Islamic state
With nuclear deal done, Iran sets out to reassure wary Gulf Arabs
Middle East
July 27, 2015
With nuclear deal done, Iran sets out to reassure wary Gulf Arabs
Iran's foreign minister called on Sunday for a united front among Middle Eastern nations to fight militancy, in his first…
Army: Two Turkish soldiers killed, four injured in southeast blast
Middle East
July 26, 2015
Army: Two Turkish soldiers killed, four injured in southeast blast
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and four were injured by a car bomb and homemade explosives near the southeastern city…
PM’s office: Turkish jets hit Islamic State positions in Syria
Egypt
July 24, 2015
PM’s office: Turkish jets hit Islamic State positions in Syria
Turkish fighter jets pounded Islamic State targets in Syria early on Friday, the prime minister's office said, after Turkey said it would…
Islamic State claims Baghdad car blast that killed 20
Middle East
July 23, 2015
Islamic State claims Baghdad car blast that killed 20
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide car bombing in a mainly Shi'ite Muslim district of Baghdad…
Egypt-Turkey tensions at unprecedented level
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Egypt-Turkey tensions at unprecedented level
Tensions between Cairo and Ankara have reached unprecedented levels since the ouster of former Egyptian president and Turkey ally Mohamed…
Heikal: Islamic State no threat to Egypt
Egypt
July 21, 2015
Heikal: Islamic State no threat to Egypt
The Islamic State militia is no threat to Egypt, prominent journalist and political commentator Mohamed Hassanein Heikal has said, though…
Robert Fisk: ISIS controls Sinai as much as Egypt
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Robert Fisk: ISIS controls Sinai as much as Egypt
The recent encounter between Egyptian navy and suspected militants on the Mediterranean coasts of the restive Sinai Peninsula are evidence…
Report: ISIS steps up use of chemicals on battlefields in Iraq and Syria
Middle East
July 20, 2015
Report: ISIS steps up use of chemicals on battlefields in Iraq and Syria
2014: ISIS accused of chemical attacks 02:14 ISIS recently used devices filled with chemical agents against Kurdish forces and civilians in…
Observatory: 6 foreign jihadists killed in Syria air strike
Middle East
July 20, 2015
Observatory: 6 foreign jihadists killed in Syria air strike
One senior Tunisian Islamic State leader alongside five other foreign jihadists were killed in an air strike near the northeastern…
Communications back in N.Sinai after 7-hour outage
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Communications back in N.Sinai after 7-hour outage
Internet and phone services returned to the restive North Sinai late Sunday after a seven-hour cut, an official source in…