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…
SOS Lubnān
From 22 to 25 January 2026, UNIFIL carried out the distribution of humanitarian aid across South Lebanon, provided by the Religion & Security Council (RSC) and the Annas Linnas Association.…
On Saturday, November 15, in Tripoli – the main city of northern Lebanon – representatives of all local communities gathered at the Al Moutran School for the “Medical Day”, an…
On Saturday, November 15, Tripoli will shine once again as the capital of “human fraternity” in Lebanon. Representatives of all local communities will gather at the Al Moutran School for…
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
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…
On the night of Sunday, March 1, the return of airstrikes over Beirut marked the beginning of new hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. The bombings followed the resumption of rocket…
In the context of a decades-long saga of geopolitical friction, economic sanctions, and military posturing, the immediate trigger for the current standoff between Iran and the United States is a…
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
Published on “New Straits Times“ Kyrgyzstan, situated in the Caucasus region of Central Asia, got its independence from the former Soviet Union some 20 years ago. The country went through…
Lecture by RSC Chairman Emiliano Stornelli on “Human Development and Instability in the Middle East”, Training Course “The Migration Challenges in Europe”, organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Sturzo Institute…
The Religion & Security Council (RSC) keeps expanding its international outreach. On August 14, RSC Chairman Emiliano Stornelli and the Director of the Middle East Institute for Research and Strategic…
Security is on the top of the EU agenda and is a priority for all EU member states. How do we include Religion into the Security agenda? The answer was…
“Our cooperation is aimed at advancing new approaches, policies and instruments to address the diverse but interconnected challenges affecting the Mediterranean-Middle East region”. With this joint statement, the Chairman of…
Remarks at the Istanbul Security Conference 2016, organized by the Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM) and the National Defense Security Institute. If the international community aims to advance cooperative…