terrorism
Breaking: Security forces foil attack with explosives trying to enter Helwan church
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Breaking: Security forces foil attack with explosives trying to enter Helwan church
An identified militant carrying a number of explosives was killed on Friday morning while trying to break through a security…
Army officer, 5 soldiers killed in North Sinai IED blast
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Army officer, 5 soldiers killed in North Sinai IED blast
An army officer and five soldiers were killed in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED)during a crackdown in…
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
For nearly 2½ miles along the western bank of the Tigris River, hardly a single building is intact. The warren…
Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bomb attack
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bomb attack
Islamic State claimed a suicide bomb attack carried out on Thursday on an office of the Afghan Voice news agency…
At least 40 killed, 30 wounded in Afghanistan blast: official
Middle East
December 28, 2017
At least 40 killed, 30 wounded in Afghanistan blast: official
Suicide bomb attacks in the Afghan capital, Kabul, have killed at least 40 people and injured some 30 others. The…
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Syria’s Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Syria’s Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian…
New US airstrike in Somalia kills 13 al-Shabab members
World
December 27, 2017
New US airstrike in Somalia kills 13 al-Shabab members
The US military says it has killed 13 members of the al-Shabab extremist group with a new airstrike in southern…
Foreign tourist numbers up 23 percent in Tunisia in 2017
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Foreign tourist numbers up 23 percent in Tunisia in 2017
The number of foreign tourists in Tunisia rose by 23 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year, official data…
Netherlands: Four arrested over suspected ‘terrorism’ activities
World
December 27, 2017
Netherlands: Four arrested over suspected ‘terrorism’ activities
Rotterdam police said they were taking no chances despite a lack of “concrete information” suggesting a terror attack. Searches of…
Tunisia working with UAE on terrorist threat from female jihadist returnees
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Tunisia working with UAE on terrorist threat from female jihadist returnees
The UAE, which angered Tunisia by banning Tunisian women from its passenger flights, has intelligence that female jihadists returning from…