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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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...