Baghdadi alive and located south of Raqqa, says top Kurdish counter-terrorism official
SULAIMANIA: The top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said on Monday he was 99%…
Pakistan helped Iraq in defeating IS, says Iraqi envoy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan quietly helped Iraq in its fight against the militant Islamic…
Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win Fields Medal in mathematics, dies of cancer at 40
NEWS DESK: Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian-born mathematician who in 2014 became the…
Qatari camels dies of thirst after farmers kicked out by Saudi Arabia
Hundreds of camels have died of thirst after Qatari farmers were expelled…
Israeli forces detain Jerusalem’s top Muslim cleric
JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces detained Jerusalem’s top Islamic cleric as crowds gathered…
US has no proof IS leader Baghdadi is dead
WASHINGTON: Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday he cannot confirm whether or…
14 dead in twin Cameroon bombings
YAOUND (AFP) - Two bombers blew themselves up in northeastern Cameroon killing…
In the eyes of the beholder
Following my article a couple of weeks ago in which I complimented…
Gaza may already be ´unlivable´: UN official
AL-QUDS: The Gaza Strip may already be "unlivable", a United Nations official…
Islamic State chief Baghdadi killed: Syrian Observatory
CAIRO/BEIRUT: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it…