Islamic state
Obama urges anti-jihadist front as NATO leaders gather
World
September 4, 2014
Obama urges anti-jihadist front as NATO leaders gather
President Barack Obama urged a broad front against the Islamic State as NATO leaders gathered in Wales Thursday with Britain…
In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government
World
September 4, 2014
In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government
In the cities and towns across the desert plains of northeast Syria, the ultra-hardline al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has…
Obama says will ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State
World
September 3, 2014
Obama says will ‘degrade and destroy’ Islamic State
The United States plans to fight Islamic State until it is no longer a force in the Middle East and…
UK says not ruling out airstrikes against Islamic State, says hostage video genuine
World
September 3, 2014
UK says not ruling out airstrikes against Islamic State, says hostage video genuine
Britain's foreign minister said on Wednesday Islamic State's seizure of a British hostage did not make airstrikes on the militants…
Islamic State launches social media threats against Egypt, slams Brotherhood
Egypt
September 2, 2014
Islamic State launches social media threats against Egypt, slams Brotherhood
The Islamic State terrorist group has promised "surprises inside Egypt" as authorities said they are ready to confront the threat…
UN: 1,420 people killed in Iraq in August
World
September 1, 2014
UN: 1,420 people killed in Iraq in August
Violence in Iraq left at least 1,420 people dead in August as Iraqi forces fought to regain areas overrun by…
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli
World
August 31, 2014
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli
Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias on Sunday broke the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants and…
Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
World
August 27, 2014
Social media: Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group of them hostage after capturing an air…
Islamic State captures Iraqi town, oil field
World
August 3, 2014
Islamic State captures Iraqi town, oil field
Islamic State Sunni insurgents have captured the northern Iraqi town of Zumar and a nearby oil field after a battle…
Wasat Party: Constitution already secures state’s religious identity
Egypt
November 16, 2011
Wasat Party: Constitution already secures state’s religious identity
The moderate Islamist Wasat Party announced on Tuesday the final wording of its parliamentary electoral platform, saying there will be…