US issues worldwide travel alert over terror threat

The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday, warning its citizens of "increased terrorist threats" after the Paris attacks.

Australian minister rejects call to send troops to Syria

Australia's federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has rejected government backbencher Kevin Andrews' call to send troops to Syria to fight Islamic State (IS).

Η ομόφωνη απόφαση του Συμβουλίου Ασφαλείας

Η ομόφωνη απόφαση του Συμβουλίου Ασφαλείας είναι ένα ξεκάθαρο πολιτικό μήνυμα για την αντιμετώπιση των τρομοκρατικών επιθέσεων της οργάνωσης Daesh.
 Δεν είναι μία άδεια άνευ όρων αλλά μία στόχευση που δεν χωρά πια αμφιβολίες όσον αφορά την τοποθέτηση των Ηνωμένων Εθνών. 

Hollande, Ban Urge anti-Terrorism Resolution

French President Francois Hollande and UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday discussed the adoption of an anti-terrorism resolution "as quickly as possible", the French presidency said.

Slovak PM Fico: Security more important than migrants’ rights

The recent terrorist attacks in Paris that claimed the lives of more than 120 people and injured more than 300 prompted politicians, analysts but also members of the Islamic Foundation to react.

French warplanes launch airstrikes against ISIS/ISIL so called capital in Syria

French warplanes carried out over 30 airstrikes against positions of the Islamic State (IS) de facto capital of al-Raqqa in northern Syria late Sunday, a monitor group reported.

Day of mourning in Lebanon after deadly Beirut bombings

A national day of mourning will be held Friday after two suicide bombers on motorcycles killed at least 43 people and wounded more than 200 others in a predominantly Shia area of southern Beirut.

Afghans protest decapitations of ethnic Hazara by ISIL

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday with coffins carrying the bodies of seven ethnic Hazara demanding justice after their beheadings.

ISIS releases 37 Assyrians in northern Syria

The Islamic State (IS) militants released 37 Syrian Assyrians it had abducted last February in northern Syria, the Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights said Saturday.

ISIL not alone in looting Syria cultural heritage (Study)

ISIL may dominate headlines about the destruction of heritage sites in Syria, but it is far from the only culprit, new US research warned on Oct. 21.

UNESCO says ISIS 'terrified by history' after Palmyra destruction

UNESCO's director-general on Monday condemned the destruction of the Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra by ISIS, saying "extremists are terrified by history and culture".

Islamic State 'blows up centuries-old Palmyra arch'

The Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday destroyed the centuries-old Triumphal Arch of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria, the country's museums chief told Xinhua.

Iraqi asylum seekers in Jordan hesitant to travel to Europe

Hanna Yussef dreams of following thousands of fellow Iraqi Christians to refuge in Europe, abandoning a precarious existence in Jordan, where he has lived since fleeing Islamist violence at home.

Syria Archeological Sites Looted 'On Industrial Scale' (UNESCO)

Archeological sites in Syria are being looted "on an industrial scale," with proceeds being used to fund Islamic State extremists, the head of UNESCO warned today.

Australia to take 12,000 refugees from Syria

Australia will accept 12,000 refugees from Syria on top of its current humanitarian intake programme, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.

ISIS/ISIL Reportedly Destroys Another Ancient Temple in Palmyra

Syrian activists say the so-called Islamic State militant group has severely damaged another ancient temple in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra.

UNESCO chief condemns destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple

UN, 24 August 2015 – Extremists “cannot silence history,” the Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, declared today, firmly condemning the destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, in Syria, a World Heritage site.

Ancient Palmyra: Islamic State Blows Up Ancient Temple

Syrian activists and the country's antiquities chief say the so-called Islamic State militant group has blown up an ancient temple in Palmyra, one of the the most historic sites in the Middle East.

ISIS destruction of heritage ‘most brutal since WWII’ (UNESCO)

ISIS extremists in Syria and Iraq are engaged in the “most brutal, systematic” destruction of ancient sites since World War II, the head of the U.N. cultural agency said Friday - a stark warning that came hours after militants demolished a monastery with ancient foundations in central Syria.

ISIL/ISIS claims deadly attack on Saudi forces at mosque

A blast triggered by a suicide bomber has killed 15 people at a mosque inside a special forces headquarters in Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen.