Alessandria Masi

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Alessandria is the Middle East Correspondent for International Business Times. Previously, she was the Middle East North Africa and Underworld reporter at Vocativ.

Her writing has appeared on Elle.com, amNew York, NY1.com, Gourmet Live and the Cairo-based website Bikya News. She speaks Italian and French fluently and a sprinkling of Arabic and Spanish.

Scotland Referendum Campaign Posters: Using #IndyRef, #VoteYes and #VoteNo Scots Spread Their Message Online

Using #IndyRef, #VoteYes and #VoteNo, Scottish voters are taking to Twitter to spread their campaign messages.

Americans Disapprove Of How Obama Is Handling The Threat Of Terror: Poll [GRAPH]

But, about 70 percent of all Americans surveyed in the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll said they approved of US airstrikes on ISIS.

Bilateral Talks On Iran's Nuclear Program To Resume Between US And Tehran

After a two-month standstill, the U.S. will again turn its focus on Iran's nuclear program.

Does The US Need Ground Forces To Fight ISIS In Iraq, Syria? The Impact Of Airstrikes Vs. Combat Troops

The Obama administration is adamant the battle against ISIS will not involve U.S. combat troops. What it will take to beat the militants.

Ferguson Protesters Call For Removal Of Prosecutor Bob McCulloch At St. Louis Council Meeting

Protesters interrupted a St. Louis County council meeting to demand the removal of the prosecutor in the Michael Brown shooting case.

New York Resident Mufid Elfgeeh Charged With Recruiting ISIS Fighters And Plotting U.S. Attack

Mufid Elfgeeh, who lived and worked in New York, was an ISIS recruiter with plans for an attack on U.S. soil.

Islamists And Soldiers Clash Near Libya's Benghazi Airport, 9 Dead 30 Wounded

Islamist fighters tried to advance on Libya's Benghazi airport, killing nine soldiers and wounding at least 30.

Syrian Rebel Group Linked To Al Qaeda Seized UN Weapons In Golan Heights

The Syrian rebel group with ties to al Qaeda seized U.N. weapons, uniforms and vehicles in the Golan Heights.

Obama Ebola Statement: US Will Send Troops To Liberia To Combat 'Potential Threat To Global Security'

President Obama will send U.S. troops as part of the international response to combat Ebola in West Africa, he said in a televised statement.

US Pledges Nearly $500 Million In Aid For Syrian Civilians

Obama will use airstrikes against ISIS. The U.S. also pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to help refugees and the nations taking them in.

US-Backed Moderate Group In Syria Signs Truce With ISIS: Reports

The challenge for Washington? This is not the only U.S.-backed rebel group with shifty allegiances.

ISIS Rapes, Tortures, Marries Captured Yazidi Women As Young As 13: State Department Report

ISIS has abducted between 1,500 and 4,000 women and children from Iraq’s Yazidi community, the U.S. State Department says.

Reconstruction Material Could Enter Gaza After Palestinians Reach Deal With UN, Israel Without Hamas

The Palestinian Authority reached a deal with the U.N. and Israel that would let reconstruction material enter the strip.

TJ Lane, Convicted School Shooter, Recaptured After Escape From Ohio Prison With Fellow Inmates

T.J. Lane was sentenced to three life sentences for killing three and wounding three when he opened fire in an Ohio high school

ISIS Recruitement: CIA Reports Said ISIS Could Have Up To 31,500 Fighters In Iraq And Syria

A CIA assessment said the number of fighters with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria could be as high as 31,500.

Rand Paul For President In 2016? Senator Uses Burning Man Invitation To Hint At Presidential Campaign

He might be too busy campaigning in the 2016 presidential elections for such leisurely activities.

How Obama's Strategy To Fight ISIS In Syria Will Affect Bashar Assad's Regime

President Obama announced his strategy for a broader coalition to combat ISIS but failed to address how this will affect the Assad regime.

US Will Conduct Air Strikes In Syria As Part Of Broader Coalition To 'Dismantle' ISIS

President Obama announced his strategy to destroy ISIS: airstrikes, an international coalition, but no US combat boots on the ground.

Obama Tells Congress He Doesn't Need Approval For His Strategy To "Defeat" And "Dismantle" ISIS

The president told Congress he didn't need its approval for his strategy to go after the Islamic State.

UN, Palestinians Call For $550 Million In Aid Donations To Help Gaza After Israel's 'Operation Protective Edge'

Two weeks after Israel's Operation Protective Edge ended, hundreds of thousands of Gazans are still displaced.

ISIS Recruiting Westerners: How The 'Islamic State' Goes After Non-Muslims And Recent Converts In The West

For ISIS supporters in Canada, Britain, the U.S. and other non-Muslim nations, joining the Islamic State is all about meeting the right people.

NATO Coalition Against ISIS: Turkey Role Mostly Symbolic

ISIS is currently holding about 46 Turkish citizens hostage.

French Journalist Nicolas Henin Held Hostage In Syria By Brussels Jewish Museum Suspect Mehdi Nemmouche

Among the hostages was French journalist Nicolas Henin, who was briefly held with U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

Egypt Charges Ex-President Mohammed Morsi With Leaking Secrets To Qatar, Al Jazeera

The former Egyptian president is now being charged with endangering national security by giving Qatar and its affiliate Al Jazeera classified documents.