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Residents fleeing Marawi saw around 100 bodies
World
June 18, 2017
Residents fleeing Marawi saw around 100 bodies
Fears are growing for residents trapped in the besieged Philippines city of Marawi following reports that those fleeing fighting between…
Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia during Ramadan
Middle East
June 13, 2017
Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia during Ramadan
An audio message purporting to come from the spokesperson of Islamic State called on followers to launch attacks in the…
In Photos: Egyptian artist paints church murals, unfazed by attacks
Art news
April 27, 2017
In Photos: Egyptian artist paints church murals, unfazed by attacks
On a scaffold several storeys high beneath the dome of a Cairo church, Ayman William paints for the glory of…
South Sudan rebels accuse Egypt of bombing raid, drawing denials
Middle East
February 5, 2017
South Sudan rebels accuse Egypt of bombing raid, drawing denials
South Sudan rebels accused Egypt on Saturday of carrying out bombing raids against their positions, drawing an immediate denial from…
Eight policemen, five terrorists killed in two attacks in northern Sinai
Egypt
January 9, 2017
Eight policemen, five terrorists killed in two attacks in northern Sinai
Eight policemen, one citizen and five armed persons were killed in two separate attacks against security checkpoints in northern Sinai,…
Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks
Middle East
October 30, 2016
Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks
Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight suspected militants plotting killings and a car bombing, the Interior Ministry said on…
Train passengers attacked by axe-wielding youth in Germany
World
July 19, 2016
Train passengers attacked by axe-wielding youth in Germany
An Afghan refugee attacked passengers with an axe on a train in southern Germany, a senior state official said on…
Cairo-Brussels flights suspended in wake of Brussels attacks
Egypt
March 24, 2016
Cairo-Brussels flights suspended in wake of Brussels attacks
An informed source at EgyptAir said on Thursday that flights heading from Cairo to Brussels had been canceled for the…
Shooting of teen attackers sparks concern at Israeli use of force
Middle East
December 19, 2015
Shooting of teen attackers sparks concern at Israeli use of force
Palestinian mother Maleeha Awwad still cannot explain what happened the day her 14-year-old daughter stabbed a man with scissors and…
425 civilians prosecuted in military courts in November: lawyers’ group
Egypt
December 6, 2015
425 civilians prosecuted in military courts in November: lawyers’ group
ِEgypt’s military prosecuted 425 civilians in November, an independent group of lawyers said in a recent report, highlighting incidents which…