Saudi Arabia condemns four to death for “plotting assassination of prominent figures”
- 07-Jun-2018
RIYADH: A Saudi court has sentenced four people to death for links to regional rival Iran, alleging that they were plotting the assassination of “prominent figures”, state media said Thursday. “The criminal court has sentenced four terrorists to death for forming a cell for Iran,” the state-owned Al-Ekhbariya TV reported. “The terrorists were trained in […]
Al-Qaeda, Syria rebels capture key southern town
- 10-Nov-2014
BEYROUTH: Syrian rebels and Al-Qaeda seized the southern town of Nawa Sunday from troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad after months of intense fighting, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Taliban debate merits of ISIL’s caliphate announcement
- 12-Jul-2014
WAZIRISTAN: The Afghan Taliban have urged Muslims to avoid extremism and remain united, a message apparently aimed at the Islamic State (ISIL), which recently declared an Islamic caliphate in territory it controls in Iraq and Syria.
Two Al-Qaeda men killed by police in Muzaffargarh
- 09-Jul-2014
MUZAFFARGARH: Two terrorists allegedly belonging to Al-Qaeda’s Ahmed Farooq group were killed in a police encounter near Muzaffargarh, ARY News reported.
U.S. discloses secret Somalia military presence, up to 120 troops
- 03-Jul-2014
WASHINGTON: U.S. military advisors have secretly operated in Somalia since around 2007 and Washington plans to deepen its security assistance to help the country fend off threats by Islamist militant group al Shabaab, U.S. officials said.

