Five Facts On Targeted IS-Held Syrian City of Raqa
As US-backed Arab and Kurdish forces broke into the Islamic State group's bastion of Raqa on Tuesday for the first ...
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Qatar Flight Ban Begins, First Efforts Seen To Resolve Crisis
A ban on Qatari flights imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect Tuesday as first efforts were made ...
UN Accuses IS of Executing 163 Civilians In Mosul On June 1
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday accused the Islamic State group of murdering 163 civilians to prevent them ...
Qatar Flight Ban Begins As Crisis Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to ...
Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space
Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf ...
US-Led Strike Kills 21 Civilians Fleeing Syria’s Raqa
A US-led coalition air strike killed 21 civilians on Monday as they tried to escape the Islamic State group's Syrian ...
Of A Lynched Soldier, Oba Chandler & the Rogers!
At the Reception Hall at 3FM, TV3’s radio station, in Accra, were two security men on duty that very night. ...
Slain Journalists Honored As Dangers To Press Highlighted
Fourteen journalists killed in the line of duty in 2016 were honored Monday at a Washington museum ceremony highlighting growing ...
Up To 100,000 Children At Risk In Iraq’s Mosul
Up to 100,000 children are in danger as Iraqi forces battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist ...
Iran Urges ‘dialogue’ To Resolve Gulf Row Over Qatar
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged Qatar and neighbouring Gulf Arab countries that have severed diplomatic ties ...
Arab Countries Cut Links With Qatar
Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. ...
Trump Seeks ‘much Tougher’ Travel Ban, Expedited Hearing
US President Donald Trump called Monday for a "much tougher version" of his travel ban and an "expedited" hearing for ...
Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea
China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ...
US, Australian Officials Warn of Returning Foreign Fighters
Top US and Australian officials on Monday warned battle-hardened and angry foreign fighters may return to Southeast Asia from the ...
Western Terror Policies Have ‘backfired’
Attacks by the Islamic State group in Europe and elsewhere show that Western policies in the Middle East have backfired, ...
Iraqi Forces Retake Area Near Syrian Border From IS
Iraqi forces retook an area near the Syrian border from the Islamic State group on Sunday as part of operations ...
Indonesia Says 1,200 IS Operatives In Philippines
There are about 1,200 Islamic State (IS) group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from Indonesia, ...
Radiohead Hits Back At Israel Boycott Calls As ‘divisive’
Radiohead hit back Friday at a campaign urging the band to scrap a show in Israel, calling the boycott effort ...
Joint Patrols Off Mindanao To Fight Militants
Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to counter threats ...
484 Civilians Killed In US-Led Fight Against IS
Attacks on Islamic State group targets by US-led coalition forces have killed 484 civilians since mid-2014, the US military reported ...