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          Al Qaeda

          Al Qaeda is militant organisation founded in 1988 and led by Saif Al Adel. It has many branches, notably in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and in the Maghreb

          Saudi soldiers parade during a concert titled "mettle to the top" at the green hall theatre marking Saudi 89th National Day celebrations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 21, 2019. AP

          Riyadh concert attack ordered by Al Qaeda, court statement

          December 29, 2019
          The explosion rocked an area near the junction called Ex-Control Afgoye, in a southwestern suburb of Mogadishu. EPA

          Mogadishu attack: car bomb in Somali capital kills at least 79

          AfricaDecember 28, 2019
          Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, speaking at the Opening Session of The First Knowledge Conference, held at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

          Turkish high court lifts country’s Wikipedia ban

          EuropeDecember 26, 2019
          A soldier of the French Army adjusts the coordinates of a mortar ready to be used to defend them at a Temporary Operative Advanced Base (BOAT) during the Bourgou IV operation in Northern Burkina Faso. AFP

          'Dozens' of soldiers killed in latest Burkina Faso attack

          AfricaDecember 26, 2019
          Protesters during the trial of the Bahai leader Hamed bin Haydara, outside the state security court in Sanaa. EPA

          Classing Houthis religious persecutors not enough, say activists

          December 24, 2019
          US soldiers look out over hillsides during a visit of the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan General at the Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Nerkh district of Wardak province. An American service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on December 23, 2019, US officials said. US Forces-Afghanistan did not immediately release any additional information, pending notification of the victim's next of kin. AFP

          Taliban claims attack that killed US soldier in Afghanistan

          AsiaDecember 24, 2019
          Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. Salvatore di Nolfi / EPA

          Erdogan: Turkey cannot handle latest wave of Syrian migrants

          EuropeDecember 23, 2019
          People gather in the the market in the city of Saraqeb in the Idlib countryside after an air strike by Syrian aircraft on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. Airstrikes on a rebel-held town killed several people and wounded more than a dozen in the northwestern province of Idlib, the last remaining rebel stronghold in the war-torn country, opposition activists said. The attack came amid a government offensive in the region. (AP Photo/ Ghaith al-Sayed)

          Spike in Syria violence kills 12 as aid groups warn of disaster

          December 22, 2019
          US Defence Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Friday. Reuters

          US denies public was lied to about Afghanistan

          The AmericasDecember 21, 2019
          Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani’s photo on an undated military ID card. FBI via Reuters

          Pentagon says no further threat after Saudi airman shooting in US

          December 20, 2019
          Regime airstrikes and artillery shelling have killed 23 civilians, including children, as violence intensifies rebel-held areas of northwestern Syria, a war monitor said on Tuesday.AFP / Abdulaziz KETAZ

          Syrian regime air strikes kill 23 civilians in Idlib, monitor says

          December 18, 2019
          Former US vice president Dick Cheney spoke at the Arab Strategy Forum earlier this week. Reem Mohammed / The National

          Obstacle to Iran's ambitions will come from the Arab people – not the US

          CommentDecember 12, 2019
          Security sources said 30 soldiers were still missing from what was the deadliest raid on the Nigerien army in living memory. REUTERS/Aaron Ross/File Photo

          71 soldiers killed in Niger militant attack

          AfricaDecember 12, 2019
          Peshmerga fighters discuss plans at an outpost in the Qara Chokh mountains in northern Iraq. Jack Moore / The National

          How ISIS is using Iraq’s blind spot to rise again

          December 10, 2019
          The weekly market in Bermo, Niger, where 1.5 million people are in need of immediate assistance. AFP

          Over 9 million facing food shortages in the Sahel amid worsening violence

          AfricaDecember 10, 2019
          The Washington Post said it had collected more than 2,000 pages of notes of interviews with top US military officers and diplomats, aid workers, Afghan officials and others who played a direct role in the nearly two-decade-old war. AFP / THOMAS WATKINS

          US officials misled public over Afghanistan War, report says

          The AmericasDecember 09, 2019
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