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The emergence of terrorist group Boko Haram, after its deadly attacks and merciless kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian girls from a boarding school, has brought it to the fore of the headlines and along with it raised dozens of questions over the corrupt political system in Nigeria. It just so …

Abu Hamza al-Masri – who was once one of Britain’s most infamous “radical preachers” – secretly worked for MI5, his lawyers have told a court in the US. Abu Hamza’s lawyers claimed the Egyptian-born preacher, who was giving evidence for the first time in his trial in New York, had …

Hujjat al-Islam Muhammad Shahabi, the head of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a), Bahrain, spoke about the relentless attack of the Bahraini regime upon the Shia. He stated: “An attack on religious freedom and the lack of punishment for these criminals continues and from the other side the regime is using the …

Israel might battle Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said yesterday. Gantz visited training camps in the north of the occupied West Bank. He said the deadline for peace talks came to an end on April 29 and the Israeli …

The  Takfiri group, Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) threatened to assassinate the Iraq-based Muslim religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani. In a statement on Tuesday, the terrorist group said: “At present, the Shiite religious leader in Iraq is a person named Ali Sistani who is a remnant …

It is only a matter of time before jihadis in al-Qa’ida-type groups that have taken over much of eastern Syria and western Iraq have a violent impact on the world outside these two countries. The road is open wide to new attacks along the lines of 9/11 and 7/7, and …

MONEY can buy many things: luxury, influence, security—and even time. How frustrating, then, to be vastly rich but never quite to get what you want. Such is the dilemma faced by the world’s richest family, the Al Sauds of Saudi Arabia. Their kingdom has sold the rest of the world …

Stephen Lees, a long-term Conservative activist, has tweeted that all Muslims should be expelled from Britain, and all mosques demolished. His Tweet came a few minutes after he tweeted a link to a Telegraph article entitled “Head teachers raise ‘serious concerns’ over Islamic school take-over”. Mr Lees describes himself on Twitter …

Foreign policy is a critical component in the lives, conduct, and governance of all nation-states. But it has become even more significant in recent years as interstate relations have grown ever more complex. The inexorable rise in the number of international players — including multilateral organizations, nonstate actors, and even …

As you reach Maadi Military Hospital on the outskirts of Cairo, a soldier guarding the main door asks you about the room you intend to visit. In this hospital near the Nile, resides ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Today, Mubarak will celebrate his 86th birthday. He is expected to make …