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Drones of death: International fears of terrorists possessing drones

Wednesday 21-12-2022 05:35 PM

Drones are relatively cheap compared to conventional aircraft, in addition to the ease of access to the technology used in their manufacture, which raises international concerns about the ...

‘Chilling contempt for lives’: Families left to suffer in uncertainty over Syria deaths

Wednesday 21-12-2022 05:05 PM

Ahmad Hassan al-Dghiem was a 39-year-old day labourer from the Syrian town of Jarjanaz, a rural agricultural hamlet of around 10,000 or so people in the country’s hilly northwest. He was on his way ...

‘It is a worrying time in Afghanistan, but weavers are still weaving’

Wednesday 21-12-2022 04:48 PM

When he first travelled to Afghanistan nearly 20 years ago, James Wilthew was a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. The work involved providing security for reconstruction projects. “We got to ...

Russia plans to boost military links with Iran, says UK defence secretary

Wednesday 21-12-2022 03:58 PM

Russia plans to deepen its military cooperation with Iran in return for Shahed drones that have been used to bomb Ukraine’s cities and energy network since September, according to Britain’s defence ...

Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan

Wednesday 21-12-2022 03:33 PM

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms. Despite initially ...

Kirkuk attack: ISIS returns to Iraq on anniversary of organization's defeat

Wednesday 21-12-2022 02:28 PM

In an attempt by ISIS to revive itself and announce its return to Iraq through qualitative operations carried out by the terrorist organization’s remnants, one of the largest terrorist operations ...

Sabrata becoming victim of Libya's outgoing gov't

Wednesday 21-12-2022 02:12 PM

The extradition of Libyan national, Abu Ajila Massoud al-Marimi, to the US has caused great controversy in Libyan circles. The same issue has stirred up official and popular anger, especially at the ...

Putin orders stronger defence against ‘traitors, spies and saboteurs’

Tuesday 20-12-2022 04:43 PM

Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered the strengthening of his coutry’s borders and instructed security services to step up defences against “traitors, spies and saboteurs”, according to ...

Taliban prisoners in Pakistan overpower guards and take hostages

Tuesday 20-12-2022 04:03 PM

Taliban detainees overpowered their guards at a counter-terrorism centre in north-western Pakistan overnight, snatching police weapons, taking hostages and seizing control of the facility. The ...

US and Iran clash over Russia using Iran drones in Ukraine

Tuesday 20-12-2022 03:22 PM

The United States and its allies clashed with Iran and its ally Russia over Western claims that Tehran is supplying Moscow with drones that have been attacking Ukraine — and the U.S. accused the ...

Escape from Iran: protesters regroup in Iraq after perilous journey

Tuesday 20-12-2022 02:28 PM

In late October, Paiman, an Iranian protester from the restive city of Mahabad, lay in a hospital ward, guarded by regime officials who had gunned him down during anti-government demonstrations. ...

Houthis targeting health sector in Yemen

Tuesday 20-12-2022 01:47 PM

The Houthi militia in Yemen has taken control of United Nations organizations, especially those operating in the Arab countrys health sector. This is particularly true to ...

After low participation rates in Tunisian legislative elections: July 25 path faces greatest challenge

Monday 19-12-2022 05:37 PM

Tunisia’s Brotherhood-affiliated Ennahda movement is celebrating what it considered a failure in the electoral process that the country witnessed on Saturday, December 17, in which less than nine ...

Dissatisfaction with application of Islamic punishments in Afghanistan in light of deterioration of life

Monday 19-12-2022 05:23 PM

Since the Taliban took over the reins of government in Afghanistan in mid-August 2021, it began implementing its ideas gradually until it ended with forcibly applying Islamic hudud punishments on ...

Kyiv city lights back on for millions after Russian attack on power infrastructure

Monday 19-12-2022 04:41 PM

Power was restored to nine million Ukrainians after Russian strikes targeted energy infrastructure, President Zelensky claimed. A wave of Russian missile attacks plunged the Ukrainian capital into ...

Reports

Drones of death: International fears of terrorists possessing drones

‘Chilling contempt for lives’: Families left to suffer in uncertainty over Syria deaths

‘It is a worrying time in Afghanistan, but weavers are still weaving’

Russia plans to boost military links with Iran, says UK defence secretary

Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan

Kirkuk attack: ISIS returns to Iraq on anniversary of organization's defeat

Sabrata becoming victim of Libya's outgoing gov't

Putin orders stronger defence against ‘traitors, spies and saboteurs’

Taliban prisoners in Pakistan overpower guards and take hostages

US and Iran clash over Russia using Iran drones in Ukraine

Escape from Iran: protesters regroup in Iraq after perilous journey

Houthis targeting health sector in Yemen

After low participation rates in Tunisian legislative elections: July 25 path faces greatest challenge

Dissatisfaction with application of Islamic punishments in Afghanistan in light of deterioration of life

Kyiv city lights back on for millions after Russian attack on power infrastructure

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