Islamic state
Islamic State submits to ceasefire in Syria-Lebanon border fight
Middle East
August 27, 2017
Islamic State submits to ceasefire in Syria-Lebanon border fight
A ceasefire took effect on Sunday in an Islamic State pocket straddling the Syria-Lebanon border, where the jihadists have been…
UN official: Half of trapped Raqqa population are children
Syrian war children
August 26, 2017
UN official: Half of trapped Raqqa population are children
Half of the estimated 20,000 people trapped in Syria’s northern city of Raqqa are children, an official with the UN…
100 gas tanks: Extremists in Spain planned massive attack
World
August 20, 2017
100 gas tanks: Extremists in Spain planned massive attack
Police put up scores of roadblocks across northeast Spain on Sunday in hopes of capturing a fugitive suspect from the…
Spanish police kill 5 suspects linked to Barcelona attack
World
August 18, 2017
Spanish police kill 5 suspects linked to Barcelona attack
Spanish police on Friday shot and killed five people carrying bomb belts who were connected to the Barcelona van attack…
Iraqi Shia cleric’s Saudi, UAE trips show Gulf realpolitik
Middle East
August 16, 2017
Iraqi Shia cleric’s Saudi, UAE trips show Gulf realpolitik
An influential Iraqi Shia cleric, notorious for his followers’ deadly attacks on US troops in Iraq over a decade ago…
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
Middle East
August 16, 2017
Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on IS-held town
Thousands of Iraqis have fled an Islamic State-held town west of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition warplanes step up strikes…
IS suspect fatally stabs Istanbul officer in police station
Middle East
August 14, 2017
IS suspect fatally stabs Istanbul officer in police station
A man suspected of being an Islamic State suicide bomber stabbed and killed a police officer Sunday while in custody…
No coordination between Lebanon and Syrian armies against IS – Lebanese military source
Middle East
August 5, 2017
No coordination between Lebanon and Syrian armies against IS – Lebanese military source
The Lebanese army will not coordinate with the Syrian army to fight against Islamic State in the Lebanese-Syrian border zone,…
Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
World
August 2, 2017
Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
The slim boys in Muslim caps and robes at the Al-Hidayah Islamic boarding school are grinning bolts of energy who…
Egypt Reserves Reach Record High of Over $36 Billion
Economy
August 2, 2017
Egypt Reserves Reach Record High of Over $36 Billion
Egypt’s foreign reserves reached $36.036 billion in July, a record high, which the prime minister described as “good news” as…