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  • September 4, 2016

    Libya: 11 government troops killed in Sirte clashes

    At least 11 soldiers were killed as Libyan government forces pushed deep into the last Daesh stronghold in the northern Sirte city. Akram Kleo, a spokesman for the Musrata...

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  • September 4, 2016

    Bomb blast kills 6 Yemeni soldiers in Aden

    Six soldiers were killed in a bomb explosion in Yemen’s southern city of Aden on Sunday, according to a medical source and eyewitnesses. A device exploded near a security...

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  • September 4, 2016

    Egypt court sentences 4 to death for Daesh links

    An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced four people to death for alleged links with the Daesh militant group. The court also jailed two defendants for 15 years each and...

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  • September 4, 2016

    ‘EU didn’t show Turkey the support it needed’

    The EU failed to show Turkey the support it needed during the July 15 defeated coup, a senior Turkish official said Saturday. “Stronger support should have been given,” Turkish...

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  • September 4, 2016

    Former Istanbul police chief remanded in July 15 probe

    A former Istanbul police chief was remanded in custody Saturday evening by a Turkish court for belonging to an armed terrorist organisation, according to legal sources. Former Police Chief Huseyin...

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  • September 4, 2016

    Turkish jets hit 4 positions in Syria

    Turkish jets hit four terrorist positions late Saturday evening in Syria’s al-Kadi and Wuguf areas in the north-western Aleppo province as part of Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield to clear Daesh...

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  • September 4, 2016

    Erdogan, Merkel discuss Syria operation and July 15 coup bid

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stressed that a political solution for Syria and stability in the civil war-torn country are necessary for an effective fight against Daesh, during...

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  • September 4, 2016

    2 Saudis injured by shelling from Yemen

    Two Saudis were injured late Saturday by shelling from war-torn Yemen, according to local media. A shell struck a house in the southern Najran province, injuring a mother and...

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  • September 4, 2016

    Sadr loyalists stage strike in Iraq for new government

    Thousands of civil servants loyal to firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr went on strike on Sunday in the latest sign of escalation against the Iraqi government. On Friday, the...

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  • September 4, 2016

    Turkish jets hit 10 PKK targets in Turkey

    Turkish warplanes hit 10 PKK terrorist targets in Turkey’s eastern and south-eastern provinces late Saturday evening, security sources said. Four PKK targets were struck by Turkish fighter jets in...

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