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China’s Uighur Muslims Struggle Under ‘police State’
Worshippers quietly passed through metal detectors as they entered the central mosque in China's far western city of...
Sudan Halts Talks After Trump Extends Sanctions
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington aimed at ending sanctions against...
UAE Slams Al-Jazeera For Anti-Semitism, Inciting Hate
A top UAE official on Wednesday accused Qatari broadcast giant Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting...
Sudan Regrets US Decision To Extend Sanctions But Still Hopeful
Sudan voiced regret on Wednesday over a US decision to keep sanctions in place for another three months but expressed...
Accidental Internet Cut-Off Hits Somalia Hard
Last month, a baby was born in the Somali capital Mogadishu with a terrible eye defect that requires treatment abroad....
Washington Extends Review Period For Sudan Sanctions
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday opted to extend by three months the deadline on whether to lift decades-old...
Sudan May Return To War If US Keeps Sanctions
Sudan could fall back into war if Washington fails to lift decades-old sanctions, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has...
Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Financing Qaeda Imam Awlaki
One of four men arrested for sending thousands of dollars to the late Al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki pleaded...
Sudan Hopes Trump Takes ‘courageous’ Decision To Lift Sanctions
Hopes are running high in Sudan that US President Donald Trump will decide this week to lift Washington's sanctions on...
Jihadists Battle Libya Forces In ‘liberated’ Benghazi
Jihadists are still battling Libyan forces in Benghazi days after strongman Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled army...
World Jihad’s Low-Profile Boss
Discreet in his youth and invisible as the world's most wanted man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose through the ranks quietly...
Iraq’s Second City and Cultural Jewel
Mosul, wrested from the Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday, is Iraq's second city and one of its cultural jewels....
The Islamic State Group In Iraq, Syria
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Sunday in the "liberated" city of Mosul, the Islamic State...
Nine Kenyans Beheaded By Somali Al-Shabaab Terrorists
Al-Shabaab extremists from neighbouring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in Kenya, officials...
Libya Strongman In UAE For Talks On Military ‘cooperation’
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has met with UAE leaders for talks on military cooperation, state media said Sunday,...
At Least 9 Dead In Latest Attack On Kenya Coast
At least nine people were shot and hacked to death in Kenya's coastal Lamu County early Saturday, in the latest attack...
Top US Justice Officials To Visit Guantanamo
The top US justice officials are to visit the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday amid signs the Trump...
Heavy Regime Bombardment Reported Near Damascus
Government forces carried out heavy bombardment Friday of a rebel-held district on the eastern edge of the Syrian...
Benghazi Celebrates After Jihadists Driven Out
Forced from his neighbourhood in Libya's Benghazi three years ago, Said al-Mabruk is looking forward to going back...