terrorism
EU plans online terrorist content crackdown
World
August 9, 2018
EU plans online terrorist content crackdown
The EU wants to take legal measures to control terrorist content online, according to media reports. EU Security Commissioner Julian…
Afghan suicide blast kills three Czech soldiers, Taliban claim responsibility
Middle East
August 5, 2018
Afghan suicide blast kills three Czech soldiers, Taliban claim responsibility
A suicide bombing claimed by the Taliban killed three Czech soldiers on patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the…
Islamic State in Syria executes hostage from Sweida attack: media, monitor
Middle East
August 5, 2018
Islamic State in Syria executes hostage from Sweida attack: media, monitor
Islamic State in Syria has executed one of a number of hostages taken from Syria’s government-held city of Sweida…
Roadside bomb hits Afghan bus, killing eight, wounding 40: officials
Middle East
July 31, 2018
Roadside bomb hits Afghan bus, killing eight, wounding 40: officials
A roadside bomb which hit a bus in restive western Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least eight people and…
Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Middle East
July 24, 2018
Islamic State makes comeback in Iraq with switch to guerrilla tactics
Months after Iraq declared victory over Islamic State, its fighters are making a comeback with a scatter-gun campaign of…
18 killed in Boko Haram attack in Chad: military source
World
July 22, 2018
18 killed in Boko Haram attack in Chad: military source
Eighteen people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region, a…
Sisi meets Italy’s interior minister, discusses latest developments in Regeni’s case
Egypt
July 19, 2018
Sisi meets Italy’s interior minister, discusses latest developments in Regeni’s case
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Wednesday Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, to discuss ways…
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
Middle East
July 15, 2018
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six…
Parliament committee head demands June 30 schools be listed as ‘terrorist entities’
Egypt
July 10, 2018
Parliament committee head demands June 30 schools be listed as ‘terrorist entities’
Jamal Shiha, Head of the Committee on Education and Scientific Research in the House of Representatives, suggested that the Muslim…
Aboutrika’s appeal against including him on ‘Terror List’ accepted
Egypt
July 4, 2018
Aboutrika’s appeal against including him on ‘Terror List’ accepted
The Court of Cassation on Wednesday accepted the appeal by Al-Ahly’s retired football player Mohamed Aboutrika and 1,537 others…