Turkish security forces have neutralized more than 17,000 terrorists since July 2015, the country’s defence minister said on Wednesday.
Read More »Jordan: Top court orders local Muslim Brotherhood group dissolved
Reformist splinter group, which separated from Muslim Brotherhood in 2015, emerges victorious in landmark case
Read More »IDF prevents attempted terror attack near Nablus
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced on Wedensday that IDF soldiers had thwarted an attempted attack, arresting a squad of four alleged terrorists near the city of Nablus in the area of the Samaria Regional Council. According to the statement, two Molotov cocktails and one IED were seized from the four …
Read More »UN Frees Up 'Expense' Money for Several Declared Terrorists
The United Nations has freed up “expense” money for several men designated as terrorists at the request of the Pakistani government, including one with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head.
Read More »Turkish court sentences Germany-based journalist to jail on terrorism charges
A Turkish court sentenced German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel in absentia on Thursday to jail for 2 years and 9 months for terrorism propaganda, his lawyer said, in a case that has strained ties between Ankara and Berlin.
Read More »Desperate Lebanese forced to look to Hezbollah
The expected verdict in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is now set for Aug. 7 after being delayed from May. It is already clear that the tribunal will issue a judgment concerning the four accused and not against the group to which they belong: Hezbollah. This means that each of …
Read More »EU must designate Hezbollah as terror organization, 230 lawmakers say
In their letter, the lawmakers urged “the EU to end this false distinction between ‘military’ and ‘political’ arms”
Read More »The Rise of ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy from China
Chinese diplomats have engaged in aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ public diplomacy in the last year, following instructions from President Xi Jinping to show more ‘fighting spirit’ in defending China on the world stage.
Read More »What’s behind the wave of mysterious incidents in Iran?
On the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Stuxnet computer virus, designed by the U.S. and Israel to target Iran’s nuclear program, the Islamic Republic is facing a new wave of unclaimed acts of sabotage. While military and nuclear facilities in Parchin and Natanz have been attacked, this latest …
Read More »Turkey’s Generation Z Turns Against Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s online address to students on June 26 was the latest sign that his efforts to shape Turkey’s young generation in his image have failed. Thousands of students joining the YouTube livestream disliked the video and used the comments section to criticize Erdogan and tell him …
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