Kerry warns of new challenge in securing Iraq after Islamic State
The battlefield momentum in Iraq and Syria has shifted against Islamic State, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, but the international community…
Iraq
Iraq seeks more help as it sets sights on Mosul
Black banners of so-called Islamic State (IS) flap in the scorching heat of northern Iraq. Fighters’ corpses lie where they fell, wrapped in dust, in…
Bashar al-Assad says he has never faced pressure from Russia to step aside
Syrian leader confident in TV interview as US State Secretary arrives in Moscow with proposals for military cooperation. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he has…
US military may increase presence in Yemen, Iraq
The US military is weighing an increase in its presence in Yemen to better challenge Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, building on momentum against…
Сhildren suffer from UK anti-terror plan
Prevent policy limits freedom of expression in the classroom and leads to Muslims self censoring, rights group says The UK’s counter terrorism strategy is stifling…
Chronological order of the terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia
Jihadists have carried out many shootings and bombings in Saudi Arabia since 2014, soon after Islamic State’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, called on his supporters…
Hell to which the world turned a blind eye
The noon sun punches through the shroud of a leaden sky to beat mercilessly on the barren desert. What breeze drifts over the sand grits…
Film on family ‘devastation’ released to deter Syria fighters
A film highlighting the “shattering” impact experienced by the families of those who go to Syria is being released in a bid to dissuade others…
Gallery: Hidden angel mosaic at Bethlehem shrine sees the light
It was hidden for decades at the church on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born until conservationists uncovered it —…
Saudi Arabia must do more to prevent secret funding of ISIS, MPs say
A British parliamentary report released on Tuesday has concluded there is “historical evidence” the Islamic State (IS) group received funding from within Arab Gulf states….