Terrorism
-
US Treasury Department sanctions Hezbollah-linked individuals, company
“It is clear Hezbollah and its associates are more concerned with advancing their own interests and those of their patron, Iran, than the best interests of the Lebanese people,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. Middle East -
Suspected suicide bombers strike in northwest Syria near Turkish border
At least three people were killed on Thursday in a series of explosions including two suspected suicide bombings in northwest Syria near the Turkish ... Middle East -
US Supreme Court denies appeal of regretful ISIS bride
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a woman who left home in Alabama to join ISIS, but then decided she wanted to return to the ... World News -
Extremist raids leave 500,000 Burkina children without schools
More than half a million children in Burkina Faso are unable to go to school because of attacks by extremists, the government said on Wednesday.Armed ... World News -
US condemns Iran-backed Houthis militia’s continued attacks on Saudi Arabia
The US condemned the Iran-backed Houthi militia’s continued attacks on Saudi Arabia, stressing that the militia is a threat to its allies, the ... Gulf -
Turkey detains 16 accused of links to ISIS after bookshop clash
Turkish police detained 16 people accused of links to ISIS on Tuesday after protesters used sticks and stones against security forces trying to shut ... World News -
Saudi Arabia executes man for planning attack under direction of ISIS
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior on Monday announced that a man had been executed in Riyadh for planning to target public civilian gatherings ... Gulf -
Saudi defenses destroy two Houthi drones launched towards Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
Saudi Arabia’s defenses on Sunday destroyed two drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, ... Gulf -
US lauds Saudi Arabia as strong, ‘very capable’ partner in fight against terror
“And obviously, I think that there’s been quite a lot of cooperation throughout the region, including with Saudi Arabia, on trying to get a new government formed in Iraq that reflects the will of the Iraqi people,” the US State Department official said. Middle East -
Mozambique extremists kidnap 600 women, girls since 2018: HRW
Extremists waging a brutal insurgency in northern Mozambique have abducted more than 600 women and children over the past three years, Human Rights ... World News -
Overconfident China could make miscalculations, UK spy chief says
An overconfident and assertive China under President Xi Jinping and Communist Party rule risks making miscalculations on the international stage, ... World News -
Iran is leading state sponsor of terrorism, ISIS remains a threat to US: Official
Landberg said the Counterterrorism Bureau had spearheaded a diplomatic campaign against Hezbollah, “urging governments to take steps to recognize the group in its entirety as a terrorist organization and to restrict its activities in their countries.” Middle East -
UK police identify Liverpool bombing suspect as Emad al-Swealmeen
The man who died in what police are calling a terrorist attack outside a women’s hospital in Liverpool, UK, has been identified as Emad al-Swealmeen, ... World News -
Biden taps former US ambassador to Lebanon as next counterterrorism czar
President Joe Biden has nominated Elizabeth Richard, the former US ambassador to Lebanon, to become the State Department’s Coordinator for ... World News -
OIC welcomes UN sanctions of ‘terrorist’ Houthi leaders
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in statement welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s addition of three leaders of the “terrorist” ... Gulf -
UN sanctions three Houthi militants over Marib offensive
The United Nations has added three leading Houthi militants to its list of people sanctioned in Yemen, the British mission to the world body said ... Gulf -
ISIS in Afghanistan ‘under control’: Taliban
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said Wednesday that the threat posed by the ISIS group in the country was “more or less under control” despite recent ... Middle East -
Pakistan agrees one-month ‘complete ceasefire’ with local Taliban militants
Pakistan and local Taliban militants have agreed a one-month ceasefire which may be extended if both sides agree, spokesmen said on Monday, opening ... World News -
US lawmakers call on Biden admin. to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terror group
US lawmakers have reintroduced a bill calling on the State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.“It’s high time ... Middle East -
Kosovo sanctions seven people, one company for links to Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Neither Lebanon nor Palestine recognize Kosovo’s 2008 independence Middle East