How will the future of a sectarian ruler look like in a state where political assassinations are the norm?
Perhaps Al-Maliki will meet the fate of Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh who was killed at the hands of the Houthis,
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FAKE HADITH: “Whoever Insults a Prophet, Kill Him!”
“Whoever Insults a Prophet, Kill Him”, is a fabricated hadith falsely attributed to the Prophet, said American Muslim Scholar Moosa
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Role of Russia in Ankara-Damascus Rapprochement
by Hafsa Akram Moscow is promoting renegotiating the 1998 Adana Agreement between Ankara and Damascus. Following the remarks of Turkish
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ANALYSIS: China’s Taiwan military drills offer spying opportunity for U.S.
Reuters The two U.S. military officials said it would take time to digest any intelligence harvested. While China’s expanded drills
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Ashoura Day: Iran warns Story Tellers not to express grief over the Mullah policies
The regime employs Ashoura as a means of attracting and expanding public support by appealing to Shiites’ past grievances. Ashoura Day
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ANALYSIS: Where is Tunisia Heading?
by Dalia Ziada As Saied contemplates his next move, the country’s political Islamists plot their way back to power Tunisia’s
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Al-Maliki and Sadr: A Kingmaker spells the end of a Kleptocrat
Sadr is gaining popularity, engaging more with the public, and solidifying his grass-roots movement. The situation in Iraq is worsening.
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How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri
Reuters After soliciting views from others in the room, Biden authorized “a precise tailored air strike” on the condition that
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Ukraine says scores of Russians killed, rail links cut in southern fighting
Reuters Officials from the Russian-appointed administration running the Kherson region earlier this week rejected Western and Ukrainian assessments of the
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Chinese woman seeking to freeze her eggs loses court case
Reuters But the court found these did not establish that the Chinese health authority allows egg freezing for non-medical reasons.
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