NIC Demands Dismissal of Boss
Employees of the National Insurance Commission (NIC) are demanding the immediate removal of their boss, Madam Lydia Bawa. A three-page petition to the President, signed by the employees, who...
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Afghan Martial Arts Bout Reveals A Nation Divided
A martial arts bout in Afghanistan was billed as a bare-knuckle duel for supremacy, but it has become a lightning rod for long-simmering ethnic rivalries that threaten to tear the country apart....
Morocco’s King Regains Upper Hand With New Cabinet
Morocco's new government is set to be dominated by officials close to the palace despite the premier hailing from the country's ruling Islamist party. King Mohamed VI on Wednesday announced the new...
Al-Shabab Fighters Offered Amnesty As New Somali President Declares War
Somalia's new president has offered al-Shabab militants a 60-day amnesty amid a declaration of war on the group. Fighters who gave themselves up would receive training, employment and education,...
Somali President Declares New War On Shabaab, Offers Amnesty
Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday declared war against Shabaab extremists, offering amnesty to militants who surrendered within 60 days and warning the rest would "face...
Damascus Attaches Conditions To UN Inquiry
The Syrian foreign minister has set out conditions for any UN investigation into the deaths of dozens of people from a chemical agent on Tuesday. Walid Muallem told the BBC it would have to be...
Erdogan Has Command Responsibility For Aiding Terrorism
The infamy of the crimes against humanity carried out by Islamic State is legendary, but the still untold story is how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan deliberately turned a blind eye to the...
Hamas Hangs Three Gaza ‘collaborators’ With Israel
Gaza's Hamas rulers hanged three men they accused of collaborating with Israel Thursday following calls for revenge for the killing of one of their commanders last month, an AFP journalist reported....
Number of Foreign Jihadists In Iraq and Syria Unknown
US intelligence agencies don't know the true number of foreign jihadists still fighting in Iraq and Syria, or the extent of the threat they pose to their home countries, a senior US military officer...
Morocco King Names New Government
Morocco's King Mohamed VI on Wednesday named a new government headed by a member of the ruling Islamist party, following a six-month political deadlock in the North African country. Prime Minister...
Afghan Activists Urge Progress In ICC War Crimes Probe
Afghan human rights groups urged the International Criminal Court on Wednesday to speed up a war crimes probe in their country, as they prepared to meet the tribunal's chief prosecutor. "We are...
NIC Workers Want Director Fired For Mismanagement
Employees of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), are demanding the immediate removal of their boss, Lydia Bawa. A three paged petition to the President signed by the employees, who described...
Six Held In St Petersburg Over ‘Islamic State Recruitment’
Russia says it has detained six terrorist recruiters in St Petersburg after an attack on the city's metro system that killed 14 people. The suspects, from former Soviet Central Asia, have been held...
Hamas Offers Clemency To Israeli ‘collaborators’ After Killing
Hamas has offered "collaborators" with Israel a week to turn themselves in and receive clemency as it investigates the murder of one of its officials in the Gaza Strip, which it blames on Israel....
Girls Help Preserve Kashmir’s Sufi Music Traditions
When Kashmiri teenager Shabnam Bashir first took up classical Sufi music three years ago, she had to practise singing in secret because all the men in her Muslim family opposed her new passion. Now...
Nine Sacked Over Kabul Hospital Attack
The attackers were eventually killed after several hours of fighting at the hospital on 8 March Nine military officers have been sacked over last month's attack by militants on the military hospital...
Britain’s May Heads To Saudi Seeking Deals
British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense potential" as she looks to secure post-Brexit investment and trade. Facing criticism...
For Palestinian Women, Football Not Just About Winning
The Palestinian women's football team saw a crushing defeat in their first match in Asian Cup qualifiers -- a 6-0 loss to Thailand -- but for captain Claudie Salameh, the score means little. "Playing...
Syria Conflict: ‘Chemical Attack’ In Idlib Kills Dozens
At least 35 people have been killed and 60 wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria, a monitoring group says. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
Afghanistan Sacks Top Generals Over Brazen Hospital Attack
Afghanistan on Tuesday sacked 12 army officers including two generals for negligence over an insurgent attack on the country's largest military hospital, which pointed to a spectacular intelligence...