Islamic State group claims suicide bombing of Afghan bank KABUL: The Islamic State group claimed Wednesday a suicide bombing of a bank in north Afghanistan which killed five... Published 12 Feb, 2025 11:53am
World 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