Islamism

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Indonesia, Australia Host Counter-Terrorism Meeting

Western governments are warning their citizens against travelling to nearly all of the southern third of the...

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Qatar Accuses Gulf States of ‘stubbornness’, Wants UN To Help

Qatar's foreign minister on Thursday accused Gulf neighbors and Egypt of "stubbornness" in their ongoing diplomatic...

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Saudi, Allies Unveil Qatar ‘terrorist’ Blacklist

Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a "terrorist" blacklist on Tuesday of 18 organisations and individuals suspected...

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UAE Slams Al-Jazeera For Anti-Semitism, Inciting Hate

A top UAE official on Wednesday accused Qatari broadcast giant Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting...

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Tillerson Looks To Defuse Qatar Crisis On Gulf Tour

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives Monday in Kuwait, the key mediator between Qatar and its Arab neighbours,...

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Saudi Funding Extremism In UK

Foreign funding for Islamist extremism in Britain mostly originates from Saudi Arabia, a think-tank report said on...

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Saudi Arabia and Allies To Meet In Cairo

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are to discuss the Qatar crisis, a month after they severed...

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Sweden Home To 2,000 Islamist Extremists, Says Spy Chief

Sweden is home to 2,000 Islamist extremists, the nation's intelligence chief revealed today - ten times the number...

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Qatar Given New Deadline On Gulf Demands

Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face...

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Key Demands For Resolving Qatar Crisis

A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept 13 demands by several Arab states in return for lifting a de...

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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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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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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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Arab States Send Qatar Steep Demands

Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions. Saudi...

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Egypt Extends State of Emergency

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended a state of emergency declared after twin church bombings in April by...

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Bangladeshi Actress’ Film To Faith Tale Proves Smash Hit

In Bangladesh, where morality tales top bestseller lists, the real-life transformation of Naznin Akter Happy from an...

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Egypt Hisham Barakat Killing

A court in Cairo has recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the killing of Egypt’s...

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Qatar Airways Says Service ‘unaffected’ By Gulf Ban

Qatar Airways said on Wednesday that it was largely unaffected by the decision of several Arab countries to ban the...

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Qatar Airways Says Service ‘unaffected’ By Gulf Ban

Qatar Airways said on Wednesday that it was largely unaffected by the decision of several Arab countries to ban the...