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Polio Worker ‘shot Dead In NW Pakistan’

A health worker who had been immunising children against polio was shot dead in Pakistan's northwestern province...

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Bangladesh Arrests Three Female Militants

Bangladesh police have arrested three female members of an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Dhaka café...

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Female Suicide Bombers Kill One In Cameroon’s Far North

One civilian was killed and two others injured Saturday when four female bombers blew themselves up in Cameroon's Far...

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Two Convicted For Stealing A Cow

Two Fulani men caught with a stolen cow have been convicted by the Asante-Mampong District Magistrate Court. Ahmed...

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Bangladesh Marks First Anniversary of Deadly Cafe Siege

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the site of one of the worst Islamist attacks in Bangladesh's history to mark...

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American Muslims Decry Trump Travel Ban

American Muslim leaders Friday decried Donald Trump's rhetoric towards their community and predicted the president's...

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IS Withdraws From Syria’s Aleppo Province

The Islamic State group no longer has a presence in Syria's Aleppo province after withdrawing from a series of villages...

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‘Alarming’ Number of Threats Over Suspected IS-Links In Iraq’s…

The UN voiced alarm Friday at rising threats against civilians in Mosul suspected of ties to the Islamic State group as...

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Iraq Sees End To ‘caliphate’ As Mosul Mosque Recaptured

Iraq declared the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's iconic Nuri mosque...

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US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa

US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, a monitor said,...

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Women, Children Returning From IS Warzones

Women and children involved with groups like Islamic State are increasingly returning to their home countries in...

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Yemen Troops, Rebels Killed In Battle For Central Province

Six soldiers were killed in Yemen on Thursday, a military source said, as government forces seek to cement their...

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Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque

The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist...

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Bangladesh Attack Cafe Thrives A Year On, But Fears Persist

As the chatter of customers and the smell of warm bread fill the Holey Artisan Bakery it is easy to forget the scenes...

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‘Invest In Girl-Child Education’

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished Muslim parents to invest in the education of their female...

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Up To 100,000 Civilians Trapped In Syria’s Raqa

As many as 100,000 civilians are trapped in Syria's Raqa, as US-backed fighters battle to retake the city from the...

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Heed the President’s Advice

OVER the weekend Muslims around the globe marked Eid-ul-Fitr (Feast of Breaking of the Fast). EID-ul-Fitr is an...

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US Supreme Court To Decide On Iran Artifact Case

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide on a long-running legal battle over whether Persian artifacts in...

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Former Syrian Defence Minister Dies In Paris

Syria's former defence minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of President Bashar al-Assad's father and predecessor...