Thousands attend funerals for killed Palestinians

Thousands of Palestinians attended the funerals of three young men who were shot dead by Israeli forces in Jerusalem last week after their bodies were released on Monday. The funeral procession for... Read more »

One killed in security raid on eastern Saudi town

 Security forces in Saudi Arabia raided the town of Awamiyah in the country’s eastern Qatif region on Tuesday and shot dead a man the interior ministry described as a wanted Bahraini « terrorist ».... Read more »

Saudi prince says Muslim nations must lead in counternterrorism‏

Maghreb News – Lamine Ghanmi The Associated Press- A prominent Saudi prince said Sunday that Muslim countries need to take the lead in fighting terrorism and that a recently announced Islamic counterterrorism... Read more »

Assad vows to retake all of Syria, keep ‘fighting terrorism’

President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to recapture the whole of Syria and keep « fighting terrorism » while also negotiating an end to the war, as international pressure mounts for a ceasefire. His defiant... Read more »

« No Bashar al-Assad in the future », says Saudi foreign min -report

BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Bashar al-Assad will not be ruling Syria in the future and Russia’s military interventions will not help him stay in power, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir... Read more »

Libya must lead anti-Islamic State effort, Egypt’s foreign minister says

By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Libya needs to form a unified government before the United States and European allies opt for any military intervention against thousands of Islamic State... Read more »

Missiles fly over Israeli-Lebanese border after killing of Hezbollah commander in Syria

Lebanese militants and Israeli Defense Force (IDF) traded cross-border fire after the news that Hezbollah commander Samir Kuntar was killed in an airstrike in Damascus. Israel fired artillery over the border after... Read more »

Libya unity deal could see British troops deployed to fight ISIS

Libya’s two opposing governments have agreed to a UN-brokered unity deal, but the hard-won parlay could see UK troops deployed to the battle-scarred North African state to fight Islamic State (IS, formerly... Read more »

GOP debates Syria, Assad: Moderate rebels ‘like a purple unicorn, they never exist’

As GOP presidential candidates clashed on foreign policy Tuesday, some voiced support for keeping Syrian President Bashar Assad in power, despite current US policy. Senator Ted Cruz also questioned the US’s support... Read more »

‘You’re a virus, we’re the cure’: Anonymous takes down 20,000 ISIS Twitter accounts

The international hacking group Anonymous claims to have taken down 20,000 Islamic State-linked Twitter accounts as it wages “total war” against the terrorist organization. Their #OpParis operation is in revenge for the... Read more »