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115 Migrants Rescued, 25 Missing
The Libyan navy said it rescued 115 migrants Friday headed for Europe whose overloaded rubber boat was sinking off the...
US Strikes Pound Qaeda For Second Day
US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources...
Bangladesh Arrests Cafe Attackers’ ‘spiritual Leader’
Bangladesh police said Friday they had arrested the "spiritual leader" of a banned Islamist outfit alleged to have...
Upstaging Jihad In Tunisia’s Impoverished Mountains
A rustic theatre where performers wear masks carved from cactus aims to win over young Tunisians in a long neglected...
‘Algeria’s Orwell’ Urges Writers To Fight Fundamentalism
Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose novel "2084" depicted a dystopian state governed by religious law, says writers...
Ben Lee Releases An Islam-Inspired Album After President Trump’s Ban
He's had a top-five album and won an ARIA award for 'single of the year'. But it seems Ben Lee's latest album, although...
Three Jihadist Groups In Africa’s Sahel Announce Merger
Three jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region have merged to form one single organisation, Mauritania's private...
Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...
Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...
Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...
UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis
UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency,...
Sudan’s Bashir Appoints PM For First Time Since Coup
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday appointed a top aide as prime minister, reinstating a post he had...
Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria
Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an...
Muslim, Christian Clerics Say Don’t Link Islam To Terrorism
Leading Muslim and Christian clerics in the Middle East issued a statement Wednesday urging against linking Islam to...
Israel Court Orders Toxic Chemical Tank Emptied
An Israeli court ruled Wednesday that a tanker of liquefied ammonia in the port city of Haifa must be emptied of its...
Simultaneous Taliban Attacks Kill At Least 16 In Kabul
Two attacks struck the Afghan capital at almost the same time on Wednesday Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have...
Yemen’s Displaced Families Struggle To Survive
Wrapping their children in plastic sheets to stave off the winter cold, Yemeni families driven out of the historic port...
Damaged Palmyra Busts Back In Syria After Italy Restoration
Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group in the ancient city of Palmyra and restored in Italy have been...
Blasts, Gunfire Rock Afghan Capital
Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security buildings Wednesday, officials...