US forces strike Islamic State group in Syria WASHINGTON: US forces have conducted air strikes against multiple Islamic State group sites in Syria, the military... Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am
World Deep wounds in Sri Lanka five years since Easter massacre COLOMBO: Sri Lanka marks on Sunday five years since Islamist bombers slaughtered 279 people in the island’s... Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:53am
World Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers in Russia shooting CAIRO: Islamic State released on Saturday a photo of what it said were the four attackers behind a shooting rampage... Published 23 Mar, 2024 07:08pm
World Suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar kills three KANDAHAR: A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a... Updated 21 Mar, 2024 02:03pm
World Iran’s Raisi expected in Turkiye for delayed Gaza talks ANKARA: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was expected to fly to Turkiye on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at... Published 24 Jan, 2024 01:13pm
World Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts near grave of Guards general Soleimani TEHRAN: Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in... Published 04 Jan, 2024 12:30pm
World ASEAN strongly condemns Sunday’s ‘heinous terrorist attack’ in Philippines MANILA: The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN on Friday strongly condemned what it called a “heinous terrorist attack” in... Published 08 Dec, 2023 10:27am
World Militant attack kills 41 at Ugandan school MPONDWE, (Uganda): Militants linked to the Islamic State group massacred at least 41 people, mostly students, in... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am
World 22 US soldiers injured in Syria helicopter ‘mishap’: Centcom BEIRUT: Twenty-two US soldiers were injured in a helicopter accident in northeastern Syria at the weekend that did... Published 13 Jun, 2023 11:47am
World IS claims bomb attack that targeted Afghan journalists KABUL: The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed a bomb attack that killed a security guard and wounded a group of... Published 12 Mar, 2023 10:15pm
World Curfews imposed to help Burkina Faso fight militants OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso has put the North and parts of the Centre East region under curfew to aid the fight... Published 05 Mar, 2023 05:49pm
World Erdogan says Western missions will ‘pay’ for closures ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Western missions would “pay” for issuing security warnings and... Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:22am
World Seven dead in strikes on arms convoy in Syria: monitor BEIRUT: Seven people have been killed after air strikes destroyed a convoy of trucks that crossed into eastern Syria... Published 30 Jan, 2023 12:33pm
World US raid in Somalia kills senior Islamic State figure: US official WASHINGTON: A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic... Published 27 Jan, 2023 10:31am
World Five Chinese nationals were wounded in Kabul hotel attack BEIJING: Five Chinese nationals were wounded in an attack on a hotel in central Kabul on Monday, Chinese foreign... Published 13 Dec, 2022 01:28pm
World Three killed in attack on China hotel in Kabul KABUL: At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the... Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am
World Attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese nationals ends, three assailants killed KABUL: At least three attackers were killed by security forces in Afghanistan on Monday after armed men opened fire... Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:14pm
Print US forces kill two IS ‘officials’ in Syria raid BEIRUT: US forces killed two Islamic State group “officials” in an overnight raid in eastern Syria, US Central... Updated 12 Dec, 2022 09:41am
World US brands South Asian Al-Qaeda, TTP militants as global terrorists WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday announced it was designating South Asian Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban... Published 02 Dec, 2022 11:19am
World Fifteen dead in attack on Shia shrine in Iran TEHRAN: At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a key Shia Muslim shrine in southern Iran, state... Published 27 Oct, 2022 12:09pm
World Death toll in Kabul mosque blast rises to 21 KABUL: A blast which ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 21... Updated 18 Aug, 2022 01:04pm
World 15 soldiers dead in Syria attack on military bus: monitor BEIRUT: Fifteen soldiers died Sunday in an Islamic State group attack on an army bus in the central Syrian desert, a... Published 06 Mar, 2022 11:25pm
World ISIS leader's bomb blast blew bodies outside of building: US officials WASHINGTON: The suicide blast was so big from the bomb that Islamic State's leader detonated when US forces closed ... Published 03 Feb, 2022 10:07pm
World Two drones shot down targeting Iraq base: anti-IS coalition BAGHDAD: Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led... Updated 04 Jan, 2022 02:25pm
World Years after war, health sector ailing in Iraq's Mosul MOSUL: Months after a minor motorbike accident, Amer Shaker is still suffering from poor treatment at a hospital in... Published 30 Dec, 2021 10:14am
World US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week WASHINGTON: The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues... Published 24 Nov, 2021 11:13am
World At least six killed as blast hits Kabul: residents, official KABUL: A magnetic bomb attached to a minivan exploded in a heavily Shia area of the Afghan capital Kabul on ... Updated 13 Nov, 2021 08:26pm
World IS fighters massing in Afghanistan, says Putin Russia is set to host US, China and Pakistan for talks on the country next week Published 15 Oct, 2021 06:03pm
World Afghan bury dead after Kunduz blast KUNDUZ: Mourners from Afghanistan's minority Shia community buried their dead on Saturday after a suicide attack... Published 09 Oct, 2021 05:58pm
World Suicide bomber kills at least 55 at mosque in Afghanistan An international aid worker at the MSF hospital in the city says there are fears the death toll could rise Updated 08 Oct, 2021 09:32pm
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept