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Pakistan delegation heads to Saudi Arabia after Yemen request

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's government said Thursday it will dispatch a top civil-military delegation to Saudi Arabia following Riyadh's request that it join a coalition to defend Yemen's president, promising a "strong response" to any threat to the Gulf kingdom.

Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 37 people

BAGHDAD: A wave of bomb attacks around Baghdad killed 37 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, as at least seven explosions struck in or near the Iraqi capital, police and medical sources said.

Gunmen abduct 30 Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan: officials

KANDAHAR: Masked gunmen have abducted 30 Shiite Muslim men who were travelling by bus through central Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.

Al Qaeda supporters in Yemen pledge allegiance to Islamic State – group

DUBAI: A group of Islamist fighters in Yemen renounced their loyalty to al Qaeda's leader and pledged allegiance to the head of the Islamic State, according to a Twitter message retrieved by U.S. - based monitoring group SITE.

Protest rallies against Imambargah bombing held

SHIKARPUR, Sindh: Thousands of Shiite protesters rallied Saturday to protest against the killing of 61 people in a suicide bombing at a mosque, as southern Pakistan shut down to mourn the nation's worst sectarian attack in nearly two years.  

Yemen faces power vacuum after president quits

SANAA: Yemen faced a dangerous power vacuum Friday after its president announced his resignation over a deadly standoff with Shiite militia controlling the capital and lawmakers called an emergency weekend session.

Attackers behind Shiite killings linked to IS, says Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Monday the assailants behind Shiite killings earlier this month are linked to the Islamic State jihadist group, including many jailed previously over suspected extremist ties.

Baghdad blasts in Shiite areas kill at least 33

BAGHDAD: A wave of car bombs struck Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 33 people, security and medical officials said.

Saudi blames Qaeda for deadly anti-Shiite attack

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have blamed militants linked to Al-Qaeda for an unprecedented attack that killed Shiite worshippers and stoked sectarian tensions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Al Qaeda militants push back Shi’ite rebels’ advance on central Yemen stronghold

SANAA: Sunni al Qaeda militants killed dozens of Yemeni Shi'ite rebels on Saturday in the city of Radda in central Yemen as they pushed back the rebels' advance on the al Qaeda stronghold, tribal sources said.

Al-Qaeda kills 30 Shi’ite rebels in central Yemen: tribal sources

SANAA: Sunni Al Qaeda militants and Shi'ite Muslim rebels have fought a bloody battle in central Yemen, tribal sources said on Wednesday, amid fears of worsening sectarian tension in the impoverished Arabian country.

Car bombs kill at least 12 in Baghdad Shiite area

BAGHDAD:Two car bombs exploded in a Shiite area of northeast Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, Iraqi security and medical officials said.

20 Yemen Shiite rebels killed in Qaeda clashes, attack

SANAA: At least 20 Shiite rebels were killed in clashes with Al-Qaeda militants and a car bombing in Yemen's central town of Rada, tribal sources said Monday.

Houthis, Sunni supporters clash in central Yemen

SANAA: Yemeni Shi'ite Houthi fighters and supporters of the Sunni Muslim party Islah clashed in central Yemen on Saturday, residents and local officials said, another sign of sectarian warfare in the violence-prone country that borders Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Shiite cleric sentenced to death for ‘sedition’: family

RIYADH: A Saudi court on Wednesday sentenced prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr to death after convicting the anti-government protest leader of "sedition", his brother and lawyer said.

Al Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen say fire rocket towards U.S. embassy

SANAA: An al Qaeda splinter group said it launched a rocket towards the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Saturday, wounding several guards, to retaliate for a purported U.S. drone strike in a northern province of Yemen the day before.

Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance

KARACA, TURKEY/BAGHDAD: Islamic State fighters tightened their siege of a town on Syria's border with Turkey on Friday despite U.S.-led air strikes aimed at defeating the militants in both Syria and Iraq, in a coalition which has now drawn widespread European support.

Kerry opposes Iran role in anti-Islamic State coalition

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it was "not appropriate" for Iran to join talks on confronting Islamic State militants, as he appeared to play down how fast countries can commit to force or other steps in an emerging coalition.

Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi

BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliament approved a new government headed by Haider al-Abadi as prime minister on Monday night, in a bid to rescue Iraq from collapse, with sectarianism and Arab-Kurdish tensions on the rise.

Islamic State accused of mass killings by U.N.

GENEVA/BAGHDAD: The United Nations on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes by Islamic State forces in Iraq, including mass executions of prisoners that could amount to war crimes.
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