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The Syrian regime will not begin talks on ending the Syrian civil war as long as extremists are tearing through the country, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. “We cannot start any political solution while terrorism is still rampant in Syria”, he said. His statement has seemingly ended the prospects for resuming peace …

The Canadian government is set to introduce a new law that will make it harder for immigrants to obtain Canadian citizenship. As things stand, a person needs to be physically present in the country for 1,095 days of the four years from their application date. If the remainder of Bill C-24, introduced by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris …

Lebanon-born British Human Rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin married American actor George Clooney in Venice on Saturday in a high-profile wedding ceremony, before spending the night partying with the actor’s A-list friends. “George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin were married today (September 27) in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy”, Stan Rosenfield, a spokesman for Clooney, said. The announcement was a surprise …

Expat Lebanese boxer 20-year-old Alaeddine Ramadan, was murdered in the city of Vancouver, Canadian media reported on Saturday; the motives of the murder are likely sport-related, the media reported. “Alaeddine Ramadan, a 20-year-old boxing champion in the Canadian city of Vancouver, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Wednesday night. Local authorities believe that the shooting was premeditated”, LBCI …

The US-led coalition against extremists in Syria late on Sunday struck down the most important gas plant in the country, subtly warning militants from the Islamic State (IS) to abandon to establishment, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “The international coalition has for the first time struck the entrance and prayer area of the Coneco gas plant. It is under …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday indicated that Turkey’s will play a more active part in the international coalition against extremist group Islamic State (IS), following the release of several Turkish hostages nabbed by the group. For the past few months, Turkey has frustrated global powers with its rather inactive participation in the coalition, but it has insisted that …

Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mahmoud Abbas on Friday demanded an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, and told the United Nations that it was time for Palestinian independence. He also promised to seek prosecutions for war crimes committed by Israel during the 50-day “war of genocide” in Gaza. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Abbas …

The African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, on Monday urged its leaders and members to not travel to Israel as the party has expressed its solidarity with the Palestinian people, the party’s secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said. “(We are) joining the call for (a) cultural, academic and education boycott of Israel, including travel bans for members and leaders of …

American Muslim groups have denounced anti-Islamic advertisements which have been scheduled to run on New York City buses in the coming weeks, calling them vitriolic and hateful. Six advertisements, with anti-Muslim content, are slated to appear on buses from September 29th on 100 New York City buses and on two subway entrances. The advertisements will run for four weeks, the …

Several senior Islamic scholars and Imams have written an open letter to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of extremist group Islamic State (IS), spelling out how the actions of the Islamic State (IS) are forbidden under Islamic scripture and Islamic law. In the letter several scholars explain the teachings of the Quran and the Hadiths of the Prophet Mohammed must …