A boy controls a ball as the sun sets over Shatt Al Arab waterway, Iraq. AP Photo
A boy controls a ball as the sun sets over Shatt Al Arab waterway, Iraq. AP Photo
Palestinians pray in a mosque after it was reopened as coronavirus restrictions eased, in Gaza City. Reuters
Palestinians pray in a mosque after it was reopened as coronavirus restrictions eased, in Gaza City. Reuters
A Palestinian man takes part in a rally to protest against the reduction of the food basket provided by the United Nations relief fund in the town of Khan Yunis in the Southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A Palestinian man takes part in a rally to protest against the reduction of the food basket provided by the United Nations relief fund in the town of Khan Yunis in the Southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Palestinian women take part in a rally to protest against the reduction of the food basket provided by the United Nations relief fund in the town of Khan Yunis in the Southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Palestinian women take part in a rally to protest against the reduction of the food basket provided by the United Nations relief fund in the town of Khan Yunis in the Southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Students attend a class at the beginning of the school year in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
Students attend a class at the beginning of the school year in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
Students attend a class at the beginning of the school year in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
Students attend a class at the beginning of the school year in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
A student attends the first day's class at El Safa school in the Giza suburb of Awsim, Egypt. Reuters
A student attends the first day's class at El Safa school in the Giza suburb of Awsim, Egypt. Reuters
Engineer Saeed bin Hammoud Al-Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, paying an inspection visit to the second part of the second phase of Al Sharqiyah Expressway project. Oman News Agency
Engineer Saeed bin Hammoud Al-Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, paying an inspection visit to the second part of the second phase of Al Sharqiyah Expressway project. Oman News Agency
Students attend the first day's class at El Safa school in the Giza suburb of Awsim, Egypt. Reuters
Students attend the first day's class at El Safa school in the Giza suburb of Awsim, Egypt. Reuters
Cemetery workers dig the graves for Sunni Muslim Iraqis who were kidnapped and later found to be shot dead, in Farhatiya, Iraq. AFP
Cemetery workers dig the graves for Sunni Muslim Iraqis who were kidnapped and later found to be shot dead, in Farhatiya, Iraq. AFP
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani arrive to an agreement signing ceremony in the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani arrive to an agreement signing ceremony in the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP

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German intelligence warnings
  • 2002: "Hezbollah supporters feared becoming a target of security services because of the effects of [9/11] ... discussions on Hezbollah policy moved from mosques into smaller circles in private homes." Supporters in Germany: 800
  • 2013: "Financial and logistical support from Germany for Hezbollah in Lebanon supports the armed struggle against Israel ... Hezbollah supporters in Germany hold back from actions that would gain publicity." Supporters in Germany: 950
  • 2023: "It must be reckoned with that Hezbollah will continue to plan terrorist actions outside the Middle East against Israel or Israeli interests." Supporters in Germany: 1,250 

Source: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015

- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France

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Director: Jon M Chu

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