terrorism
Last Islamic State holdout on verge of defeat in east Syria
Middle East
February 16, 2019
Last Islamic State holdout on verge of defeat in east Syria
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will capture Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria…
Egypt’s security authorities dismantle three explosives in Giza
Egypt
February 16, 2019
Egypt’s security authorities dismantle three explosives in Giza
The Interior Ministry announced on Friday that members of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group attempted to plant explosives at a…
Syria jihadists trapped in last square kilometer
Middle East
February 16, 2019
Syria jihadists trapped in last square kilometer
Islamic State group jihadists using tunnels and suicide bombers were mounting a desperate defense Thursday of their last square kilometer…
Egypt court re-trials 219 defendants for inclusion in ‘terrorist entities’ list
Egypt
February 12, 2019
Egypt court re-trials 219 defendants for inclusion in ‘terrorist entities’ list
Egypt’s Court of Cassation referred 219 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) defendants to a re-trial on Tuesday before the criminal court, to…
Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner bailout
Middle East
February 11, 2019
Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner bailout
LONDON/NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) – When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned…
Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq
Middle East
February 10, 2019
Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq
Their home countries don’t want them and holding trials in Syria isn’t an option: now suspected foreign jihadists could end…
Jihadists get life for deadly 2015 Tunisia attacks on tourists
Middle East
February 9, 2019
Jihadists get life for deadly 2015 Tunisia attacks on tourists
A Tunisian court has sentenced seven jihadists to life in prison over attacks at a museum and on a beach…
Egypt’s Military Court sentences 8 suspects to death over Sisi assassination plot
Egypt
February 6, 2019
Egypt’s Military Court sentences 8 suspects to death over Sisi assassination plot
Egypt’s military court sentenced eight suspects behind the assassination attempt of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to death, setting March 6…
Egypt’s Air Force, Police eliminate terrorist cell in Western Desert
Egypt
February 2, 2019
Egypt’s Air Force, Police eliminate terrorist cell in Western Desert
Official spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces Tamer al-Refai announced on Saturday that the Egyptian Air Force – in…
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
World
January 30, 2019
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
A grenade attack on a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines killed two people early Wednesday, authorities said, just…