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Ex-Muslims claim Germany Christmas market attacker isn't ex-Muslim, warn of bigger plot

An attacker ploughed a black BMW into a crowded Christmas market in the German town of Magdeburg, killing five people and injuring 200 others. "If anything, the Magdeburg attacker Taleb A was far right: a self-declared Islam-hating, ex-Muslim atheist, who despised German society not for being against Islam but facilitating its spread," says Neumann. EX-MUSLIMS QUESTION CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACKER'S CLAIM …

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1 week ago

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Syrian implosion spur a fresh Iran Mideast drive?

Deccan Chronicle

For a fairly long time, the world appeared to be fixated on the understanding that Iran and Syria acted as almost one nation in the pursuit of strategic security and foreign policy. As one of the main supporters of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the ayatollahs of Iran secured considerable strategic advantage through the territory of the Levant under Syria’s control. …

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Blinken makes unannounced Iraq visit to discuss Syria's future and regional security post-Assad

Firstpost

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday to meet Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for talks on the future of neighboring Syria US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in New York City, US, on September 23, 2024. Reuters File US Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

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1 week, 4 days ago

At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst

CNN

Masnaa, Lebanon’s border with Syria CNN — Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. “My sons were all born here, in Lebanon, this is their first time going to Syria,” Mohammed said, pointing at four little boys sitting next to each other inside the busy border building. Officials told him that while …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences

Deccan Chronicle

Way back in 2004, King Abdullah of Jordan had coined a controversial and loaded term called the “Shia Crescent”, that indicated land and territory from Shia-dominated Iran running across the Iraqi-Syrian swathes up to the southern coast of Lebanon. Since the time Israel launched the relentless bludgeoning of the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, the Sunni Arab leadership has played …

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2 weeks ago

How Syria has become a pawn in global power play

Firstpost

The shifting geopolitics due to the Iran-Israel conflict, the Russia-Ukraine war, and alleged support from Turkey helped Syrian rebels to succeed in their game plan; the future of Syria now remains uncertain and dependent on the interests of the regional powers With the fall of Damascus, the supposedly inalterable authoritarian Bashar al-Assad regime came to an end. The fall of …

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2 weeks ago

The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

The Independent

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

How the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria will affect the Middle East and Russia

ABC

The Middle East has changed dramatically in just eight days. Whether the regime of Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad is finished or just seriously wounded, he is now a leader with little authority. The outside forces that could have fended off any attack on the regime — Russia, Iran and Hezbollah — have all been seriously distracted. That was the thinking …

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Multiple crisis vectors destabilising Pakistan

Hindustan Times

Two distinct vectors have intersected in Pakistan this past week. The first was a high-intensity political clash as the jailed Imran Khan’s wife led large numbers of his supporters into the heart of Islamabad in defiance of the government, vowing to remain till their leader was released. A supporter of the jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan …

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3 weeks ago

Lebanese return to scenes of destruction in Beirut's suburbs as damage bill exceeds $5 billion

ABC

In Beirut's southern suburbs, the cost of "victory" is devastation. Some residents agree with Hezbollah's claim of a 'divine victory' against Israel, while others are furious with the group for getting involved in the conflict. Hezbollah flags still fly around Dahiyeh and the group's operatives are everywhere, sitting on plastic chairs on street corners and patrolling on scooters. The locals …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims

The Independent

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130

Al Jazeera

Violence has been ongoing in the region after gunmen opened fire on convoys carrying Shia pilgrims on November 21. Sectarian violence continued in Pakistan’s northwest over the weekend, killing at least 14 people and wounding 27 in the past 24 hours in the Kurram district, located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the border with Afghanistan. Violence has escalated in …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

124 killed in Pakistan amid continued sectarian violence despite ceasefire

India Today

The death toll in Khurram tribal sectarian violence rose to 124 with two more deaths on Saturday as a gunbattle continued between Shia and Sunni groups despite a ceasefire in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. More than 170 people have been injured in the sectarian violence raging for the last ten days, authorities said. The province's governor, Faisal Karim Kundi …

US mission in Pakistan issues security alert, advises Americans to avoid Peshawar hotel

Hindustan Times

The US mission to Pakistan has issued a security alert, urging American citizens to avoid the Serena Hotel in Peshawar and its surrounding area, including the Peshawar Golf Club, until December 16. It also warned US nationals to reconsider travel plans to the region, emphasising the ongoing “Do Not Travel” advisory for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province due to persistent terrorism threats. …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Pakistan: Shia–Sunni clash in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 10 dead, a week after 150 killed

