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Opinion | 14 Years On, The Arab Spring Morphs Into An Islamic Winter
All that one can safely say at this stage about the impact of the Arab Spring phenomenon is that it has shown a harsh mirror to the various stakeholders and made them aware of the limits of their respective powers.
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At Least 23 Killed In Bomb Blast In Pakistan's Parachinar
A blast killed 24 people and injured 70 in the northwestern Pakistani city of Parachinar on Sunday, officials said, and a banned Sunni Islamist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Kuwait Court Upholds One Death Sentence In Mosque Bombing: Report
A Kuwaiti appeals court upheld one death sentence and overturned another in the case of an Islamist suicide bombing at a mosque in June, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas reported today.
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Gaza Rocket Hits Israel: Army
A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit an open field in southern Israel today morning, the Israeli army said in a statement.
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Kuwait Detains 60 Suspected of Islamist Militant Links: Newspaper
Kuwait has detained 60 people and closed a local charity for alleged violations in raising funds for Syrians, local media said today, as part of a crackdown on suspected militant links after the Gulf Arab state's worst ever suicide bombing.
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Kuwait Shiite Mosque Bomber Was Saudi National: Interior Ministry
Kuwait today identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests in connection with the blast that left 26 dead.
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Egyptian Court Jails 23 Men Over Killing of Shi'ite Muslims: Sources
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 23 men to 14 years in jail without parole over the killing of four Shi'ite Muslims in 2013, judicial sources said.
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Syrian Warplanes Bomb Islamic State Near Hasaka
Syrian war planes today bombed Islamic State fighters trying to advance into the northeastern city of Hasaka in an offensive that is adding to the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad following recent defeats elsewhere.
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From Brides to Battlefield, New Roles for Women With Islamic State
Women travelling to join Islamic State militants are no longer just seeking to become "jihadi brides" but are taking on new roles, on the frontline in logistics and intelligence and as medics, according to military and expert sources.
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Fearing Islamic State, Afghanistan's Shi'ites Seek Help From Old Enemies
Even by Afghanistan's standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of the Taliban insurgents who have persecuted them for years was extraordinary.
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Female Yazidi Captives Forced to Give Blood to Wounded Islamist Fighters: Survivor
Female Yazidi captives are being forced to donate blood to wounded Islamic State (IS) fighters, according to a pregnant teenager who escaped after being seized and held captive by IS militants.
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Islamic State Carried Out Lebanon Cafe Attack: Minister
A double suicide attack that killed eight people at a cafe in the Lebanese city of Tripoli was carried out by the Islamic State group, the interior minister said on Sunday, contradicting a claim of responsibility by the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.
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Militants Could Have Drawn Lebanon Into Civil War - Army Chief
Islamist militants who attacked parts of Lebanon this year could have drawn it into civil war, army chief General Jean Kahwaji said in an unusually direct and political speech published today.
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Iran Hardliners Want Nuclear Deal But No Ties With Washington
Iran may be ready to reach a nuclear deal with world powers to revive its economy, but is in no rush to go further by restoring relations with the United States, calculating this would imperil its domestic support.
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As Iraqi Body Count Grows, Shi'ites Start to Demand Answers
As an undertaker in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala, Faris al-Kaa'bi has had an unusually busy summer. His niche is burying the bodies of the unclaimed and the unidentified from all over Iraq, which in the last few months has meant hundreds of victims of the fight against Sunni Islamist militants.
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Opinion | 14 Years On, The Arab Spring Morphs Into An Islamic Winter
All that one can safely say at this stage about the impact of the Arab Spring phenomenon is that it has shown a harsh mirror to the various stakeholders and made them aware of the limits of their respective powers.
-
At Least 23 Killed In Bomb Blast In Pakistan's Parachinar
A blast killed 24 people and injured 70 in the northwestern Pakistani city of Parachinar on Sunday, officials said, and a banned Sunni Islamist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Kuwait Court Upholds One Death Sentence In Mosque Bombing: Report
A Kuwaiti appeals court upheld one death sentence and overturned another in the case of an Islamist suicide bombing at a mosque in June, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas reported today.
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Gaza Rocket Hits Israel: Army
A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit an open field in southern Israel today morning, the Israeli army said in a statement.
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Kuwait Detains 60 Suspected of Islamist Militant Links: Newspaper
Kuwait has detained 60 people and closed a local charity for alleged violations in raising funds for Syrians, local media said today, as part of a crackdown on suspected militant links after the Gulf Arab state's worst ever suicide bombing.
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Kuwait Shiite Mosque Bomber Was Saudi National: Interior Ministry
Kuwait today identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests in connection with the blast that left 26 dead.
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Egyptian Court Jails 23 Men Over Killing of Shi'ite Muslims: Sources
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 23 men to 14 years in jail without parole over the killing of four Shi'ite Muslims in 2013, judicial sources said.
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Syrian Warplanes Bomb Islamic State Near Hasaka
Syrian war planes today bombed Islamic State fighters trying to advance into the northeastern city of Hasaka in an offensive that is adding to the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad following recent defeats elsewhere.
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From Brides to Battlefield, New Roles for Women With Islamic State
Women travelling to join Islamic State militants are no longer just seeking to become "jihadi brides" but are taking on new roles, on the frontline in logistics and intelligence and as medics, according to military and expert sources.
-
Fearing Islamic State, Afghanistan's Shi'ites Seek Help From Old Enemies
Even by Afghanistan's standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of the Taliban insurgents who have persecuted them for years was extraordinary.
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Female Yazidi Captives Forced to Give Blood to Wounded Islamist Fighters: Survivor
Female Yazidi captives are being forced to donate blood to wounded Islamic State (IS) fighters, according to a pregnant teenager who escaped after being seized and held captive by IS militants.
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Islamic State Carried Out Lebanon Cafe Attack: Minister
A double suicide attack that killed eight people at a cafe in the Lebanese city of Tripoli was carried out by the Islamic State group, the interior minister said on Sunday, contradicting a claim of responsibility by the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.
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Militants Could Have Drawn Lebanon Into Civil War - Army Chief
Islamist militants who attacked parts of Lebanon this year could have drawn it into civil war, army chief General Jean Kahwaji said in an unusually direct and political speech published today.
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Iran Hardliners Want Nuclear Deal But No Ties With Washington
Iran may be ready to reach a nuclear deal with world powers to revive its economy, but is in no rush to go further by restoring relations with the United States, calculating this would imperil its domestic support.
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As Iraqi Body Count Grows, Shi'ites Start to Demand Answers
As an undertaker in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala, Faris al-Kaa'bi has had an unusually busy summer. His niche is burying the bodies of the unclaimed and the unidentified from all over Iraq, which in the last few months has meant hundreds of victims of the fight against Sunni Islamist militants.
