United Arab Emirates activist finds iPhones Security Flaws
Flaws in Apple’s iOS operating system have been discovered that made it possible to install spyware on a target’s device merely by getting them to Read more
Middle East
Most Terrorism Victims Are in Muslim Majority Countries – Report
WASHINGTON — Long before there was an Islamic State, Muslim jihadists grappled with a nagging conundrum: how to build authentically Islamic states. While some advocated Read more
Iraq hangs 36 IS jihadists sentenced to death for killing of troops in 2014
Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014. The massacre at Read more
Three Syrian children drown when boat sinks off Libyan coast
ROME (Reuters) – Three Syrian children drowned along with three adults when a wooden boat trying to carry war refugees to Europe capsized off the Read more
US transfers 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates
The US says it has sent 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates – the largest single transfer during President Barack Obama’s administration. Read more
Syria conflict: Russia to halt to Aleppo action to allow aid in
Russian forces are due to suspend military action in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo shortly to allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid. It is Read more
Stranded Syrian refugees get first aid in weeks
he UN says it has for the first time in weeks delivered aid to thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on the border with Jordan. A Read more
ISIS captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis – UNHCR
GENEVA (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them, the U.N. Read more
Russian helicopter shot down in Syria, killing all 5 onboard
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in Syria on Monday and all five people onboard were killed, the Kremlin said, in Read more
ISIS attacks two energy plants in north Iraq, kills five and takes one foreigner hostage
[ Reuters] Islamic State militants stormed two energy facilities in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five workers and shutting down a major oil Read more
Maternity hospital bombed in Syria
[BBC] An air strike has hit a maternity hospital supported by Save the Children in north-western Syria, killing two people and wounding three others. Syria Read more
5 Saudi guards killed in clashes; 2 pilots die in Yemen
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Five Saudi border guards were killed in clashes along the Yemen border and two Saudi pilots died when their Apache Read more
Kabul explosion: Islamic State ‘admits attack on Hazara protest’
So-called Islamic State has said it was behind an attack on a protest march in the Afghan capital, Kabul, that killed 80 people and wounded Read more
Islamic State confirms key commander Omar Shishani dead
[BBC] A news agency linked to so-called Islamic State has confirmed the death of key leader Omar Shishani, who the US said it killed in Read more
Saudi Arabia Holy Sites Attacked By Suicide Bombers Killing Four
[Reuters] Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Read more
Iraqi forces retake most of Fallujah from IS militants – AP
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi special forces swept into Fallujah on Friday, recapturing most of the city as the Islamic State group’s grip crumbled after weeks Read more
60 Female Students Poisoned In Afghanistan – Police
The police in Afghanistan have confirmed that around 60 students of a girl school were mysteriously poisoned in Rustaq district of northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province. Read more
Shelling from Syrian rebels hits hospital in Aleppo, killing at least 4
Syrian opposition fighters launching rockets on government held-parts in the contested city of Aleppo on Tuesday struck a hospital, killing at least four people and Read more