Turkish parliament to vote on security law to replace emergency rule
Middle East
July 25, 2018
Turkish parliament to vote on security law to replace emergency rule
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament is expected to hold a final vote on Wednesday on a security law giving authorities…
Egyptian security forces kill 13 suspected militants in shootout in Sinai
Egypt
July 25, 2018
Egyptian security forces kill 13 suspected militants in shootout in Sinai
Egyptian security forces have killed 13 suspected militants in a shootout in al-Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, state…
Facebook pledges tough US election security efforts as critical memo surfaces
Technology
July 25, 2018
Facebook pledges tough US election security efforts as critical memo surfaces
Facebook officials on Tuesday said the company is using a range of techniques including artificial intelligence to counter Russian…
Targeting critics, Trump threatens ex-officials’ security clearances
World
July 24, 2018
Targeting critics, Trump threatens ex-officials’ security clearances
The White House on Monday threatened to strike back at critics of President Donald Trump’s contacts with Russia by…
Egyptian women challenge social norms by practicing Parkour
Egypt
July 24, 2018
Egyptian women challenge social norms by practicing Parkour
A group of Egyptian women gather at an abandoned park in a Cairo suburb once a week, climbing walls…
Islamic State announces death of one of its Egypt branch leaders
Egypt
July 24, 2018
Islamic State announces death of one of its Egypt branch leaders
A local leader of Islamic State’s branch in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has been killed, the group and a security…
Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Middle East
July 24, 2018
Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Months after Iraq declared victory over Islamic State, its fighters are making a comeback with a scatter-gun campaign of…
Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants
Middle East
July 23, 2018
Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants
Kurdish security forces killed gunmen who had stormed a government building in the Kurdish city of Erbil on Monday…
Trump tweets it looks like his campaign spied upon illegally
World
July 22, 2018
Trump tweets it looks like his campaign spied upon illegally
US President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Sunday it was looking more and more like his campaign for…
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza: Hamas
Middle East
July 21, 2018
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza: Hamas
Hamas said on Saturday it had agreed a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a day after clashes killed…