ISIS double standards sow growing disillusion
Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then one day, his jailors...
African and Arab defence ministers agree counter-terrorism cooperation
Defence ministers and officials from 27 Arab and African states on Friday agreed to bolster cooperation on counter-terrorism, in a meeting held at an...
US and Russia attempt to hold Syria ceasefire together
The United States and Russia worked Monday to hold together a revived truce in Syria, calling on both Syria's government and opposition groups to...
Italy extracts 217 bodies from sunken migrant ship
Italian navy officials say they have recovered 217 bodies from the hull of a migrant ship that sank off Libya last year in a...
Al-Qaeda flag flying over buildings in Yemen's Aden
Al-Qaeda's black flag is flying over several official buildings in Yemen's second city Aden as extremists make inroads in the absence of state authority...
Executions of Sunni preachers, activists continue in Iran
International human rights groups believe that Iran executed over 1,000 people last year - well above the 2014 tally - including preachers and activists...
7 dead in clashes west of Libyan capital
At least seven people were killed in clashes Wednesday west of Tripoli between tribesmen and forces loyal to Libya's unrecognised government, an army officer...
In ISIS battle, Cairo struggles to rally armed Sinai tribes
An Egyptian military effort to recruit and arm tribal fighters to take on Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the Sinai is failing, according to...
Bahrain says catches Iran-linked cell plotting attacks
Bahrain said on Wednesday it had caught an Iranian-linked cell plotting attacks on its territory, days after it followed its close ally Saudi Arabia...
Saudi Border Guard Killed in Firefight
A Saudi Border Guard died Monday in an exchange of fire on the border with Yemen, the interior ministry said on day two of...
