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
“Courage” is a book on Central Africa Republic authored by Fr. Aurelio Gazzera, an Italian missionary priest who shares the “beauty” of his 25-year experience in this troubled country as collected…
Have you ever crossed the Paduraksa Gate of a Hindu temple? If you had this experience, you probably know that the narrow stone gate represents one’s own responsibility to God and for…
The Panel Discussion on “Interreligious Dialogue and Conflicts Resolution” organized by CEMO Centro de Estudios de Oriente Medio-Fundación Promoción Social and RSC Religion & Security Council, took place in Rome on the morning…
Statements by RSC Chairman Emiliano Stornelli on the tragic wave of terrorism in Indonesia as published by the news website Defense & Security: “The rise of radicalism in the last 30 years has…
On Saturday, April 28, a meaningful event took place in Tripoli-El Mina: the inauguration of a street named after “St. Francis d’Assisi” (Via San Francesco), the Italian Saint who first…
(Photo: Felipe Dana, AP) Published on “USA Today” JALAWLA, Iraq — More than two years after being liberated from Islamic State control, residents here began reconstructing their own city after begging…