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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has reportedly declared the areas it occupies in Iraq and Syria as a new Islamic state, removing Iraq and the Levant from its name and ushering in “a new era of international jihad”. The announcement will see the Isis now simply …

Baghdad government has received the first batch of Russian-made Sukhoi fighter planes to use them against the militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Iraqi army sources said on Saturday that the fighter jets are expected to be stationed at an airbase in the country’s …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against enemy plots to provoke sectarian conflicts among Shia and Sunni Muslims in the region to undermine the wave of Islamic Awakening. “Today, the enemy is investing in civil wars in the region and pins hope on a Shia-Sunni …

A senior Iranian commander has slammed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabian for handing down a death sentence to prominent Saudi Shia cleric Ayatollah Nimr al-Nimr, saying his execution will cost Riyadh dearly. Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said on Thursday that it was worrisome that …

US President Barack Obama has requested $500 million from Congress to train and arm militants fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “While we continue to believe that there is no military solution to this crisis and that the United States should not put American troops into combat in …

Italy has advised its citizens not to invest in Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian land, just days after France issued the same warning, Italian media reported Friday. Foreign Minister Federico Mogherini cautioned Italians “not to get involved in financial activity and investments” in settlements in the occupied West Bank, …

Israeli tank fire has reportedly injured five people in the Gaza Strip as Tel Aviv intensifies its acts of aggression against the besieged Palestinian territory. Ashraf al-Qidra, the spokesman for the Hamas Ministry of Health in Gaza, said Israeli military tanks fired shells into the agricultural areas of the southern city …

The Iraqi army has regained almost full control of the province of Diyala, amid the brutal militancy that rages in the country. Iraqi officials said on Friday that the armed forces are in full control of all areas of the eastern province except for the Sa’adiyah district, which is still …

Iraqi cleric Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr has vowed to “shake the ground” under the feet of the ISlamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.Sadr, whose movement long battled US occupation forces in Iraq, also voiced opposition Wednesday to American military advisers meeting with Iraqi commanders.“We will shake the ground …

Al Arabiya News is reporting that Saudi preacher Mohammad al-Arifi has been banned from entering the United Kingdom. “We can confirm Mohammad al-Arifi has been excluded from the United Kingdom,” a Home Office spokesperson said in a statement to Al Arabiya News. “The UK Government makes no apologies for refusing …