terrorism
Court sentences 9 to 2 yrs in prison for spreading false news, forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ group
Egypt
February 24, 2018
Court sentences 9 to 2 yrs in prison for spreading false news, forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ group
An Egyptian court sentenced 9 people to two years in prison on Thursday after they had been arrested in July…
Suicide bomber kills 1 in diplomatic area in Kabul: Official
Middle East
February 24, 2018
Suicide bomber kills 1 in diplomatic area in Kabul: Official
A suicide bomber killed at least one person and injured six in an attack in the diplomatic area of Afghanistan’s…
Security forces curb planned suicide attack in North Sinai’s Al-Arish
Egypt
February 23, 2018
Security forces curb planned suicide attack in North Sinai’s Al-Arish
Egypt’s security forces curbed a suicide bombing attack on Thursday which targeted an army stationing point inside the North Sinai…
71 militants killed, 158 stationing points destroyed in ‘Sinai 2018’ operation: Army spokesperson
Egypt
February 23, 2018
71 militants killed, 158 stationing points destroyed in ‘Sinai 2018’ operation: Army spokesperson
Following two weeks of Egypt’s comprehensive nationwide military operation aiming to eliminate the presence of terrorism in the country, official…
Global watchdog to put Pakistan back on terrorist financing watchlist: sources
Middle East
February 23, 2018
Global watchdog to put Pakistan back on terrorist financing watchlist: sources
A global money-laundering watchdog has decided to place Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist, a government official and a…
Tunisian FM: ‘We are not yet a democracy’
Middle East
February 23, 2018
Tunisian FM: ‘We are not yet a democracy’
Is Tunisia, the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring, slipping back into repression and chaos? Tim Sebastian meets…
21 defendants sentenced to death in ‘Damietta terrorist cell’
Egypt
February 22, 2018
21 defendants sentenced to death in ‘Damietta terrorist cell’
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday 21 defendants to death, and four others to life in prison, in the case…
Israel thwarted ‘Islamic State’ plot to blow up plane from Australia: Netanyahu
Middle East
February 22, 2018
Israel thwarted ‘Islamic State’ plot to blow up plane from Australia: Netanyahu
Information from Israeli intelligence helped to prevent the downing of a passenger jet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. An…
The industry of extremism
Opinion
February 21, 2018
The industry of extremism
The main and perhaps most obvious question in dealing with the phenomenon of terrorism is usually absent from the official…
German prisons: 150 dangerous Islamists need deradicalizing, say police
World
February 21, 2018
German prisons: 150 dangerous Islamists need deradicalizing, say police
German jails are struggling to cope with scores of radical Islamist extremists. Their number is expected to grow following the…