War on Terror
President Sisi and Trump discuss joint cooperation to fight terrorism
Egypt
September 25, 2018
President Sisi and Trump discuss joint cooperation to fight terrorism
US President Donald Trump met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday during the 73rd session of the United…
US-funded counterterrorism training center opens in Jordan
Middle East
March 22, 2018
US-funded counterterrorism training center opens in Jordan
A US-funded counterterrorism center has opened in Jordan where law enforcement officers from partner countries in the Middle East and…
New US airstrike in Somalia kills 13 al-Shabab members
World
December 27, 2017
New US airstrike in Somalia kills 13 al-Shabab members
The US military says it has killed 13 members of the al-Shabab extremist group with a new airstrike in southern…
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty…
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
World
December 14, 2017
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
The US has continued to torture detainees held at the controversial detention center in Cuba, said the UN’s expert on…
Philippine Congress votes to extend martial law in south
World
December 13, 2017
Philippine Congress votes to extend martial law in south
The Philippine Congress voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in the south by…
France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa
World
December 13, 2017
France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa
Presidents, princes and diplomats are coming to Paris on Wednesday to breathe life into a young African military force that…
EU proposes to streamline databases across bloc to reduce terror attacks
World
December 13, 2017
EU proposes to streamline databases across bloc to reduce terror attacks
The proposed service would allow border guards and police to simultaneously search multiple systems across the EU to verify identity…
Men due to leave Guantanamo Bay under Obama seem stuck under Trump
World
December 13, 2017
Men due to leave Guantanamo Bay under Obama seem stuck under Trump
Abdellatif Nasser got what he thought was the best news possible in the summer of 2016: One of his lawyers…
Egypt condemns Manhattan explosion which left 3 injured
World
December 12, 2017
Egypt condemns Manhattan explosion which left 3 injured
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Tuesday the attempted terror attack in New York City’s main bus terminal on…