- The foreigners are families of jihadists from the Daesh group
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- Foreign Terrorist Organization is a fitting designation for a militia long known for targeting civilians and civilian facilities
- Biden administration would be well advised to make the most of the Trump administration’s last-minute decision
- The project will help define the region’s culture and enhance its position as a tourist destination
- Twitter has yet to act on the Persian-language tweet by Khamenei, Iran’s highest authority
- Earlier this month, Twitter removed a tweet by Khamenei saying US and UK-made vaccines were unreliable
- President Joe Biden’s top adviser on the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says the US will again fund the WHO
- Trump's US halted funding for the UN health agency — stripping it of badly needed cash as it was battling a health crisis
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KASHTA
The local term for camping, "kashta" is one of the most popular winter activities in Saudi Arabia, when people head to the desert to enjoy the fresh air, away from crowds.
Makkah Declaration
On May 31, 2019, leaders of Muslim nations gathered at the 14th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference in Makkah, adopted a 12-point set of principles. Among these were: "denouncing terrorism, extremism and fanaticism in all their forms and manifestations, whatever their causes and motives"; "condemn(ing) all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion, color or faith"; "rejecting sectarianism and confessional fanaticism in all their forms and manifestations"; and "standing by Muslims in nonIslamic countries who suffer persecution, injustice, coercion and aggression."
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