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ISIL Regains Ground It Lost in Iraq

“The district is in an extremely dire situation amid clashes between security forces, backed by tribal militants, and ISIL,” Anbar provincial council chairman Sabah...

Pakistani Christians Accused of Blasphemy: Three More Cases

The Christian couple were killed over suspicions of desecrating the Qur’an on November 4. The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed the resolve to...

El-Sisi Decrees to Create a New Police Division Employing Middle School Youth

Spokesperson to the presidency, Alaa Youssef said in a statement that the decision aims at creating a new rank of 'police aides' who will...

Obama Vows No Safe Haven for Islamic State

  Obama spoke to hundreds of camouflage-wearing troops in a hangar at Fort Dix to thank the U.S. military for its actions around the world....

Closure of Café Shows Egypt’s Atheists Are Next in Line for Crackdown

Just before noon on Sunday, Egyptian government officials flanked by police raided Passiles and boarded its doors. The café was popular with customers who...

Lawyer: ‘Egyptian Convert’s Arrest Linked to Leaving Islam’

Hegazy faces a five-year prison sentence if an appeal court upholds his conviction last June, when he was ruled guilty of “illegally filming anti-Christian...

Rights Group Asks Sisi Not to Pass Draft Terrorist Entities Law

The law would impose a “terrorist” label on any group “practicing or intending to advocate by any means to disturb public order or endanger...

Pope Came to Turkey Expecting a Moderate Muslim Leader. See What He Found Instead

In a gesture of goodwill, Pope Francis visited the Blue Mosque, one of the masterpieces of Ottoman architecture, where he turned east toward Mecca,...

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