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Hama, SANA – More than 30 terrorists were killed during military operations by the Syrian Arab Army against gatherings and movements of terrorist groups affiliated to Jabhat al-Nusra in the northern countryside of Hama. 18 December، 2017 SANA’s reporter in Hama said that army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, clashed with terrorist groups […]

President Donald Trump declared a new national security strategy on Monday, stressing the “America first” message of his 2016 campaign and faulting previous US leaders for failing to measure up to it and look out for the nation’s citizens. US President Donald Trump lays out a national security strategy, in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. […]

Johannesburg – Markets were filled with optimism at the news of Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as the new ANC president, but analysts warned that hard work lies ahead to turn the euphoria into real benefits for South Africans. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa share a laugh at the conference on Saturday (Themba Hadebe, AP) […]

The American University in Cairo (AUC) retracted a decision banning women form wearing the niqab, a full face veil, on its campus premises after students and faculty members voiced their concerns. Supporters of the ban claim that the step is aimed at boosting security. (Reuters) Less than a week ago, the AUC announced that it […]

Militants stormed an intelligence agency training centre in Kabul on Monday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, triggering an intense gunbattle with Afghan police.  © an National Army (ANA) arrive at the site of an ongoing attack in Kabul on December 1ah Marai, AFP | Afgh8, 2017.Sh Security forces battled the militants, […]

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Monday on a resolution confirming the international status of Jerusalem and outlawing any changes to it – which implies the recent US move to recognize it as the capital of Israel. © Brendan McDermid / Reuters The text of the document, drafted by Egypt, which was seen by […]

The German security services believe that around half of the 720 people who are classified as “dangerous Islamists” do not actually pose a particular terror threat, the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reported on Monday. Photo: DPA The information comes from a new form of analysis conducted by Germany’s 16 state police services and the Federal Criminal Police Office […]

Israeli aircraft targeted a Hamas facility in the northern Gaza Strip early Monday, hours after two rockets fired from the Palestinian enclave struck southern Israel, the army said. An Israeli F15 fighter jet takes off during a joint international aerial training exercise. (Reuters)  “In response to the rockets launched towards southern Israel, IAF (Israel air […]

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday predicted the ISIS group would be crushed in Syria by February, pushing for the Syrian government and opposition to come together for fresh peace talks early next year. French President Emmanuel Macron described Bashar al-Assad as “an enemy of the Syrian people”, but insisted: “We have to speak to […]

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been revealed as the owner of a French chateau described as the world’s most expensive home, according to a report in the New York Times . Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: Fayez Nureldine/AFP The purchase of the vast property west of Paris for $300 million (€275 […]