Posts Tagged: Islamist militants
Yemeni Hip-Hop Dancers Barred From Dancing Despite Departure of Al Qaeda
Five Yemeni hip-hop dancers thought their problems had ended when the Islamist militants who had banned them from performing were defeated in the port city...
Egyptian Forces Kill 40 Suspected Militants After Tourist Bus bombed
Egyptian security forces have killed 40 suspected militants in three separate incidents in North Sinai and Giza, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday, a day after...
Egypt Says 19 Militants Killed in Security Operation After Attack on Christians
Egyptian security forces killed 19 Islamist militants from a cell believed to be responsible for an attack on Christians in Minya province in central Egypt...
Japanese Journalist Taken Hostage in Syria Three Years Ago Released
A Japanese journalist held hostage by Islamist militants after being captured in Syria three years ago has been released and would be brought home as...
UN Report: Iran Is New Transit Point for Somali Charcoal in Illicit Trade Taxed by Militants
Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants al Shabaab millions of dollars annually in...
Egyptian Forces Kill 52 Militants in Sinai: Military
Egyptian troops and security forces have killed at least 52 suspected militants in recent days, the army said in a statement on Sunday, as authorities...
Britain Revises Security Strategy to Counter ‘Step Change’ in Militant Threat
Britain will counter what it calls a "step change" in the threat posed by militants with a revised counter-terrorism strategy published on Monday that looks...
US Sanctions Pakistani Companies Over Nuclear Trade
The United States has imposed sanctions on seven Pakistani companies over suspicion they have links to the nuclear trade, potentially hurting Pakistan's ambitions to join...
As Syrian Rebels Quit Ghouta, Douma Stands Alone
Syrian rebels began pulling out of several towns in their former enclave of eastern Ghouta on Saturday, surrendering them to the government and leaving the...
Global Watchdog to Put Pakistan Back on Terrorist Financing Watchlist: Sources
A global money-laundering watchdog has decided to place Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist, a government official and a diplomat said on Friday, in a likely blow to Pakistan's economy and its strained relations with...
Pakistan Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Suicide Bombings
More than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, in a book unveiled by the government on Tuesday. For...
Belgium Tries Terror Suspects Linked to Paris, Bussels Attacks
Seven people have gone on trial in Belgium, accused of being part of a group linked to Islamist militants who attacked Paris and Brussels. Police broke...
Aleppo Truce Extended as 13 Iranian Soldiers Killed in Fight Against Islamist Militants
Thirteen Iranian soldiers were killed in a battle with Islamist militants over a village near the Syrian city of Aleppo, Tehran said on Saturday, in...
Netanyahu: Israel Maintains ‘Discreet’ Ties With Many Arab States
JNS.org - Major Arab countries “are changing their view of Israel,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a visiting Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations...
