hat the suspects had received several money transactions through ‘hawala’ and that they had also pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State.
Dubai: A majority of young Arabs regard Islamic State as the "biggest obstacle" facing the Middle East region and believe the terror group will fail to establish a caliphate, a new survey has found. According
Paris/Cairo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday said that West's ‘flawed' policies in Syria especially that of France was partly to blame for rise of Islamic State.His statement came amid the worldwide condemnation of a
Cairo: A large bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in the Shubra neighbourhood of Cairo, wounding at least six people including at least one police officer, Egyptian security officials said.There were no
Washington: A risk of war in the Middle East looms large in the absence of an Iranian nuclear deal which was achieved last week, US President Barack Obama has said as he exhorted the Republican-controlled
Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned against growing terrorist activities in the Middle East, saying terrorism will benefit no country in the region."All regional countries are suffering from terrorism because terrorist acts benefit none
Vatican City: Pope Francis has canonized two nuns from what was 19th century Palestine in hopes of encouraging Christians across the Middle East who are facing a wave of persecution from Islamic extremists.Sisters Mariam Bawardy
Dubai: An Indian banker in UAE has been named ‘Retail Banker of the Year in Middle East', a prestigious award given to global banking leaders for playing an instrumental role in transforming retail bank operations.
Vatican: Pope Francis condemned female mutilation and domestic violence against women today."The many forms of slavery, the commercialisation, and mutilation of the bodies of women, call out to us to be committed to defeat these
United Nations: Despite recent slayings of two Japanese citizens by the Islamic State (IS), Tokyo does not intend to abandon its post-World War II pacifism and chooses instead to increase its non-military humanitarian assistance to
Tokyo: Junko Ishido, mother of a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants, called Friday morning for the release of her son, Kenji Goto, hours before the 72-hour deadline given by the IS.Ishido
Dubai: A Saudi blogger who was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes will be publicly flogged for the first time after Friday prayers outside a mosque in the Red Sea
Brussels: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Wednesday termed Pakistan the most dangerous country for media persons. Fourteen journalists lost their lives in Pakistan this year.In a statement issued by the IFJ, Asia Pacific region
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today rejected talk of Israel withdrawing from Jerusalem and the West Bank within two years, on the eve of a meeting with the top US diplomat."We... Stand against the possibility
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian authorities on Thursday beheaded Pakistani national Mohammad Fayad Mohammad Azam on charge of smuggling heroin into the country.A statement issued by the interior ministry of Saudi Arabia said, the kingdom was battling
London: The Israeli military's destruction of civilian buildings during its Protective Edge offensive this summer amounts to war crimes and must be investigated, human rights monitor Amnesty International said today.The destruction of four multi-story buildings
Jerusalem: On the eve of a trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis is urging religious and political leaders to speak out against attacks on Christians by Islamic State extremists.In an interview published on Friday,
Madrid: The Syrian city of Kobane, where resistance against jihadis of the Islamic State (IS) has become a symbol of Kurdish unity, is also an unprecedented example of equality for its women, who fight side
Jerusalem: Israel's military is the most powerful in the Middle East, media reported quoting a study commissioned by Business Insider.The New York-based business and technology news website ranked the 15 strongest armies in the Midddle
Canberra: An Australian teenage runaway, dubbed the Ginger Jihadist by the media, has been featured in a second Islamic State propaganda video.Australian media reported the latest YouTube video of 17-year-old Abdullah Elmir dressed in Arabic
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