Middle East
Gaza car blasts target Hamas, Islamic Jihad armed wings
July 19, 2015
Gaza car blasts target Hamas, Islamic Jihad armed wings
A series of near-simultaneous explosions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday targeted members of the armed branches of Hamas and…
Egyptian kidnapped by Islamic State in Libya
July 19, 2015
Egyptian kidnapped by Islamic State in Libya
Islamic State has kidnapped three African Christians in eastern Libya, the group said, publishing their passport pictures.The men come from…
Security source: Militant attack kills 11 Algerian soldiers
July 19, 2015
Security source: Militant attack kills 11 Algerian soldiers
At least 11 Algerian soldiers were killed after they were attacked by Islamist militant gunmen west of the capital Algiers,…
Saudi Arabia says arrested 431 Islamic State suspects, thwarted mosque bombings
July 18, 2015
Saudi Arabia says arrested 431 Islamic State suspects, thwarted mosque bombings
Saudi Arabia has arrested 431 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State cells, and thwarted attacks on mosques, security forces…
Kurds, monitor: Islamic State used poison gas in northeast Syria
July 18, 2015
Kurds, monitor: Islamic State used poison gas in northeast Syria
The Islamic State group used poison gas in attacks against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria in late June, a Syrian…
Iranian leader says nuclear deal will not change Tehran’s policy toward ‘arrogant’ US
July 18, 2015
Iranian leader says nuclear deal will not change Tehran’s policy toward ‘arrogant’ US
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that a landmark nuclear deal with world powers "won't change" the country's…
Anti-Houthi forces advance in Yemen amid heavy Arab air strikes
July 18, 2015
Anti-Houthi forces advance in Yemen amid heavy Arab air strikes
Local fighters and army forces in Yemen have wrested two military bases from Houthi forces overnight, residents and officials said,…
Islamic State claims suicide car bomb that kills more than 100 in Iraq
July 18, 2015
Islamic State claims suicide car bomb that kills more than 100 in Iraq
More than 100 people were killed in a suicide car bombing at a busy market in an Iraqi town on…
Yemen’s exiled government says Aden ‘liberated,’ Houthis expelled
July 17, 2015
Yemen’s exiled government says Aden ‘liberated,’ Houthis expelled
Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters completed their offensive to retake the southern city of Aden from the Houthi militia on Friday, residents…
Islamic State group claims bombing near Saudi prison
July 17, 2015
Islamic State group claims bombing near Saudi prison
A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Saudi Arabia's highest security prison on Thursday, killing the driver and wounding…