Indian markets flat amid cross-border strikes
Indian benchmark indexes were lackluster on Thursday, with investors considering geopolitical tensions with…
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Turkey, Iran, Russia to deploy observers around Syria’s Idlib
Russia, Iran, and Turkey will post observers on the edge of a de-escalation zone in northern Syria’s Idlib region…
Philippines says Islamist fighters trapped in corner of besieged town
Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town have been cornered and their firepower is flagging,…
Philippines says Islamist militants withdraw from school, no casualties
The Philippines military said Islamist militants who had holed up in a primary school in the south early on…
Philippines launches offensive in hope of recapturing Marawi by weekend festival
Philippine aircraft and troops launched a renewed push against Islamist militants in a southern city on Tuesday,…
Philippines says US troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting
Armed U.S. troops are on the ground near Marawi City in the southern Philippines, but are not involved in…
U.S. joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city
U.S. special forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town,…
Militants holding out in Philippine town face ‘paralyzed’ logistics: army
The siege of Marawi City in the southern Philippines could be over soon because the logistics of the Islamist…
Philippines says militants had planned much larger-scale attack
Philippines troops thwarted an original plan drawn up by the Islamist militants now holed up in Marawi City to…
Philippines puts city on lockdown over fears of militant infiltration
The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monday over fears Islamist…
Syria’s Assad says de-escalation zones chance for rebels to ‘reconcile’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that de-escalation zones proposed by his ally Russia were a chance for…
Trump softens migration stance, takes measured tone in speech
President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday he was open to immigration reform, shifting from his harsh rhetoric…
CIA chief warns Trump: Scrapping Iran deal ‘height of folly’
The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be…
Egypt promotes Sharm El-Sheikh airport chief
Egypt has promoted Thursday the airport chief at Sharm el-Sheikh days after a Russian plane that took off from the…
Dozens of suspected militants killed in Egypt’s North Sinai
Egypt's military killed dozens of suspected Islamist militants in an operation in Sinai, security sources said on…
Bombs Target Soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai, No Injuries Reported
Twin explosions targeting Egyptian soldiers took place in North Sinai on Friday morning, state news agency MENA…
Obama Seeks End to Perpetual U.S. ‘War on Terror’
Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from…
Egypt Seizes Another Arms Cache in Sinai, Official Says
A weapons hideout containing 21 anti-aircraft shells, six anti-tank mines and an anti-aircraft gun is exposed in…
Islamist Militants Attack Egypt Security HQ In Sinai
Islamist militants attacked Egypt's security headquarters in northern Sinai on Sunday with a barrage of mortar…
Egypt, Israel Coordinating On Sinai Security Sweep-Army
Egypt and Israel are coordinating on Cairo's biggest security sweep in decades against militants in Sinai, in which…
Egypt Condemns 14 To Death For 2011 Sinai Attack
An Egyptian court sentenced to death on Tuesday 14 people it said were Islamist militants for a deadly attack on a…
Fresh Hunger Crisis Hits Somalia
Poor rains and continuing conflict in Somalia are threatening the recovery from last year's famine, the charity…
Netanyahu: Egypt’s Sinai turning into ‘Wild West’
Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has turned into a “kind of Wild West” exploited by Islamist militants with Iranian help to…