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A general view taken on 5 June 2017 shows the corniche in Doha. Arab nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the region in years. Picture: AFP

Al qaeda militants

Arab states issue ultimatum to Qatar - close Jazeera, curb ties with Iran

By Reuters

A Qatari government spokesman said Doha was reviewing the list of demands and that a formal response would be made by the foreign ministry.

  • Malian troops patrolling outside the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako a day after the deadly jihadist siege at the luxury hotel. Picture: AFP

    Al-Qaeda-linked group claims deadly attack at Mali resort

    Mali’s Security Ministry said in a statement late on Monday that four of the dead were guests and one was a local soldier who died in the firefight.

    1791 days ago
  • FILE. People carry the body of a victim following after gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the Ivory Coast resort of Grand-Bassam, on 13 March, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Mali arrests 3rd man in connection with Ivory Coast beach attack

    One source said Alou Doumbia was arrested on Saturday in the Malian capital of Bamako.

    2219 days ago
  • The 26-year-old blogger was on his way home when he was cornered by Al-Qaeda affiliated attackers.Picture: freeimages

    Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for blogger's murder

    Nazimuddin Samad is the sixth writer or publicist to be killed in the capital of Dhaka.

    2227 days ago
  • People carry the body of a victim following after gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the Ivory Coast resort of Grand-Bassam, on 13 March, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Al-Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack

    Six shooters targeted hotels on a beach at Grand Bassam, a weekend retreat popular with westerners.

    2254 days ago
  • Fighters from Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo flying Islamist flags as they head to a frontline, on 26 May 26 2015. Picture: AFP/AMC/Fadi Al-Halabi.

    Al Qaeda militants seize southern Yemen town

    A resident says gunmen attacked the sheikh in charge of the area & planted their flag on govt buildings.

    2277 days ago
  • File picture of Jihad training camps. Picture: AFP

    Al-Qaeda mourns death of top commander in Yemen

    Jalal Baleedi was killed by a drone strike as he was travelling in a car with two others in coastal Abyan.

    2291 days ago
  • Officers evacuate bodies of victims from the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako on November 20, 2015, after the assault of security forces. Malian forces backed by French troops stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in the capital Bamako after suspected Islamist gunmen seized guests and staff in a nine-hour hostage crisis that left at least 21 people dead. Picture: AFP.

    Mali deepens probe into deadly hotel attack

    Two days after the attack, little has been revealed on the identity of the attackers.

    2366 days ago
  • A general view shows firefighters, police officers and forensics gathered in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Paris attack

    The terrorist group has released a statement saying the attack was to avenge the prophet.

    2679 days ago
  • The suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting, Picture: Supplied/EWN.

    Al Qaeda in Yemen vows to step up attacks

    Al Qaeda claims it was responsible for the shooting of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo magazine.

    2683 days ago
  • The Old City of Sanaa, Yemen. Picture: EPA.

    Five bombs explode in Yemeni capital, killing one

    One of the bombs was placed near the home of Ismail al-Wazir, a professor at Sanaa University.

    2701 days ago
  • Pierre Korkie's widow Yolande breaks down as she addresses the media following her husband's death, Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Korkie widow hopes husband’s body will bring closure

    Korkie’s teenage son and daughter flanked their mother Yolande during a media briefing yesterday.

    2714 days ago
  • An undated video frame grab from Al-Jazeera shows Osama bin Laden speaking. Picture: AFP.

    Navy Seals create rivalry over who shot Osama Bin Laden

    The US Navy Seal team who killed Osama bin Laden are making conflicting claims as to who actually shot him.

    2747 days ago
  • FILE: A US official said the United States believed Mohsin al-Fadhli, a senior al Qaeda operative, had been killed in a strike. Picture: AFP.

    Khorasan leader killed by US strike in Syria - SITE quoting jihadist

    A Twitter account run by an al Qaeda member said an al Qaeda leader had been killed in Syria.

    2787 days ago
  • People pay their respects at the at the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Memorial Wall Located at FDNY Engine and Ladder 10 on September 11, 2014 on the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. AFP.

    With World Trade site largely rebuilt, NYC marks September 11

    Rebuilding efforts at the site, where 2,753 people died, are nearing completion.

    2804 days ago
  • FILE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with AFP at the presidential palace in Damascus. Picture: AFP.

    UN urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis

    Ban Ki-moon says this would help international efforts against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.

    2805 days ago
  • African Islamist rebels such as Nigeria’s Boko Haram (pictured) have not made as dramatic an advance as Islamic State. Picture: AFP.

    Africa's militants may be inspired by Islamic State

    Officials say the success of Islamic State could shape the thinking of African Islamists.

    2817 days ago
  • Earlier this week ISIL fighters appeared to be consolidating their hold over Albu Kamal when the local leader of the rival Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, pledged allegiance to them. Picture: AFP.

    Syria Islamists tackle ISIL control

    Islamist rebels waged a counter-offensive in Syria’s border town of Albu Kamal on Saturday.

    2879 days ago
  • Armed groups such as Boko Haram (pictured) and al-Shabaab are seen as a menace to the continent. Picture: AFP.

    African leaders urge action on militants

    Armed groups such as Boko Haram and al-Shabaab are seen as a menace to the continent.

    2880 days ago
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