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Qatari media fueled global antisemitism after Oct. 7 - the world must take notice - opinion

We need to put political correctness aside and admit that the new wave of antisemitism taken grip on the Western world is an “imported one,” and Qatari media is playing a key role.

 AL JAZEERA headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
Text reading "7 July 2005 Opposite this Place A Bus Was Bombed Killing" is displayed on the memorial to victims of the London Bombing in Tavistock Square on June 02, 2025 in London; illustrative.

UK charity regulator allowing Islamist, Iran-backed hate to spread, victims say - report

Members of the Lebanese police gather outside Baabda prison, Lebanon, November 21, 2020.

Sectarian violence, divides on display in Lebanon as Beirut moves on General Amnesty Law

Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

US to prioritize destruction of Islamist terror groups, Muslim Brotherhood seen as root problem


Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to its military, sources say

The move to give official roles, including senior ones, to several jihadists may alarm some foreign governments and Syrian citizens fearful about the new administration's intentions.

 Khaled Brigade, a part of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), hold a military parade, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 27, 2024.

Rising terrorism in Germany is the result of too many security failures - analysis

The attack in Magdeburg allowed the establishment in Germany and Europe to use this extreme and rare case to launch an organized chorus warning of “generalizations against Muslims”.

 Police officers line up as far-right demonstrators hold a sign and flags during a protest after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market, in Magdeburg, Germany December 21, 2024.

HTS's Julani is not a pragmatist, but a sophisticated strategist - opinion

The West must view the Middle East and its leaders through a realistic lens. Julani is not pragmatic in the Western sense but a sophisticated strategist.

 Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, is seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 23, 2024.

Eight convicted in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

Last year, a court found six adolescents guilty of participating in a premeditated conspiracy and helping prepare an ambush.

A photograph taken on October 16, 2023 shows a commemorative plaque for slain teacher Samuel Paty (portrait) near the Bois d'Aulne school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, outside Paris. France was set to hold tribute ceremonies for Samuel Paty, the history-geography teacher who was beheaded on October 1

Avoiding past mistakes: Seven key concerns about the Islamist approach in Syria - opinion

The joy of seeing the fall of the tyranny of the Assad regime also compels us to ask many questions to avoid repeating the catastrophic failures of Islamist movements.

A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Syrian Shi'ites and other minorities flee to Lebanon, fearing Islamist rule

At the border with Lebanon, where thousands of people were trying to leave Syria on Thursday, a dozen Shi'ite Muslims interviewed by Reuters described threats made against them.

 The Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Syria and Turkey, December 8, 2024.

White House: Syria attack caused by regime's reliance on Russia and Iran

The White House also said that the US "has nothing to do with this offensive, which is led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a designated terrorist organization."

The White House is pictured in Washington D.C

Hamas's Oct. 7 attack stirs controversy and mixed reactions among Gaza clerics

On Monday, a statement issued in the name of "a group of clerics" in Gaza defended the Oct. 7 attacks as a "legitimate act."

 People walk at the ruins of al-Omari mosque as Palestinians perform Friday prayers, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City October 18, 2024.

Operative from terror-designated Samidoun banned from entering Netherlands

Dutch authorities banned Mohammed Khatib, alleged member of PFLP and coordinator at Samidoun who hosted Hamas leaders in webinars

 Khatib hosting Hamas leader Bassem Naim for a webinar earlier in 2024.

Radical Islamists gather in Hamburg to call for caliphate

Muslim Interaktiv is classified as extremist by the Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution. 

 Muslim Interaktiv organize a rally calling for caliphate in Hamburg, Germany