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UN official abducted by al-Qaeda in Yemen freed after 18 months
A Bangladeshi citizen working for the United Nations has been freed after a year and a half abduction by al-Qaeda in Yemen, the prime minister’s ... Middle East -
Prominent Yemeni commander among four killed in suspected al-Qaeda attack in Abyan
A bombing in southern Yemen on Thursday killed four fighters loyal to the Southern Transitional Council, including a prominent commander who ... Gulf -
Moroccan authorities detain 21 terrorism suspects in nationwide anti-terror sweep
Moroccan investigators questioned around 50 people Wednesday across the kingdom in a major operation targeting suspected terrorist supporters, local ... World News -
Air strikes target opposition base in Syria: Ministry
Syrian and Russian forces have launched air strikes on opposition bases in the country’s northwest, the defense ministry said Wednesday, amid a ... Middle East -
34 killed in ambush in Central-North region: Burkina Faso’s army
Unidentified assailants on Monday killed 31 soldiers and three members of the Homeland Defense Volunteers (VDP) in an ambush on a supply convoy in the ... World News -
Africa becoming the center of terrorism: Counter-terrorism experts
Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hot spot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan ... World News -
Belgium police arrest Iraqi suspected of al-Qaeda car bombing in Baghdad
Belgium police have arrested an Iraqi immigrant suspected of belonging to an al-Qaeda cell that carried out deadly car bombings in Baghdad in ... World News -
US targets senior al-Qaeda leader in unilateral strike in northwest Syria
The United States carried out a strike on northwest Syria on Wednesday targeting an unnamed al-Qaeda leader, the Central Command said in a written ... Middle East -
Three peacekeepers killed, five injured in Mali: UN
Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured after their convoy hit an improvised explosive device in central Mali, ... North Africa -
Communal hatred online, al-Qaeda links land Indian software engineer in NIA custody
An Indian software engineer in his late 20s has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for links to the terrorist group ... World News -
UAE envoy to UN Lana Nusseibeh named 2023 Counter-Terrorism Committee chair
Lana Nusseibeh, the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UN has been named the new chair of the United Nations ... Gulf -
US special ops kill senior ISIS leader, 10 associates in Somalia raid
“Al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa and for funding the group’s operations worldwide, including in Afghanistan,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. Africa -
Nine killed in central Somalia car bombings
At least nine people were killed, and several others wounded, in simultaneous car bomb attacks in a town in central Somalia on Wednesday, security ... World News -
Saudi Arabia works with Telegram to remove over 15 million extremist content in 2022
Saudi Arabia’s Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (Etidal) and Telegram removed 15,021,951 extremist content throughout 2022 and shut down ... Saudi Arabia -
Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner released to Pakistan
A Pakistani known for being the oldest detainee at the US-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba was released to his home country on Saturday, ... World News -
At least 21 fighters, 6 extremists dead in Yemen al-Qaeda attack: Report
Twenty-one fighters and six members of al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch were killed Tuesday in an attack by the extremist group in the country’s south, ... Middle East -
Al-Qaeda in Yemen releases video of kidnapped UN worker: Monitor
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch released a video on Saturday showing a United Nations worker who was abducted in the war-torn country more than six months ago ... Middle East -
First US envoy to Sudan in 25 years arrives in Khartoum
The first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years took up his post Wednesday in the latest easing of ties since Washington removed Khartoum from its state ... Middle East -
Taliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Kabul
The US drone strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house intensified global scrutiny on Tuesday of ... World News -
Saudi Arabia welcomes announcement on killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri
Saudi Arabia welcomed the US announcement that a CIA drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said in ... Gulf -
Mali’s army says 50 extremists ‘neutralized’
Mali’s army said it had “neutralized” 50 extremists in an area in the center of the country where more than 130 civilians were killed a week ago.The ... World News -
France announces capture of senior ISIS member in Mali
France announced on Wednesday that soldiers from its operation battling extremists in the Sahel region of West Africa had captured Oumeya Ould ... North Africa -
Ambushes leave 11 dead in Burkina Faso: Army
Seven soldiers and four back-up troops have been killed in two ambushes in Burkina Faso’s troubled north, the army said. The first attack near the ... World News -
Denmark arrests man over promotion of ISIS on social media
A man was arrested in Denmark on Wednesday on suspicion of violating anti-terrorism laws by allegedly promoting ISIS on social media.Police said ... World News -
Ten al-Qaeda inmates escape from prison in eastern Yemen
Ten jailed al-Qaeda militants have escaped from prison in Yemen’s eastern province of Hadramawt, security officials said on Friday.The inmates staged ... Gulf -
Saudi interior ministry announces number of executions of ISIS, al-Qaeda members
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry announced on Saturday the execution of 81 convicts on charges of working with ISIS and al-Qaeda and committing crimes ... Gulf -
Yemeni officials say suspected militants abduct 5 UN workers
Suspected al-Qaeda militants have abducted five UN workers in southern Yemen, Yemeni officials said on Saturday.For the latest headlines, follow our ... Gulf -
Two al-Qaeda suspects among three killed in Yemen drone strike
A suspected US drone strike on Sunday killed three people in central Yemen, including two alleged al-Qaeda extremists, local government officials said ... Gulf -
Intelligence suggests ISIS-K, al-Qaeda could attack US within months: Pentagon
Senior Pentagon officials warned Tuesday that terrorist groups al-Qaeda and ISIS-K could develop the capability to attack the US within months, ... Middle East -
US Supreme Court to hear Guantanamo prisoner’s state secrets case
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about the government’s ability to keep what it says are state secrets from a man who was tortured by the ... World News