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AFRICA
Terrorist attack in Tunisia leaves 19 dead
Armed individuals stormed Tunisia’s National Bardo Museum on March 18, indiscriminately shooting the people inside. The rampage that lasted a few…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Why now?: Turkey’s intervention at the Suleyman Shah Tomb in Syria
By Onur Sen The Turkish Armed Forces intervened in Syria to evacuate its soldiers protecting the Tomb of Suleyman Shah,…
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HOME
Beyond a barbaric organization: Modernity and IS
By Ömer Faruk Topal Islamic State (formerly known as Islamic State of Iraq and Sham) has exceeded all of its…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Israel attack on Hezbollah’s convoy: Does Israel, the US believes Hezbollah is cornered and its time for a final blow?
By Zaher Mahruqi Israel’s attack on a Hezbollah convoy which resulted in the killings of an Iranian general and several…
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ASIA
China increasingly looking to Iran and Kurdistan for energy security
By Christina Lin China, a country that has the most to lose in the Middle East in the face of the…
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MIDDLE EAST
Germany to train Peshmerga to fight against ISIL
The German government announced Wednesday that it would send about 100 soldiers to northern Iraq to train Kurdish peshmerga forces…
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MIDDLE EAST
It’s time to stop accusing Kuwait of funding terror
By Robert Vessels Panicked attempts by Washington to cut off the head of extremism in Iraq and Syria are likely…
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MIDDLE EAST
Islamic State an emerging threat
By Saima Afzal ISIS is considered an off-shoot of Al-Qaida that emerged in 2004 but has been taken as challenging threat…
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OPINION
New Age diplomacy
By Samantha Brletich High-profile political events and issues have many scholars, practitioners, and observers wondering how diplomatic approaches can be better…
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MIDDLE EAST
Iran seeks political solution to Syria crisis
Iran seeks a political solution to the Syria crisis, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said here on Monday. “Over the…
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