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Egypt’s foreign minister condemns Turkish President’s doubts on Morsi’s death
Egypt
June 21, 2019
Egypt’s foreign minister condemns Turkish President’s doubts on Morsi’s death
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukri condemned on Friday the statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan accusing Egyptian…
Dozens dead in attacks on Burkina military HQ, French embassy
World
March 3, 2018
Dozens dead in attacks on Burkina military HQ, French embassy
Dozens of people were killed Friday in twin attacks on the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country’s military…
Battle over bodies rages quietly in Iraq’s Mosul long after Islamic State defeat
Middle East
February 5, 2018
Battle over bodies rages quietly in Iraq’s Mosul long after Islamic State defeat
The Iraqis who have come home to Mosul’s Old City knew it would be hard living in the rubble left…
IS claims Kabul attack on military academy, killing 5 troops
Middle East
January 29, 2018
IS claims Kabul attack on military academy, killing 5 troops
Militants attacked an Afghan army unit guarding a military academy in the capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least…
‘Islamic State’ sleeper cells spread fear in Iraq’s Hawija
Middle East
January 29, 2018
‘Islamic State’ sleeper cells spread fear in Iraq’s Hawija
Last October, after weeks of bitter combat, some 1,400 “Islamic State” (IS) fighters turned themselves in, expediting Hawija’s liberation. In a…
Senior Qaeda leader calls for killing Jews, Americans over Jerusalem
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Senior Qaeda leader calls for killing Jews, Americans over Jerusalem
A senior Al-Qaeda leader has called on Muslims “everywhere” to rise up and kill Jews and Americans in response to…
Kabul hotel attack toll at least 22: officials
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Kabul hotel attack toll at least 22: officials
At least 22 people are now known to have died when Taliban militants slaughtered guests at a luxury Kabul hotel,…
Tunisian forces kill top aide of Al Qaeda leader in Maghreb: official
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Tunisian forces kill top aide of Al Qaeda leader in Maghreb: official
Tunisian security forces have killed a top aide of Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic…
Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias push towards Idlib province
Middle East
December 11, 2017
Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias push towards Idlib province
The Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias backed by Russian air power stepped up a military campaign against rebels in eastern…
Wahat attackers inspired by al-Qaida: sole survivor
Egypt
November 17, 2017
Wahat attackers inspired by al-Qaida: sole survivor
In an interview broadcasted on Thursday evening on privately-run TV channel Al-Hayah, the sole militant who survived the Egyptian army’s counter-insurgency…