Escalation on Lebanon front sparks concerns of wider conflict
The ongoing hostilities along the Lebanese Israeli border have intensified over the weeks, leading to an increase…
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Saudi oil facilities attacks knock out half the kingdom’s supply
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on…
Dollar steadies as Syria woes give way to lingering trade concerns
The dollar steadied on Tuesday as the market's focus shifted back to U.S. trade policy as investors wagered…
Egypt’s Pope Tawadros II leads Palm Sunday mass, asks Christians to maintain…
The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II, led the Palm Sunday mass at a church on Egypt's…
Head of Egypt’s Azhar cancels meeting with US vice president over Jerusalem decision
The head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayyeb, has cancelled a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence…
26% of ransomware attacks target business – rapidly-evolving ransomware remains a top…
In 2017, 26.2 percent those targeted by ransomware were business users, compared to 22.6 percent in 2016. This is…
235 killed in terror attack on mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai
At least 235 worshippers have been killed by gunmen who attacked a mosque affiliated with Sufi groups in…
Russia, U.S. stalemate over Syria chemical weapons inquiry
Russia said on Monday it was talking to the United States about the U.N. Security Council renewing an…
US-backed SDF to let Syrian ISIS fighters leave Raqqa
Syrian Islamic State fighters are set to abandon Raqqa in a withdrawal agreed with U.S.-backed Syrian militias…
German woman dies, raises death toll to 16 in Spain attacks
Health authorities in Catalonia say a 51-year-old German woman has died from injuries suffered in the August 17…
Coptic churches prepare for Virgin’s Fast amid tightened security in Egypt
Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt began preparations for The Virgin’s Fast, expecting to receive thousands…
Five Egyptian policemen killed in Giza’s checkpoint attack
Five Egyptian policemen were killed when unknown gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in Giza on Friday morning,…
26 army personnel killed or wounded, 40 militants killed in Egypt’s North Sinai
The Egyptian military said on Friday that 26 army personnel were killed or injured by car bombs targeting a…
US-backed Syrian force starts battle to capture Raqqa from ISIS
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday it had begun a battle to capture Raqqa, Islamic…
Manchester suicide bomber likely did not act aloneL: Britain
The suicide bomber who killed 22 people including children in Manchester likely did not act alone, Britain's…
8 terrorists killed in police raid on hideout in Egypt’s Eastern Desert
Eight "terrorists" were killed in a firefight with police in the Eastern Desert on Monday, according to state-run…
ISIS leader in Egypt tells Muslims to avoid Christian gatherings
Islamic State's leader in Egypt has warned Muslims to stay away from Christian gatherings as well as government,…
Rights group accuses Syria of several likely nerve agent attacks
Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Syrian government forces of likely dropping bombs containing nerve agents at…
Church bombings aim at Egypt’s unity: Coptic Pope
The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt this month targeted unity among Muslims and Christians in the…
Iraqi forces using siege and stealth to evict IS from Mosul
Iraqi forces are using siege and stealth tactics to drive Islamic State militants out of Mosul's Old City, an Iraqi…
Europe markets close mixed on political jitters, French election
European markets closed mixed on Friday after a suspected terrorist attack in France two days before a key…
Egypt’s Al-Azhar slams accusations of embracing extremist ideologies
The Supreme Council of Scholars at al-Azhar, considered the most prestigious Sunni Muslim university, released a…
PM Ismail extends state of emergency in Egypt’s North Sinai
Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail ordered on Wednesday the extension of the state of emergency in designated…
Heavy security presence marks week of holy celebrations after attacks in Egypt
Police forces announced Sunday the arrest of 13 alleged militants on two separate farms in Beheira and Alexandria.…
IS death toll hits 90 from huge US bomb in Afghanistan
Afghan authorities Saturday reported a jump in fatalities from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb,…
North Korea ready for nuclear attack amid show of force
North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is ready to hit back with…
Sisi: Egypt to do the utmost to catch culprits behind Palm Sunday attacks
Egypt will exert maximum effort to catch those involved in the Palm Sunday church bombings, President Abdel Fattah…
US-backed forces launch new attacks on IS in Syria: statement
U.S.-backed forces fighting Islamic State (IS) in Syria launched a new phase of their offensive on Thursday, a…
Vatican delegation offers condolences to Egypt’s Pope Tawadros II
In the aftermath of Palm Sunday’s terror attacks on two churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II on…
Egypt provides UN Security Council with information on countries funding terrorism
Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry told MPs on Wednesday that Egypt, which currently heads the UN Security…
US squeezes Moscow over Assad support ahead of Tillerson talks
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew into Moscow Tuesday to confront the Kremlin over its support for Bashar…
ISIS claims responsibility for firing missile into Israel from Sinai
The Islamic State (ISIS) militant group has claimed responsibility for firing a grad missile from Sinai into…
Churches in Egypt’s Minya will not celebrate Easter
Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in…
Seven suspected ISIS followers killed in Egypt: security forces
Egypt security forces have killed seven suspected Islamic State (ISIS) group sympathisers thought to be planning…
Tight security measures taken at Cairo metro, railway stations
High security measures were witnessed on Monday at metro stations around the capital Cairo, as well as at the…
IS launches two suicide attacks on US-backed Syrian rebels
IS group militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at…
Egypt’s Sisi orders Armed Forces ‘to help police to secure vital…
Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi issued a decree Sunday that the armed forces will help the police in securing…
Sisi declares 3-month state of emergency following Egypt’s church attacks
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency on Sunday evening in the wake of two…
US fires missiles at Assad airbase, Russia denounces aggression
The United States fired cruise missiles on Friday at a Syrian airbase from which President Donald Trump said a…
Bomb blast injures 16 people in Egypt’s Tanta: ministry
At least 16 people, including 13 police conscripts, were injured in a bomb blast in the Egyptian Nile Delta city of…