JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Basheer was a young Taliban fighter barely out of his teens when the Islamic State group took over his village in eastern Afghanistan, nearly eight years ago. The militants rounded up villagers identified as Taliban and killed them, often beheading them, forcing ...

DUBAI – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the United Arab Emirates by tomorrow, ten days before the fourth election in two years. According to the latest reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting UAE for the first after normalization of their ...

*Reuters* reported that the militant Islamic State (IS) group later claimed responsibility for the Mach attack in Balochistan, through its *Amaq* news agency via its Telegram communications channel. Hazaras have been frequently targeted by Taliban and IS militants and other militant groups in ...

ISLAMABAD - Yemeni armed forces have unveiled four domestically-built long-range, surface-to-air missile defense systems, which could act as game changers and alter the course of battle in the face of the deadly campaign led by Saudi Arabia against Yemen. The president of Yemen’s Supreme ...

Bamako - The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for a devastating raid that killed 49 Malian troops as well as a blast that led to the death of a French soldier who became the latest casualty in the conflict-torn region. The strikes underscored the fragility of an area straddling ...

BAGHDAD: Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who purportedly appeared for the first time in five years in an IS propaganda video released on Monday, is the world’s most wanted man who has so far eluded capture. After declaring himself caliph in 2014, Baghdadi held sway over seven ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group in its meeting in Islamabad on Monday discussed issues of Iran Pakistan gas pipeline, barter trade, rail and air connectivity. The group met at the Parliament House under the chairmanship of its convener Senator Abdul Qayyum. They also ...

The United Nations said at least 45 children were among the more than 320 people killed in the Suicide Bomb attacks in Sri Lanka. UNICEF Spokesman Christophe Boulierac told Media in Geneva, that 45 children killed in the attacks, stressing that others "are wounded and are now fighting for their ...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says the nation would have to show dedication to develop Pakistan on the pattern as envisioned by its founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.       Talking to a private television channel, he said the address of ...

WEST PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump said Friday that the Islamic State group has been “100 percent” defeated in Syria. Trump made the comment as he showed reporters maps of the region — one showing the large areas once held by the group and a second that showed the ...