Thema: Arabische Welt

„Der Westen sei gegen den Islam, denn der Islam sei nun aus den Moscheen herausgekommen. Kapic spricht positiv über Saudi-Arabien und die Türkei, er plädiert gegen einen EU-Beitritt. Und er verweist auf die drohende ‚Strafe‘, falls das Volk den Koran nicht akzeptiere und vom Glauben abfalle. Diese Strafe Gottes könnte…

„Characteristically, an autocrat inflates his place in history. But, in this case, it’s worth acknowledging that Assad has a point: the significance of Aleppo’s collapse is far greater than its physical territory, its ancient history, and its former splendor. For more than four years, Western governments and the United Nations…

„As a Syrian who has always identified politically with the left, I am particularly appalled by those men and women who call themselves left-wingers – and are therefore supposed to stand in solidarity with struggles for justice worldwide – and yet openly support the regime of the Assads, father and…

„As a show of solidarity and peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians, a Muslim Iraqi businessman decided to build a 30-meter/ 85-foot tall Christmas tree, to celebrate the holidays in a country torn apart by war. The businessman, Yassi Saad, said he did so in order to join ‚our Christian…

„Vor dem Parlament in Tunis haben sich am Samstag mehrere Hundert Menschen versammelt, um gegen die Rückkehr von Dschihadisten in ihr Land zu protestieren. Mehrere Nichtregierungsorganisationen hatten zu der Demonstration aufgerufen, an der laut den Veranstaltern rund 1500 Menschen teilnahmen. Anlass waren Äußerungen von Tunesiens Präsident Béji Caid Essebsi, wonach…

„Tunesien hat ein Doppelgesicht. Zum einen ist die Nation die Wiege des Arabischen Frühlings und das einzige arabische Land, das bisher den Sprung aus der Diktatur in eine Demokratie geschafft hat. Zum anderen ist der kleine Mittelmeeranrainer ein brisanter Hotspot des Dschihadismus. Kein anderer arabischer Staat hat – gemessen an…

„Der BND soll der marokkanischen Regierung zufolge bereits seit Monaten von der Gefahr gewusst haben, die von Anis Amri ausging. Der Tunesier steht in dringendem Tatverdacht, am 19. Dezember einen gestohlenen Lkw in einen Berliner Weihnachtsmarkt gesteuert zu haben. Mindestens zwölf Menschen starben. Der marokkanische Nachrichtendienst soll Informationen der Welt…

„Hezbollah is fighting in Syria with American weapon systems supplied by the United States to the Lebanese Army, a senior Israel Defense Forces officer speaking under conditions of anonymity said Wednesday. According to the officer, Israel has supplied the U.S. administration with evidence, including photographs, of American-supplied armored personnel carriers…

„Tataouine wurde berühmt als ‚Star Wars‘-Kulisse. Heute ist die Wüstenstadt berüchtigt als Terrorzentrale. Der Ort ist Hauptquartier von Radikalen – und Geburtsort des mutmaßlichen Lkw-Attentäters.“ (Klaus Geiger/Alfred Hackensberger: „Tataouine, die Dschihadisten-Stadt des Anis Amri“)

„King Mohammed VI of Morocco attended the rededication of the Ettedgui Synagogue in Casablanca. The synagogue and the adjacent El Mellah Museum, which retraces Jewish history in Morocco, were reopened Friday. They were restored as part of the second phase of a government program aimed at rehabilitating Casablanca’s old city.…

„The Iraqi parliament started discussing a bill last month that will give influential tribal chiefs increased powers, including partnering with the federal government to enforce national security. The proposal to establish the Iraqi ‚Supreme Council for Clans and Tribes,‘ which has passed its first reading, immediately drew criticism that the…

„Despite an apparent thaw in relations between Egypt and Gaza and the expected opening of the Rafah Border Crossing in the coming week, Hamas is still allowing the transfer of injured Islamic State fighters to the Gaza Strip, while also ignoring the smuggling of weapons to the Sinai Peninsula destined…

„The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey in Ankara on Monday will lead to Moscow to increased its military involvement in the Syrian civil war, said Russian Deputy Ambassador to Israel Alexy Drobinin. The Russian diplomat made the remarks in an interview with Israel’s Channel 10 TV on Monday night.…

„Victory in Aleppo matters enormously for both sides, but when the dust finally settles in Aleppo, it counts for more in Iran. Securing Syria’s second city and industrial heart is much less to do with re-establishing state sovereignty than about asserting its own influence and agenda in the strategic heart…

„As counterintuitive as it may sound, ISIL will still be stronger than Al Qaeda in Syria even after the former is dislodged from Mosul and Raqqa. Many counterterrorism experts have argued in recent months that it is time to turn attention towards Syria’s Jabhat Fateh Al Sham, formerly known as…