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Day after day, researchers are immersed in the propaganda of ISIS and neo-Nazi factions. But there’s almost no discussion of the mental toll of examining the world’s most dangerous extremists. Charlie Winter, a London-based terrorism researcher, was dining with friends one recent evening when the conversation turned to whether it …

FRANCE remains on terror alert with the country’s threat level from Islamic extremist groups “unchanged,” Deputy Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said. A recent UN report warned the current abatement of terrorist violence may soon end, with a fresh wave of attacks on western targets possible before the end of the …

A New Jersey resident who has been under observation for filming and recording strategic public points of attraction in the US early to mid-2000s has been confirmed to have allegiance with Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization. Alexei Saab of Morristown was questioned in 11 separate sessions by the FBI since the …

The leader of a Qatar sponsored charity that launched a website urging Muslims to developers hatred for Jews and Christians has donated a humungous amount as the charity to a group chained to the European Arm of Muslim Brotherhood whose lead preacher Yusuf Al Qaradawi is banned in the UK …

The White House might feel it has a well-thought-out strategy at work when it comes to tackling Iran. But it hasn’t. Trump’s strategy started with putting economic pressure of Tehran where it continued to sanction the country. It was later to be met by a severe threat of deterrence as …

Donald Trump has finally revoked the Californian State’s right to set lower emission standards, undoing the good work that was done under Obama’s leadership. Obama had allowed the state to monitor and manage their own emission rates, looking at their excellent track record and serious commitment to environmental concerns. The …

Instead of adhering to a list of 13 demands that could have won back the Arab Quartet, Qatar might have furthered deepened the rift by adding one more Turkish military base in Doha, that opens this autumn. Closure of the existing Al-Rayyan military base in Qatar was one of the …

Mike Pompeo is on his way to visit Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in order to give shape to President Trump’s thought over the recent attacks over oil facilities in the Kingdom.  The United States would like to set the tone to “counter Iranian aggression” with allies in the region. …

Foreign Affairs Minister of France Jean-Yves Le Drain on Monday mentioned that France will put pressure to eliminate Sudan from the US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism and support initiatives to reestablish the nation among the international community. Le Drianvisited Khartoum for a day which marked the first such …

Despite Britain’s effort to not burn bridges with Tehran, Iran continues to mess up the equation between both the countries.  Things have been going sour since Tehran went against its promise and delivered the supertanker to Syria calling it a simple business transaction. However, Britain has been left quite embarrassed. …

Qatar is pouring millions of dollars into top scholarly establishments in the UK and the US, since the start of 2012 to June this year, as per the Financial Times investigation of the US training division’s Foreign Gifts and Contracts Report. US state-funded schools are anxious to extend their Arabic …

Oil prices have found their way up the ladder while world stock numbers are sliding down, as news of the attack on crude oil facilities in Saudi Arabia’s largest company Aramco, south of Riyadh has been confirmed. Yemen’s Houthi militia has taken responsibility of hitting the facility with a drone …

The fate of Syria lies in what happens to Idlib province in the next couple of weeks. And the three major nations that have been playing an important role in that country’s civil war are all determined to find a way out to avoid a humanitarian disaster. It is confirmed …

Turkish PM Erdogan will have a significant agenda at the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly meeting- he will be discussing his intentions of keeping Trump administration happy, as he floats the idea of buying a certain number of Patriots from the United States. The Raytheon Co’s Patriot missile defense system …

Taliban reached out to Russia, as the peace talks with US were called off last week by President Donald Trump. The insurgent group’s delegation, headed by Mullah Sher Mohammad Stanikzai, arrived Moscow on Friday, just days after the US talks were cancelled. Stanikzai has been representing the group’s negotiating team …

Another Al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliate and leader of the Filipino originated militia Abu Sayyaf Group, now stands listed as an international terrorist by the US State Department. The US State Department let out information for public consumption that Hatib Hadjan Sawadjaan is low listed as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist …

Qatar is going to continue to fund terrorism and play a sweet game with the United States and other nations of the world as well.  In an interview with the Emir, with a well-known media publication, he had admitted, that the country of Qatar did what it thought was right. …

The humanitarian story in Turkey has seen a sudden turnaround with thousands of Syrian refugees been sent back to Syria, a place which still does not have a peaceful atmosphere for a civilian to live in. Under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for eight years, Syrians had found …

On Monday, the UN nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) questioned Iran over the traces of uranium found at a site, which the country claimed to be a carpet-cleaning facility. The agency officials said that Tehran is yet to respond and provide clarification over newly installed centrifuges. The UN …

Unclaimed airstrikes in the east of Syria has killed 18 Iranian and pro-Iran fighters, as indicated by a war monitoring group, as strains around Tehran’s military presence in the district escalated. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that the strikes in and around the area of Abu Kamal …

On Saturday, in a series of tweets, US President Donald Trump announced the ‘calling off’ of Afghan peace talks, which were scheduled for Sunday. The negotiations were drawn back after the Taliban claimed the responsibility of Thursday Kabul blast, which took the lives of 12 people including a US soldier. …

It is now coming to light that possibly Qatar had a role to play in orchestrating the September 11, terror attacks that rocked the United States. A UAE based media outlet has released a documentary that states how Qatar had actually sheltered the mastermind behind the September 11 terror attacks. …

England is trying to verify whether Iran has sold oil to Syria in the breach of the signed document given by Tehran to official authorities in Gibraltar. On Sunday, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif stated that a tanker seized by British Marines on 9 July and released in August had …

On the insistence of the Israeli Prime Minister, when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) went onto visit a secret atomic facility in Tehran, it discovered traces of uranium.  Iran is yet to explain the origins and purpose of both the raw material and the ‘secret warehouse’.   IAEA is …

A top US administration official has stated the decision of the White House clearly over Iran- there is no intent to budge from giving any relief on sanctions unless Tehran learns to prioritize the lives of its people over funding terrorism and playing sly. This was communicated to the media …

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey has expressed dissatisfaction over the fact that Turkey is restricted from possessing nuclear weapons whereas other countries own them blaming them for Hypocrite behavior. While speaking with members of his AK party in Sivas he said, “ Few countries own missiles with nuclear warheads …

Washington has now opened a direct channel of communication with Iran backed Houthi militia in Yemen. This is the first direct contact in four years where the United States is now trying to end the civil war that has gripped the nation since it started in 2015. It has been …