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In Europe, parents' dismay as Syria lures troubled teensAs Belgium braces for a verdict in Europe's biggest trial of those accused of fostering Islamist violence in Syria, much attention is on poor Muslim immigrant communities' struggle in a region blighted by youth unemployment. More… |
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Islamic State rebels tighten siege of Syrian townIslamic State fighters tightened their siege of a town on Syria's border with Turkey on Friday despite US-led air strikes aimed at defeating the militants in both Syria and Iraq, in a coalition which has now drawn widespread European support More… |
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Arab nations back US to expand anti-jihad operationsArab nations have rallied behind US President Barack Obama's call to expand operations against jihadists in Iraq and Syria. Bahrain and nine other Arab countries agreed, in a joint communique, to do more to stop the flow of fu More… |
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Path to jihad: from upscale Cairo to beheadingsAfter leaving his upscale Cairo neighbourhood to fight with the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq, Younes says he learned how to work as a sniper, fire heavy weaponry and behead prisoners using the proper technique. O More… |
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Syria jihad mission teenager shot deadA teenager has become the fourth known Bahraini to have been killed fighting against government forces in Syria. Ali Yousif Al Binali, 19, from Busaiteen, was reportedly fighting alongside rebel forces against More… |
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Egypt seeks assertive role, worries about Nile damEgypt's new military-backed cabinet made clear on Saturday it wanted to play an assertive role in regional politics, urging Ethiopia to attend talks over a dam on the Nile and stressing it sought change in Syria. "Egypt&# More… |
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Qaradawi calls for 'jihad' in SyriaLeading Sunni Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi called for a holy war against the Syrian government after fighters from Shi'ite Lebanese group Hezbollah intervened to help President Bashar Al-Assad. More… |
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Libya says dispute with Swiss remainsLibya's relations with the European Union have returned to normal after a row over visas was settled but a dispute with Switzerland remains unresolved, Libya's foreign minister said on Sunday. The visa crisis, which had threatened More… |
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Libya accepts US apology over diplomatic rowLibya signalled the end of a diplomatic row with the United States on Wednesday, saying it accepted an apology for acerbic comments made by a US official and wanted to deepen relations in all fields. The Libyan foreign ministr More… |
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Libya warns US energy firms over rowLibya's top oil official on Thursday summoned the local heads of US energy firms to tell them a diplomatic row with Washington could have a negative impact on US businesses in Libya, the state oil company said. Libya's NOC state oil firm s More… |
