French National Abducted In Chad
A French civilian has been abducted in the central African nation of Chad, French authorities said on Thursday. The kidnapping ...
Tag: al-qaeda
How the Terror Unfolded
It was the day everyone at Westminster had been dreading. The Houses of Parliament, with their iconic ‘Big Ben’ clocktower, ...
Two Years On, Yemen Stuck In ‘quagmire’
Deadly fighting, a rise in jihadism, the threat of famine -- two years after Saudi Arabia intervened against Iran-backed rebels, ...
Amnesty Condemns US, UK Over Yemen Arms
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use in its ...
Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and vowed to ...
Allies Vow To Destroy IS As Attacks Overshadow Talks
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed by an ...
Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and vowed to ...
Luxembourg Court Denies Iran Demand To Unblock Assets
A Luxembourg court on Wednesday denied a demand by Tehran to repatriate $1.6 billion of Iranian assets claimed by the ...
Qaeda, IS Focus On Bombs Behind Carry-On Computer Ban
The prohibition on carry-on electronics for certain flights to the US and Britain shows both the Islamic State group and ...
Laptop Ban Sparks Ire Among Mideast Travellers
Travellers across the Middle East expressed frustration Wednesday at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the United ...
NGOs Demand Access As Yemen Suffers ‘open-Air Massacre’
Humanitarian groups on Wednesday demanded access to civilians on the brink of famine in Yemen, describing the two-year civil war ...
Car Bomb Kills At Least 5 In Somalia’s Capital
Blast near the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu targeted a security checkpoint with soldiers among the dead. A deadly car bomb ...
Laptops, Tablets On Airplanes
The United States and Britain have banned laptops and tablet computers from passenger cabins on certain airlines' flights from some ...
Rebels, Jihadists Begin New Offensive In Central Syria
Syrian jihadists and allied rebels seized a key town from government forces on Tuesday in a new offensive in the ...
Laptop, Tablet Bans On Flights
Britain and the US on Tuesday banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from several Middle ...
Coalition Gathers To Hear Trump Islamic State Plan
The 68-nation US-led coalition against the Islamic State group will meet in Washington on Wednesday to accelerate efforts to destroy ...
Five Dead In Mogadishu Bombing As PM Unveils New Lineup
At least five people were killed when a vehicle laden with explosives blew up in Mogadishu on Tuesday, a local ...
Electronics Banned On Some US Flights From Middle East
The US has announced a ban on electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and ...
US Bans Laptops, Tablets From Cabins On Flights From Middle East
The United States warned Tuesday that extremists plan to target passenger jets with bombs hidden in electronic devices, and banned ...
US To Ban Laptops and Tablets On Flights From Eight Countries
The US is banning electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and North African countries. ...