Israel has issued orders for punitive demolition of four Palestinian homes over alleged participation of their relatives in attacks against Israeli forces in the West Bank.

The remaining ISIL forces are “fighting to death” in the last regions of Mosul Old City as surrounded by Iraqi forces nearing full victory over the Takfiri (excommunication) terrorist group.

US energy companies such as Exxon and Chevron Corp announced their support against a new bill to intensify anti-Russia sanctions.

Russia is mulling plans to guard de-escalation zone in Syria after receiving agreement from Iran and Turky.

For more than two decades, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been at the forefront of the fight against all forms of what is usually referred to as political Islam in the Gulf and beyond. The Muslim Brotherhood, which is the most obvious manifestation of Islamic activism, has been its primary target.

Senior Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi praised the recent victory of Iraqi forces over the ISIS terrorist group, saying the “collapse of ISIS” is a lesson to those daydreaming about Muslim countries’ disintegration.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned of divisive plots against Iraq, saying Tehran backs unity, stability and integrity in its western neighbor.