“It forfeits all verisimilitude when it ignores the defining aspect of Muslim life.” Cairo, May 24 – Viewers across the region anticipate the onset of the monthlong Ramadan observance each year, either for the spiritual development it represents or for the ...
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The party’s efforts to prevent supporters of other factions from casting votes should have resulted in much larger gains. Beirut, May 8 – Iran’s proxy arm in Lebanon made important parliamentary gains Monday, but despite celebrations among Hezbollah loyalists around ...
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It took the Romans hundreds of years to give us the number of ruins and abandoned sites for which they are celebrated. Damascus, May 6 – Researchers of the distant past expressed their thrill today that the Republic of Syria ...
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The stolen binders were replaced by replicas containing nothing but old copies of the Qur’an. Tehran, May 1 – Iran’s Supreme Leader discovered a secret passageway in his headquarters that Israeli intelligence used in obtaining a large quantity of classified material ...
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“The trappings and institutions of a normal Islamic community and society play a pivotal role in the gradual process of recovery and restabilization.” Dubai, April 26 – Efforts to restore the major northern Iraqi city of Mosul to its former ...
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“I can just feel the relevance and newness of yet another violent encounter between Arab rioters and Jews. No wonder they get all the attention.” Isfahan, April 19 – Several months into civil unrest in Iran, the protests and their ...
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The capabilities, range, and other aspects of Stroke of Genius remain unknown quantities, causing consternation in Arab capitals and among high-ranking members of terrorist organizations. Beirut, April 11 – The head of a militant Islamist group dedicated to the violent ...
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“Chemical weapons? No, that couldn’t be right. Obama and Kerry promised Russia would take care of removing Assad’s stockpile.” New York, April 9 – Human Rights groups and international organizations have difficulty discerning that people in Syria are being slaughtered ...
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“What more fitting gesture could there be to demonstrate that appreciation than the very item that served us so well in selling the deal to the American public?” Chicago, March 27 – The president who engineered the nuclear pact with ...
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“Otherwise it means we’re totally ignored, unimportant, and who could accept the shame?” Ramallah, March 13 – Residents of refugee camps and areas under Palestinian self-rule voiced resignation today at being manipulated and having their plight co-opted by cynical international ...
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