RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
Direct Lebanon-Israel talks are proceeding in Washington under a ceasefire framework that entered into force on April 16 and was extended by three weeks on April 23 at Beirut’s own…
The confrontation of March-April 2026 pitting the United States and Israel against Iran marks a critical inflection point in the evolving Middle Eastern strategic landscape. The conflict has not only…
The confirmation of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, following coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes against Tehran, triggered strong reactions across the Middle…
NINĀWA FORUM
From 14 to 16 December 2025, the University of Mosul hosted the training program “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace and Living Together”, organized by the Peacebuilding and Peaceful Coexistence Center (PPCC) and the Religion & Security Council (RSC) under the Nināwā…
On 9-10 December 2025, RSC Senior Fellow Shireen Mashaqba was among the guests of the event organized in Lisbon on the occasion of the 10 years of the KAICIID International Fellows Programme. The initiative, titled “Celebrating a Decade of Dialogue:…
On 28–29 April 2025, the Nināwā Forum – promoted by the UNESCO Chair at the University of Mosul and the Religion & Security Council (RSC) – brought together religious leaders, civil society actors, academics, and security officials for a constructive…
MEDIA
Beirut, November 24. RSC Chairman Emiliano Stornelli shared his views with “L’Osservatore Romano” and “Vatican News” on the new attack that struck Lebanon’s capital nearly a year after the “ceasefire”…
Interview with RSC Chairman at Télé Lumière-Noursat ahead of the “Medical Day” in Tripoli. Your organization has been active in Lebanon, and particularly in Tripoli, for several years now. What…
ALL POSTS
RSC Senior Fellow Rajganna Kananathan represented the Religion and Security Council (RSC) at the Final Policy Dialogue Meeting of the project “Strengthening the Security and Resilience of At-Risk Religious Sites…
RSC Senior Fellow Ms. Shireen Al Mashaqba has joined the International Fellows Programme 2023 promoted by the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), as a member of the Arab Cohort. The first…
RSC Chairman Emiliano Stornelli took part in the roundtable discussion on “Religious Freedom in the Middle East, Iraq and Kurdistan Region”, organized on February 28 in the framework of the…
Tripoli, North Lebanon. On 4 February, the Religion and Security Council (RSC) received the “Human Fraternity Award” from representatives of the Custody of the Holy Land during the celebration of…
The “Human Fraternity Initiative” in Tripoli, North Lebanon, started on January 28, with an awareness session on interreligious dialogue aimed at high school students and teachers, undergraduates, and youth associations.…