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Suicide bombings in Yemen’s Aden leave dozens dead or wounded
Middle East

Suicide bombings in Yemen’s Aden leave dozens dead or wounded

Yemen’s de-facto capital Aden has been hit by a twin suicide bomb attack, security officials in the city said on…
Bombardment kills 35 in Syria’s Ghouta: monitor
Middle East

Bombardment kills 35 in Syria’s Ghouta: monitor

Accelerating bombardment by the government and its allies killed at least 35 people in the rebel-held eastern Ghouta region near…
Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS
Middle East

Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS

An Iraqi court has sentenced a Turkish woman to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a spokesman for the…
Iraq: German ‘Islamic State’ bride sentenced to 6 years in prison
Middle East

Iraq: German ‘Islamic State’ bride sentenced to 6 years in prison

A court in Iraq has sentenced German teenager Linda W. to six years in prison for her involvement with “Islamic…
New fronts emerge in Syria as Assad, allies push for victory
Middle East

New fronts emerge in Syria as Assad, allies push for victory

As Syrian President Bashar Assad and his allies push toward final victory and the fight against the Islamic State group…
Iraq says reconstruction after war on Islamic State to cost $88 billion
Middle East

Iraq says reconstruction after war on Islamic State to cost $88 billion

Rebuilding Iraq after three years of war with Islamic State will cost more than $88 billion, with housing a particularly…
Egypt in top-level talks with US on political, economic, security releations
Egypt

Egypt in top-level talks with US on political, economic, security releations

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry held a meeting with US Secretary of Foreign Affairs Rex Tillerson on Monday…
Radicalised Uzbek on trial for Stockholm truck attack
World

Radicalised Uzbek on trial for Stockholm truck attack

An Uzbek asylum seeker who confessed to wanting to mow down “infidels” in an April 2017 Stockholm truck attack that…
800 female ‘Islamic State’ recruits detained in northern Syria: report
Middle East

800 female ‘Islamic State’ recruits detained in northern Syria: report

Hundreds of foreign women who joined the “Islamic State” (IS) militant group with their children have been captured in recent…
Islamic State: What next for jihadi ‘Beatles?’
Middle East

Islamic State: What next for jihadi ‘Beatles?’

Victims’ families on Friday called for two suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) gang dubbed “The Beatles” to face…
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