As 16-year-old Miriam* stepped out of her tent to fetch water near the Madinatu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state in January last year, a middle-aged woman she knew as "Aunty Kiki" approached her.
She asked...
Netanyahu is eager to capitalise on the crisis to make the Palestinian issue disappear and isolate Hamas, analysts say.
Netanyahu said the Arab states 'see us as a partner and not an enemy' in the face of 'terrorism'
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Jonathan Cook
Nazareth...
No group has immediately claimed responsibility, but Taliban insurgents have stepped up attacks in the past month
Suspected Taliban militants patrol after they reportedly took control of Ghazni's Waghaz district, in Afghanistan EPA
At least 18 people, mostly civilians, were killed when a suicide car bomber targeted a convoy...
Muslim scholar's daughter Ola and her husband were arrested in June 23 and accused of plotting "terrorist" acts.
Thousands of Brotherhood members have been killed and arrested in Egypt since it was declared a "terrorist" organisation
An Egyptian court has...
Top officials from main countries boycotting Qatar meet in Bahrain to reiterate demand that Doha 'stops funding terror'.
Four Arab countries boycotting Qatar will only enter dialogue to ease the dispute if Doha agrees to certain demands, and "fights terror",...
Palestinian shot dead north of Hebron after reportedly trying to stab Israeli soldiers, army says.
Palestinian protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem
A Palestinian has been shot...
Almost one week after alleged attack that set off tensions, officials deciding whether to keep metal detectors in place.
Palestinians fear Israel is trying to retake the holy site of al-Aqsa by stealth
Fresh rallies are planned in the Gaza...
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