head of the […]

Le projet d’élargissement de l’autoroute Beyrouth-Tabarja réactivé

10 July 2016

Le gouvernement a réactivé le projet d’élargissement de l’autoroute Beyrouth-Tabarja, en allouant 34 millions de dollars aux expropriations nécessaires. Le projet, qui remonte à 2006, consiste à mettre en place une troisième voie des deux côtés de l’autoroute au niveau de Nahr el-Kalb et de […]

CHIESA. “TOLLERANZA A DIRITTI CONTRO IL TERRORE”. PARLA MONSIGNOR FILONI

9 July 2016

di FRANCESCO GRECO — GALATONE (Le). I bei fiori lilla dei capperi rigogliosi che ondeggiano dalle facciate delle vecchie case affacciate su Palazzo Marchesale lo commuovono. La voce si incrina, si illanguidisce. Per Monsignor Fernando Filoni, “missionario” di pace in giro per il mondo, rievocano […]

L’ALCHIMISTA DI BAZAZA SFILA AD ALTAROMA

9 July 2016

La storia a cui si è ispirato il giovane stilista libanese Hussein Bazaza, 26 anni, per realizzare la collezione che ha sfilato oggi con Altaroma nella ex Dogana, é quella di Sophia The Alchemist che vuole scoprire l’elisir della vita eterna. L’ispirazione prende spunto dal […]

La enviada de la ONU para el Líbano pide al Consejo de Seguridad que preste más atención al país

9 July 2016

La enviada de Naciones Unidas para el Líbano, Sigrid Kaag, ha pedido al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU que preste más atención a la situación que vive el país, principalmente a las condiciones de seguridad, cada vez más deterioradas, al debilitamiento de las instituciones […]