Islam
Yahya Sinwar, the New Hamas ‘strongman’ In Gaza
Yahya Sinwar, the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, is a top commander in the Islamist movement's armed wing with...
Suicide Bomber Kills Eight At Gate of Yemen Army Base
A suicide bomber killed eight people and wounded 11 on Friday when he blew up his vehicle at the gate of a Yemeni army...
‘Terrorist Attack’ Kills 15 Soldiers In Niger
Fifteen soldiers were killed and 19 wounded in a attack by "terrorist elements" in western Niger, authorities said...
Israel Shuts Jerusalem School Accused of Hamas Links
Israeli police said on Thursday they had closed a private Palestinian school in annexed east Jerusalem, accusing its...
World Donors Gather In Oslo To Tackle Nigeria Famine
UN aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo Thursday for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions...
Somali President Calls On Al Shabaab To Surrender
Somalia’s new president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, during his inaugurated on Wednesday in the capital, Magadishu...
Blind Sheikh Buried In Egypt After Dying In US Jail
Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday in Cairo for the funeral of Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheikh linked to the...
Somali President Says No Quick Fix For Nation’s Woes
Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sought to downplay high expectations of his new administration at his...
Iran Sends Team To Saudi Arabia For Hajj Talks
Iran said Wednesday it has sent a team for talks in Saudi Arabia on the next annual pilgrimage after missing the hajj...
Yemen President Says $10 Bn Saudi Aid For Reconstruction
Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has earmarked $10 billion in aid for the...
The Afghan Practice of Child Sex Slavery
Afghanistan is set to criminalise the practice of "bacha bazi" -- the sexual exploitation of boys -- with a slew of...
K’si Interco Accident: How the Agona STS Student Died
A fact-finding committee has been set-up by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to find out the death of James Bawa, a...
Kabul To Set Penalties For Subculture of Boy Sex Slaves
Afghanistan is set to lay out stringent penalties for "bacha bazi" -- sexual slavery and abuse of boys -- for the first...
Exclusive: CIA-Backed Aid For Syrian Rebels Frozen After Islamist Attack
CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack...
IS, Boko Haram Won’t Be Defeated Unless Corruption Tackled
Western governments need to step up their efforts to combat corruption if they are to defeat jihadists such as the...
Bangladesh Catches Islamist Convicted of Blogger Murder
Bangladesh police on Monday detained an Islamist who had been sentenced to death in his absence in 2015 for planning...
$100,000 Reward For Information On Car Bomb Plots In Somalia
Somalia’s new President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo,’ has placed a $100,000 reward on information leading...
IS Claims Suicide Attack By British Bomber Near Mosul
The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near Mosul it said was carried out by a...
Women Reveal the Horrors They Endured As ISIS Sex Slaves
Women have revealed the horrors they endured at the hands of ISIS sex slaves - despite being Sunni Muslims just like...