Cairo – An Egyptian army officer was killed after militants targeted a security patrol in the country’s North Sinai province. A security vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb while passing through the city of al-Arish in North Sinai, killing Colonel Yassir al-Hadidi and injuring three other officers
Frankfurt – The European Central Bank (ECB) maintained its monetary policy unchanged and offered no indication that it is ready to pull back on its stimulus program. It decided to keep interest rates at the same level amidst drop of inflation and slowdown of growth. ECB Chief Mario Draghi said
Ramallah – US has announced the release of the $221 million for Palestinians, which President Donald Trump had previously frozen and put under review after former US President Obama had ordered at the “last minute” of his presidency. US State Department had confirmed that the money will be used for
Cairo- Former Libyan Grand Mufti Al Sadiq Abd-Alrahman Ali Al Ghariani said on Thursday that “Allah” has ordered the fight against Libyan marshal and the principal commander of one side in the ongoing Libyan Civil War Army Chief Khalifa Haftar. Ghariani gained popularity after the Libyan Civil War d
Five people were killed including several Russians when a helicopter owned by the Turkish Eczabicasi group crashed in the outskirts of Istanbul on Friday, the provincial governor said. The helicopter crashed onto a highway shortly after take-off from Istanbul’s main Ataturk airport. It was on
Is Tehran preparing the ground for the succession of “Supreme Guide” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? Rife for many years, speculation attained a new degree of intensity earlier this month with a number of declarations by various officials, among them the revelation at a press conference by Ayatollah Ahmad K
Brussels- A Belgian woman has been charged with terrorism offences on suspicion she helped people plotting an attack in Europe, prosecutors in Brussels have said. Identified as 24-year-old Molly B., the woman was arrested during an overnight raid earlier this week on a house in Flanders, the Flemish
London – Suspected leader at al-Qaeda in Yemen Qasim Khalil was killed by a US drone airstrike in Abyan governorate, a security source reported to AFP. Washington also revealed the death of 4-12 civilians in an airstrike against the group last January. Khalil’s death comes four days after the
Beirut – Palestinian factions and concerned Lebanese forces are exerting efforts to overcome the last remaining obstacles that are standing in the way of the formation of the new joint Palestinian security force in the volatile Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. The previous
Moscow – Former Soviet-state Kyrgyzstan announced that its security services have arrested a recruiter rallying people to join the ranks of international terrorism. Most of those enrolled would later be sent to fight in war-torn Syria. “Within the framework of the GKNB’s anti-terror meas
South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal as the younger and older generations in the country expressed mixed feelings about the ruling. The scandal involves the country’s conglomerates at a time of rising tensions with
Riyadh – Riyadh will continue to be the main confidential provider of oil for Japan and one of the major importers of Japanese industrial products, said Japanese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Norihiro Okuda. “Discussions of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz in his antici
Swiss police were Friday hunting for two gunmen who opened fire inside a cafe in the city of Basel, leaving two people dead and seriously injuring a third. No details were released on the suspects or victims, and prosecutors said the motive for the attack — in a small cafe in a residential nei
Riyadh – Taiz- Houthi politician in Yemen Saleh Ali al-Sammad, head of the Supreme Political Council within the insurgency-led self-styled state, ordered the revoking of all rules issued by ministers loyal to ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. A set of regulations and appointments were passe
Kabul – The death toll from Wednesday’s attack against a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul has risen to 49, said a senior health official on Thursday. Gunmen dressed as medics attacked the military hospital in Kabul, shooting doctors, patients and visitors. Salim Rassouli, director of Kabul hospi
London – A British criminal court delayed the trial of a terror suspect so he can fast in Ramadan as a judge deemed that he would not be “fit” to stand trial. Taha Hussain, 21, is accused of downloading material glorifying the Paris terror attacks of 2015 and has had his trial moved so he [&he
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has underscored continuing efforts to reinforce and protect human rights in tandem with the Islamic sharia. The kingdom reiterated its steady stance that calling for human rights worldwide does not necessarily mean imposing concepts and principles that contradict with the
Cairo – Arab Parliament Speaker Dr. Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami said he has decided to dispatch a correspondence calling on the British House of Commons to cancel the 100th celebration of Balfour Declaration, as it provokes the Arab world especially amid Israel’s constant rejection for all peac
London – Iran successfully test-fired a Hormuz-2 ballistic missile last week, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Aerospace Force Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh said Thursday. Speaking at a martyrs’ ceremony, Hajizadeh said the missile destroyed a floating target from about 250 km. R
It is not possible to abolish Muslims or overlook the importance of Islam as a widespread and influential faith. There are over 1.5 billion Muslims in the world and 57 Muslim-majority countries. Similar to other major religions, like Judaism and Christianity, Islam has many sects and schools of thou
