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Al Qaeda urges Muslims to shun World Cup
Al Qaeda's regional branch urged Muslims around the world to shun the soccer World Cup in Qatar, though it stopped short of threatening attacks or promoting violence in connection with the event, according to a statement reported by a monitoring group.
Ansar al Islam resurgence: ‘NRBs funding reorganisation’
Ansar al Islam, which claims to be the Bangladesh chapter of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, has received about Tk 1.5 crore in the last three and half years from people in the UK and Australia for its operational activities as the militant outfit looks to stage a comeback.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike: Biden
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Russian cruise missiles target Syria
Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fire cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on Friday, a further sign of Moscow's broadening military effort in Syria days after it began to fly bombing missions from an airbase in Iran.
Who are killing freethinkers in Bangladesh? / Some unresolved issues
Not only the ruling coalition and its main Opposition (which is outside the Parliament) contradict each other as to who have been killing writers, bloggers and freethinkers in the country, but some ministers of the coalition government also contradict each other in this regard.
Three journalists return to Spain after Syria kidnapping
Three Spanish journalists taken hostage in Syria by an Al Qaeda-linked group return to Madrid where they were welcomed by overjoyed family members after nearly a year in captivity.
STRANGER THAN FICTION / Terror in the East and West: Beyond Ankara, Lahore, Paris, and Brussels
Although Islamist or separatist terror groups bomb and kill hundreds of people in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Turkey, or Afghanistan on a regular basis...
FROM A BYSTANDER / Saudi-Iran spat incites sectarianism
The Arab Spring had deeply destabilised the Middle East. A new dimension was added to the existing instability on January 4, 2016, when the (Sunni) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) severed diplomatic ties with (Shia) Iran.
Bin Laden's former bodyguard Nasser al-Bahri dies
Nasser al-Bahri - Osama Bin Laden's former bodyguard - has died after a long illness, medical sources in Yemen have told the BBC.
Al Qaeda urges Muslims to shun World Cup
Al Qaeda's regional branch urged Muslims around the world to shun the soccer World Cup in Qatar, though it stopped short of threatening attacks or promoting violence in connection with the event, according to a statement reported by a monitoring group.
Ansar al Islam resurgence: ‘NRBs funding reorganisation’
Ansar al Islam, which claims to be the Bangladesh chapter of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, has received about Tk 1.5 crore in the last three and half years from people in the UK and Australia for its operational activities as the militant outfit looks to stage a comeback.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike: Biden
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Russian cruise missiles target Syria
Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fire cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on Friday, a further sign of Moscow's broadening military effort in Syria days after it began to fly bombing missions from an airbase in Iran.
Some unresolved issues
Not only the ruling coalition and its main Opposition (which is outside the Parliament) contradict each other as to who have been killing writers, bloggers and freethinkers in the country, but some ministers of the coalition government also contradict each other in this regard.
Three journalists return to Spain after Syria kidnapping
Three Spanish journalists taken hostage in Syria by an Al Qaeda-linked group return to Madrid where they were welcomed by overjoyed family members after nearly a year in captivity.
Terror in the East and West: Beyond Ankara, Lahore, Paris, and Brussels
Although Islamist or separatist terror groups bomb and kill hundreds of people in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Turkey, or Afghanistan on a regular basis...
Saudi-Iran spat incites sectarianism
The Arab Spring had deeply destabilised the Middle East. A new dimension was added to the existing instability on January 4, 2016, when the (Sunni) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) severed diplomatic ties with (Shia) Iran.
Bin Laden's former bodyguard Nasser al-Bahri dies
Nasser al-Bahri - Osama Bin Laden's former bodyguard - has died after a long illness, medical sources in Yemen have told the BBC.
Syria conflict: Russia strikes 'will fuel extremism'
Members of the US-led coalition against Islamic State call on Russia to cease air strikes they say are hitting the Syrian opposition and civilians.