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May 6, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal, Mikhael Smits 

EU should sanction Iranian airlines exporting coronavirus and terror

Amid a global coronavirus pandemic, two Iranian airlines sanctioned by the United States for “secretly ferrying operatives, weapons, and funds” to Syria have flown dozens of times between China,...

November 16, 2015 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Why Isn’t the Obama Administration Going After Iran’s Mahan Air?

In theory, Iran's Mahan Air is a private commercial airliner that operates dozens of daily passenger flights to domestic and ...

February 6, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Prominent al Qaeda Leader Killed in Drone Strike in 2012

Al Qaeda announced the death of Abd el Kader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed, a longtime senior jihadist leader and military commander who was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan sometime in the spring...

November 21, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

From al Qaeda in Italy to Ansar al Sharia Tunisia

Two convicted members of an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in Italy are now senior members of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia. The pair, Sami Ben Khemais Essid and Mehdi Kammoun, were arrested in 20...

October 2, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda Ally Orchestrated Assault on US Embassy in Tunisia

On Sept. 14, the US embassy in Tunis came under assault. The American staff evacuated the embassy unscathed, but the attackers hoisted an al Qaeda-style black flag high above the emptied compound...

June 24, 2011 |

It’s Bad, But Much Worse in Britain

Has Il Belpaese turned ugly on the Jews? A recent initiative by the Milan municipality to run a two-week long set of cultural events called "Unexpected Israel" became the target of virulent attac...

June 15, 2011 |

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Cleaning Up the Garbage

April 26, 2011 | |

Europeans Blame Israel for Murders Committed by Islamists

Berlin—Many European reactions to the recent murders by radical Islamists of pro- Palestinian Israeli filmmaker Juliano Mer-Khamis and Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni replicate the typic...

April 21, 2011 | The Long War Journal

Ex-Gitmo Detainee Deported From Italy to Tunisia

Italy has deported a former Guantanamo detainee who was convicted of terrorism-related charges to Tunisia. The ex-detainee, Adel Ben Mabrouk, was convicted by an Italian court after being transfe...

February 18, 2011 | Wall Street Journal

Berlusconi: Undone by La Dolce Vita?

Silvio Berlusconi holds an amazing record of political longevity. Three G-8 summits have been held in Italy in the last 17 years (1994, 1999 and 2009). The U. S. was represented by Presidents Cli...

February 10, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Italian judge Orders Former Gitmo Detainee Freed

An Italian judge ordered a former Guantanamo detainee released from jail on Monday. The former detainee, a Tunisian named Adel Ben Mabrouk, had been convicted of terrorism-related charges....

May 20, 2010 | The Weekly Standard

A Gitmo Detainee’s Tall Tale

More often than not, Guantanamo detainees’ claims are repeated verbatim, and uncritically, by the press. This is true both here in the U.S. and abroad. And it leads to some curious stories....

September 5, 2005 | Claudia Rosett FoxNews.com |

The U.N.’s Spreading Bribery Scandal: Russian Ties and Global Reach

Co-authored by: George Russell. NEW YORK —  How widespread is the corruption at the United Nations? The multibillion-dollar Iraq Oil-for-Food (search) scandal was jus...

September 19, 2004 | FoxNews.com |

Possible Saddam-Al Qaeda Link Seen in U.N. Oil-for-Food Program

Co-Authored with George Russell Did Saddam Hussein use any of his ill-gotten billions filched from the United Nations Oil-for-Food program to help fund Al Qaeda?...