A bomb blast wrecked a bus carrying police officers on Tuesday in the southern Turkish province of Mersin. According to the report cited by Reuters, the blast injured 18 people in an attack that security sources blamed on Kurdish militants. Seventeen of those hurt were police officers, Deputy Prime
As clashes intensified between Libyan rival factions, the country’s Mitiga airport, located in the capital, was evacuated. According to officials flights were suspended repeatedly, leading up to a full shutdown. Reuters wrote that flights had restarted around midday on Tuesday after being susp
Iraqi government forces continued on Tuesday their advance on Kurdish-held regions in the northern province of Kirkuk and other areas, forcing the Peshmerga to withdraw from regions it had gained during its fight against ISIS. In a further blow to Kurdish dreams of independence, Iraqi forces took co
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declared on Tuesday that they have completely recaptured the city of Raqqa from the ISIS terrorist organization. “Everything is finished in Raqqa, our forces have taken full control of Raqqa,” SDF spokesman Talal Sello told AFP. A Reuters witness said f
The Philippine army succeeded in liberating the southern city of Marawi from the clutches of pro-ISIS terrorists that had been waging battles with the military for months, announced President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday. “I hereby declare Marawi City liberated from terrorist influence that marks the
At least 12 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide car bomb attack against a police headquarters in Afghanistan. The attack targeted a police training center attached to the headquarters in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, officials said. Officials and militants said that 60 people were w
China’s ruling Communist Party is preparing to hold its national congress on Wednesday where President Xi Jinping is expected to consolidate his power and head on a second five-year term in office. Amid the stability he has achieved in China during his term in office, beyond the borders, the situati
South Sudanese opposition groups tried to forge a united front on Monday ahead of an expected resumption of peace talks, in the first such meeting since the start of their country’s civil war nearly four years ago, attendees told Reuters. South Sudan’s civil war, triggered by a feud between Presiden
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Monday planning to establish the Saudi Recycling Company, a new waste management government enterprise aiming to support and operate the PIF’s investments in domestic recycling sector projects. “Aligned with the Kingdom’s Vis
Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received, at his palace on Monday, Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah and his accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to the Kingdom. During the royal audience, the two leaders reviewed close relations bindi
Iraqi government forces launched on Monday an offensive to retake territory seized by Kurds in Kirkuk in what is seen as response to last month’s Kurdish independence referendum, which was rejected by Baghdad. The forces have so far seized a swathe of countryside surrounding the oil city of Kirkuk i
At least 27 people have died in fires which have ravaged forests in northern and central Portugal over the past 24 hours, rescuers said Monday, as three people were killed in neighboring Spain in blazes sparked by arsonists. In Portugal, Prime Minister Antonio Costa asked for international help and
Madrid lamented on Monday that the Catalan leader had failed to respond to its demand that he clarify if he had declared the northeastern region independent last week. It has given Carles Puigdemont until Thursday to come up with a definitive “yes or no” answer as demanded by Prime Minis
Seven people were killed on Monday when militants robbed a bank and engaged in a shootout with security forces in northern Sinai in Egypt, security sources said. Four policemen were killed in the attack when five SUVs, each carrying four gunmen, fired at security forces nearby the unused Saint Georg
More than 300 people have been killed by a massive truck bomb that tore through a busy shopping district of Mogadishu, the government said Monday, making it the deadliest attack ever to hit Somalia. The explosion occurred on Saturday afternoon at a junction in Hodan, a bustling commercial district w
The head of ISIS in Southeast Asia, who figures on the US “most wanted terrorists” list, has been killed in the battle to reclaim Philippines’ southern Marawi city, the country’s defense minister said Monday. Security analysts say Isnilon Hapilon has been a key figure in the terro
A cargo plane crashed Saturday into the Atlantic Ocean after taking off from Ivory Coast’s international airport in Abidjan, leaving at least four people dead. Four Moldovan nationals were killed and two others were injured in the crash, the Ivorian security minister said. Four French citizens
Syrian regime and allied forces have taken the eastern town of al-Mayadeen from ISIS militants, in the latest blow to the terrorist group. Al-Mayadeen, near the Iraqi border in Deir Ezzor province, had become a major base for ISIS terrorists as they were being driven out of their de facto Syrian cap
A US drone strike has killed 14 ISIS militants in a remote area in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, Afghan officials said Saturday. Abdul Ghani Musamim, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the strike took place on Thursday afternoon in the Chawkay district. He said it targeted a m
Myanmar’s military has said it is investigating its operations in Rakhine state, where the United Nations has accused troops of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against minority Rohingya Muslims, who have fled in droves to Bangladesh. According to statements released Friday, the military is