India TV News

Peshawar: At least 10 more people have been killed and 21 others injured as sporadic clashes continued between Sunni and Shia tribes despite a cease-fire brokered between the two warring communities in Pakistan's restive northwest, police said on Wednesday. At least 10 people died and 21 others injured in the sporadic tribal sectarian violence, police said. The clashes between Alizai …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Lebanon’s Shia Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah

The Hindu

The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel-Hezbollah war are Shia Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly punished because they share a religious identity with Hezbollah militants and often live in the same areas. “This is clear,” said Wael Murtada, a young Shia man who anxiously watched paramedics search rubble after a recent Israeli airstrike destroyed …

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4 weeks ago

82 killed in 3 days in Pakistan’s Kurram: How Sunni vs Shia clashes have left a bloody trail

Firstpost

Last week, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, sectarian violence broke out in Pakistan’s Kurram district, resulting in the deaths of 82 people. People mourn over the graves of relatives who were killed after gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in the Kurram tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Shalozan, Pakistan. Rehan Muhammad, a 33-year-old journalist told The Guardian, “Gunfire …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes

Firstpost

More than 300 families were forced to leave their homes as violent clashes between Shia and Sunni Muslims rattled Pakistan’s north. The Sectarian violence in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan has killed about 150 over the past months Over 300 families were forced to flee their homes after violent clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims rattled North Pakistan. …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in Pakistan

Al Jazeera

Local Sunni and Shia armed groups have clashed for decades, but the most recent fighting has killed more than 30 people. Pakistani officials have announced a seven-day truce between rival sectarian groups after days of clashes killed dozens of people in the northwest of the country. Following the violence, Muhammad Ali Saif, spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government and …

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1 month ago

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram

Al Jazeera

Renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups latest in a string of attacks to hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, just days after a deadly attack on a convoy in the same area killed dozens of people. Speaking to AFP news agency …

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1 month ago

How Saudi Arabia’s Salman Canal can be alternative to Iran-dominated Strait of Hormuz

Firstpost

Iran may weaponise its choke points, such as the Strait of Hormuz, to threaten the UAE and Saudi Arabia to comply with Iran and participate in its war effort with Israel, as such, Salman Canal becomes a lifeline for these Arab nations The Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and the subsequent conflagration marked the end of the normalisation of …

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1 month ago

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues to burn, deadly attack on passenger vans kills over 40 persons, mostly Shia Muslims

Op India

At least 38 people were killed and 11 others were injured in a gun attack on passenger vans in the Ochat area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower Kurram district on Thursday, the Dawn reported, citing the police. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, while speaking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court, also confirmed the same figures, describing the attack …

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At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Al Jazeera

Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Kurram, where clashes with Sunnis have escalated in recent months. Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “We also managed to recover 26 people belonging to the Shia community last night, …

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1 month ago

Under Trump, India can find a way to become manufacturing powerhouse: Fareed Zakaria

India Today

Veteran journalist and geopolitical expert Fareed Zakaria offered a comprehensive analysis of Donald Trump’s second term as US President, highlighting its global implications, particularly for India. US policy toward India for the last 25 years has been remarkably consistent and upward moving, and so I think what you're likely to see with India is the continuation of that upward moving …

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Ex-Muslims claim Germany Christmas market attacker isn't ex-Muslim, warn of bigger plot

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Syrian implosion spur a fresh Iran Mideast drive?

Blinken makes unannounced Iraq visit to discuss Syria's future and regional security post-Assad

At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences

How Syria has become a pawn in global power play

The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

How the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria will affect the Middle East and Russia

Multiple crisis vectors destabilising Pakistan

Lebanese return to scenes of destruction in Beirut's suburbs as damage bill exceeds $5 billion

At least 130 killed in sectarian clashes in Pakistan’s northwest days after attack on Shia Muslims

Death toll from sectarian violence in northwest Pakistan rises to 130

124 killed in Pakistan amid continued sectarian violence despite ceasefire

US mission in Pakistan issues security alert, advises Americans to avoid Peshawar hotel

Pakistan: Shia–Sunni clash in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves 10 dead, a week after 150 killed

Lebanon’s Shia Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah

82 killed in 3 days in Pakistan’s Kurram: How Sunni vs Shia clashes have left a bloody trail

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes

Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in Pakistan

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram

How Saudi Arabia’s Salman Canal can be alternative to Iran-dominated Strait of Hormuz

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues to burn, deadly attack on passenger vans kills over 40 persons, mostly Shia Muslims

At least 42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Under Trump, India can find a way to become manufacturing powerhouse: Fareed Zakaria