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With the increasing amount of ISIS fighters pouring into Libya combined with virtually no government in Libya, the threat to European security is real. The Libyan coast is roughly 300 miles away from Sicily, just a bit farther than the distance between Dallas and San Antonio. In the past we have seen refugees fleeing Libya and taking rafts to the Sicilian coast, one must wonder if ISIS fighters are among them.

When a retired 51-year-old military man disclosed in a U.S. security clearance application that he had a 20-year affair with his former college roommate's wife, it was supposed to remain a secret between him and the government.

For years, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz was described as Saudi Arabia's king-in-waiting. A hard-working traditionalist, the 79-year-old embodies the pragmatism that has allowed the al-Saud's influence to endure, keeping close contacts with both

Mia Khalifa is getting threatened over Twitter by Lebanese natives. She is coming under fire in the Arab world.

This article takes a look at how the media- particularly in Western countries- has affected what is commonly known as islamophobia. Many people in America has strong prejudices against people who identify with the Islamic faith, and much of this is because they only hear negative attitudes about them from news media outlets. One interesting thing that I found about this article was the fact that it related these trends in media coverage to 9/11

This report says that the Kremlin approved bombing raids in Syria on Sept. 30 after President Bashar al-Assad requested help in defeating ISIS. The article claims that Russian bombers are hitting 100 ISIS targets a day.

An Indian Priest was captured three weeks ago by ISIS gunmen in Yemen. Father Thomas was then used as a message to the rest of the world from ISIS when the group crucified him on Easter Sunday

Iran's Supreme Leader declared on Wednesday that "missiles" would be part of Tehran's future relations with the outside world and implicitly accused a former president of "treachery".

Drone footage shows aerial views of Palmyra after Syrian government forces backed by Russian airstrikes drove Isil fighters from the site

Isis has proved fluent in YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, internet memes and other social media. Its posting activity has ramped up during a recent offensive, reaching an all-time high of almost 40,000 tweets in one day as they marched into the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

Amnesty International examines the war in Yemen and declares human rights violations on all sides. Despite the possible violations of international law, countries like the USA, France, and the UK continue to supply Saudi Arabia with arms.