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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 -
ISIS resurfacing aided by power vacuum in Iraq, Syria
Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of Jalawla in northeastern Iraq. He fears getting caught up in attacks ... Middle East -
UN votes to crack down on al-Shabaab extremists in Somalia
The UN Security Council voted Thursday to prevent the sale or shipment to Somalia of components of improvised explosive devices if there is ... World News -
How can French Muslims be freed from political Islam?
The recent terrorist attacks in France, following the latest round in the country’s offensive cartoon saga that feature the Prophet Mohammad, and the ... In Translation -
How is Saudi Arabia combating extremism in education?
Studying in a Saudi Arabian state school as a child in the late 1990s, I encountered the strangest things. While we were encouraged to visit the ... Middle East -
Man causes motorway accidents in Berlin in ‘extremist’ act: Prosecutors
A man has caused a series of motorway accidents in Berlin, injuring six people including three seriously, in what German prosecutors Wednesday ... World News -
11 civilians killed in extremist-hit Niger: Officials
At least 11 civilians had been killed in two separate attacks in Niger, which is struggling to contain a wave of extremist violence, officials said ... World News -
Boko Haram killed 19 herders in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram terrorists gunned down 19 cattle herders Saturday in northeast Nigeria, civilian militia sources and residents told AFP on Sunday. Ethnic ... World News -
14 killed in Burkina Faso church attack: Regional govt
Fourteen people were killed in an attack on Sunday on a church in eastern Burkina Faso where places of worship have suffered a string of extremist ... World News -
Five officers killed by armed group in Niger
At least five officers were killed in a weekend attack by an armed group in Niger’s western Tillaberi region, a local politician said on Sunday. ... World News -
16 killed in Burkina Faso mosque attack: Security sources
Sixteen people died and two were seriously injured in an attack on a mosque in Burkina Faso’s volatile north, security sources said ... World News -
West African leaders agree billion-dollar anti-extremist plan
West African leaders announced during a summit in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday, a billion-dollar plan to fight the ... World News -
Egypt extremist returned from Libya back on trial, says a report
An Egyptian extremist captured in Libya and returned to Cairo was put on trial again on Tuesday over five terror attacks, including one for which he ... Middle East -
Eight Egyptian security personnel, five militants killed in Sinai attack
Eight Egyptian security personnel and five militants were killed on Wednesday following an attack at a checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula, part of a ... Middle East -
Dozens of militants killed in shootouts in Egypt’s Sinai, says military
Egyptian security forces have killed 46 “very dangerous” extremist militants in shootouts in northern Sinai, the military said on ... Middle East -
Iran strives to be a ‘regional hegemon’: US Commander
Iran remains the “long-term destabilizing factor” in the region, a top US commander said Thursday. “Their efforts are not limited to ... Middle East -
Burkina forces kill nearly 30 ‘terrorists’ in operation: Military
Burkina Faso’s armed forces killed around 30 suspected militants last week in a land and air operation against extremist groups operating in the ... World News -
German police raid 16 homes of suspected extremists
German police are searching 16 homes of alleged extremists in central and western Germany. Frankfurt prosecutor Nadja Niesen said Thursday that ... World News -
Extremists sentenced to life for deadly 2015 Tunisia attacks
A Tunisian court has sentenced seven extremists to life in prison over attacks at a museum and on a beach in 2015 that left dozens of tourists dead, ... North Africa -
Boko Haram extremist group kills at least 60 in Nigeria attack
Boko Haram has killed at least 60 people in a “devastating” attack on the northeastern Nigeria border town of Rann, Amnesty International ... World News -
Kenyan police say attack on Chinese facilities is repelled
Kenyan police say gunmen opened fire on Chinese construction facilities in an eastern area, days after extremists claimed responsibility for a deadly ... World News -
Algeria shuts southern borders to Syrians over security fears
Algeria has barred all Syrians from entering the country via its southern border with Mali and Niger to keep out members of defeated rebel groups from ... North Africa -
Two militants blow themselves up in clashes with Tunisian security forces
Two militants blew themselves up on Thursday following an exchange of fire with Tunisian security forces in the city of Jilma, 250 km (156 miles) ... North Africa -
Why are extremists angry at Riyadh?
For decades in Saudi Arabia, the voice of a few extremists was higher than the voice of the moderates, who were many. They spread hatred and accused ... Middle East -
How media helped create radical preacher Anjem Choudary
UK radical preacher Anjem Choudary has finally been released from prison after serving less than half of his five and a half year sentence due to time ... Middle East -
Egypt says security forces kill 9 ‘terrorists’ in Nile raid
Egypt says its security forces have killed nine “terrorists” in a raid on a cave hideout along the Nile River.The Interior Ministry says ... Middle East -
Tunisia extends state of emergency
Tunisia’s presidency on Friday announced the extension of the country’s state of emergency, imposed in 2015 following a series of deadly ... North Africa -
Why militant fundamentalism is post-modern, not orthodox
It might seem ironic but religious fundamentalism is quite a modern, sui generis phenomenon. As its quest for truth is driven more by casuistry than ... Middle East -
Tony Blair: World’s strategy for countering extremism flawed
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will warn on Thursday that the threat from extremist militants is growing and the current approach for ... Middle East -
‘You will get one hour to remove extremist content,’ EU tells internet firms
The European Commission will propose new laws on Wednesday giving Google, Facebook, Twitter and other internet companies one hour to remove extremist ... Digital