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On Tuesday, branches of the Al-Qaeda in North Africa and Yemen called for extremists in Syria and Iraq to unite against the threat of the US-led coalition to battle extremists in the Middle East. In an unprecedented joint statement, the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula urged their “brothers” in Syria and Iraq to …

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in Tuesday urged nations with the capacity to take actions against the Islamic State (IS). “I urge the international community, and those with the means, to act decisively and after sober reflection. It is critical to keep at the forefront the protection of civilians”, he said. However, the UN chief did not say what steps …

On Monday, top diplomats from 30 countries, including China, Russia and the United States, gathered in Paris to pledge support to Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State (IS) by “any means necessary”, including “appropriate military assistance”. The meeting comes on the heels of the beheading of a third western hostage by IS over the weekend. The diplomats issued …

A total of forty-three former and current Israeli military reservists signed a letter vowing to no longer be a part of operations against Palestinians. In the letter, they address the operations of Unit 8200, which is said to carry out electronic surveillance. According to the letter the intelligence gathered by the unit was mostly concerning innocent people and used to …

French President Francois Hollande on Friday said that France is prepared to increase military aid to Iraq, as global efforts to combat the extremist fighters intensify. Hollande was on a visit to Baghdad, the highest-profile visit to the country since extremists led by the Islamic State (IS) seized territory in Iraq and Syria in a sweeping move which sparked international …

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon, in his annual report to the UN General Assembly on the issue of human rights in Iraq, said that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s pledges for greater freedom in the country has not led to major improvements of freedom of expression or human rights. In a report obtained by Reuters, he also expressed concern over the …

Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Friday denied that the Palestinian movement was running a “shadow government” in the Gaza Strip. Meshaal spoke in Tunisian capital city Tunis only days after Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas threatened to break the unity government with Hamas after he charged that Hamas was not letting the government operate in Gaza. “There is a national …

The Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Art will open in Toronto on Friday – the $300 million complex will be the first North American museum dedicated to Islamic Art, and is an initiative of the Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims. The complex aims to foster knowledge and understanding between Muslims and Islamic societies and other cultures. Occupying 6.8 …

On Friday, Russia criticized the EU for adopting new sanctions against it despite the week-old ceasefire agreement between separatist forces and Ukraine. “We believe that adopting such decisions at the very moment when the peace process in Ukraine is gaining strength — we are hoping — … this means choosing a path towards undermining the peace process”, Russian Foreign Minister …

On Wednesday, several Muslim leaders, along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, wrote to Bill Montgomery, the county attorney of Maricopa in Arizona, in protest of an event sponsored by his office to “tell the truth” about Muslim terrorist organizations. The event, titled “Understanding the Threat” and scheduled for next week, will be presented by John Guandolo, a …