Author: Sun, 2018-12-30 22:45 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new education minister has resigned over allegations her brother was a leader with Daesh just days after she was handed the post. The scandal is the latest blow to Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi … read more
Author: Sun, 2018-12-30 22:40 BAGHDAD: Thirty Russian children whose mothers are in Iraqi prison for belonging to Daesh left Baghdad on Sunday to return home, a Russian diplomatic source said. The fathers of the children, young boys and girls between the … read more
Author: Sun, 2018-12-30 22:33 GIZA: Crowds of tourists stared in awe at the towering pyramids of Giza near Cairo on Saturday undaunted by a nearby bomb attack a day earlier that killed holidaymakers from Vietnam. A roadside bombing ripped through … read more
Author: Sun, 2018-12-30 22:27 BEIRUT: Almost eight years into Syria’s civil war, President Bashar Assad seems closer than ever to securing a comeback at home and in the Arab region, analysts say. As 2018 ends, the Moscow-backed government in Damascus … read more
Sun, 2018-12-30 22:11 ANKARA: Turkish security forces on Sunday arrested 30 Daesh-linked suspects, all foreign nationals, in the capital Ankara. The operation’s timing is significant ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations, as the suspects were allegedly plotting terror attacks. Meanwhile, … read more