EL-ARISH, EGYPT — Suspected Islamic militants attacked an army checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding another eight, according to security and medical officials. They said the attack took place about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the Suez Canal […]
A suicide bomber hit a crowded tent full of people in a market in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 32 people. The attack targeted Shiite Muslims participating in Ashura, the annual ritual which commemorates the killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet […]
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolic stronghold of so-called Islamic State. The small town holds great value to IS because of a prophecy of an apocalyptic battle, and features heavily in its propaganda. The operation began as US and Russian envoys met […]
As the hour of the upcoming assault on Mosul draws near, the Iraqi army and its allies move to liberate the town of Havice located in Kirkuk province. Members of the Shi’ite Badr Organisation undergo training before the upcoming battle to recapture Mosul in Diyala […]
Lebanese Forces MP Georges Adwan expressed optimism Tuesday in terms of the presidential elections. “The upcoming days will witness a positive development regarding the power vacuum,” Adwan said in a tweet. Political leaders are waiting for former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s final word on whether […]
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A beleaguered Donald Trump sought to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday, pressing unsubstantiated claims the contest is rigged against him, vowing anew to jail Hillary Clinton if he’s elected and throwing in a baseless insinuation his […]
NNA – A suicide bombing targeting a funeral gathering in northern Baghdad Saturday killed at least 35 people and left another 63 wounded, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. The attack occurred at around lunchtime, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they […]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Iraq could not deal alone with driving Islamic State from the city of Mosul and that the presence of Turkish forces in a nearby military camp was an insurance against attacks on Turkey. Turkey has been locked […]
DIAVATA REFUGEE CAMP, GREECE—When Europe abruptly closed its land borders last Spring to refugees fleeing war, it made a much-heralded promise: Wealthy nations across the European Union would take in tens of thousands of desperate Syrians and Iraqis who had made it as far as […]
NNA – Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Beshara Rahi, began on Saturday his pastoral visit to Tyre. His first stop was the town of Ayn Ibl, where he was met by representative of House Speaker Nabih Berri, MP Ali Bazzi, representative of Hezbollah, MP Hassan Fadlallah, representative […]
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