Afghan negotiators wait in Kabul as start of peace talks faces delays – sources
KABUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Afghan negotiators have pushed back a planned trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban as logistical...
Suicide bomber hits Shi'ite procession in Nigeria's Kano state
A male suicide bomber hit a procession of Shi'ite Muslims in Nigeria's Kano state as they walked to the city of Zaria to pay...
46 Saudi women joined Daesh in Syria
As many as 46 Saudi women, some of them with their children, have joined Daesh (the self-proclaimed Islamic State) in Syria since 2011, Al-Hayat...
Thousands of Syrians flee as Russian-backed offensive threatens Aleppo
Tens of thousands of Syrians fled an intensifying Russian assault around Aleppo on Friday, and aid workers said they feared the city which once...
Heavy Syria air strikes kill 8, destroy oil tankers
At least eight people were killed in at least 50 air strikes on Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province Friday, during which dozens of oil...
Bahrain sentences three to life in prison for attack on police
Bahrain's High Criminal Court sentenced three unnamed defendants to life imprisonment on charges of attempting to murder policemen with an improvised bomb, state news...
Talks between Afghan govt and Taliban on prisoner swap
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated that a "technical team" was in Kabul to facilitate the prisoner swap, and not for additional negotiations.
Afghan government representatives...
Security threats amid Isreali election
Benny Gantz, the main electoral challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, faced on Sunday various death threats.
The threats came in the wake of last...
Mosque suicide bomb attack in Najran, Saudi Arabia
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A suicide bomber targeted a mosque in Najran during Maghreb prayers this evening. The number of casualties is yet to be confirmed however Twitter...
Syrian opposition seeks unified front at Riyadh conference
The aim is to weld them into a coherent negotiating team for talks with the Syrian regime in early January.
A tall order, given that...
