Politics

Syria army enters last rebel bastion by Lebanon border - 07/06/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Sara Hussein- Syrian government forces backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah entered the town of Zabadani on Sunday in a bid to take the last rebel-held bastion along the...

Egypt's Sisi rallies troops in Sinai after IS attacks - 07/05/2015

CAIRO, EGYPT, Tony Gamal-Gabriel- Egypt's president said Saturday the situation in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where dozens of soldiers, jihadists and civilians have been killed this week in yet...

Syria rebels battle regime in Aleppo operation - 07/05/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rita Daou- Two coalitions of Syrian rebels battled to advance in government-held western Aleppo on Saturday, seizing an army barracks in one district but being pushed back in others....

Tunisia declares state of emergency after beach attack - 07/05/2015

TUNIS, TUNISIA, Ines Bel Aiba- President Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday declared a state of emergency following last week's beach massacre claimed by jihadists that he said had left Tunisia facing a...

Islamist alliance in battle for Syria's Aleppo - 07/04/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Layal About Rahal- A new Islamist rebel alliance, including Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, was locked in a fierce battle Friday to seize government-held areas of Aleppo, the divided...

Disaffected Tunisia youth 'ripe for radicalisation' - 07/04/2015

TUNIS, TUNISIA, Serene Assir- Disillusioned with the outcome of the revolution they spearheaded, young Tunisians have become easy prey for jihadist recruiters in the birthplace of the Arab Spring,...

Air strike kills IS leader in Syria: Pentagon - 07/03/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- A senior Islamic State leader who coordinated suicide bombings and recruited funds and fighters for the jihadists has been killed in a coalition air strike in Syria, the...

Obama mocks Republicans about 2016 'Hunger Games' - 07/03/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- US President Barack Obama has one wish for the Republicans trying to succeed him: that the odds are ever in their favor. On Thursday, Obama poked fun at the ever-increasing...

IS attacks kill dozens in Egypt's Sinai - 07/02/2015

CAIRO, EGYPT, Samer al-Atrush and Haitham El-Tabei- Dozens of people were killed Wednesday in a wave of unprecedented attacks by the Islamic State group on Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula,...

Egypt's Sisi pledges tougher laws after prosecutor killing - 07/01/2015

CAIRO, EGYPT, Samer al-Atrush and Haitham El-Tabei- A visibly angry Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged tougher laws against militants and suggested fast track executions at Tuesday's...
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