Violent origins Saudi Arabia remains the only state recognised by the international community that came into existence as the direct result of armed expansion by Islamic radicals. The Kingdom was founded in

SourcThroughout his presidential campaign and upon taking office earlier this year, president Buhari has repeatedly stated ending the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria as a major target.In his first weeks

"According to official figures and our discussions with the interior ministry, between 100 and 160 more mosques will be closed because they are run illegally without proper licenses, they preach

New Delhi: Better coordination between various ministries is needed to provide the required services to women with disabilities, said Lalitha Kumaramangalam, chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday. She

British bombers made their first strikes on Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, hitting oil fields that Prime Minister David Cameron says are being used to fund attacks on the

Pakistan executed four men on Wednesday for involvement in the massacre of 134 children at an army-run school in the northwestern city ofPeshawar last year, media and security sources said. The

PRAGUE: Russia's entry into the war in Syria has changed the balance on the ground, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview on Czech Television, and he predicted that

The United States said on Tuesday it was deploying a new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighbouring Syria, in

Al Qaeda's Syrian wing freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen on Tuesday in exchange for the release of jailed Islamists including the ex-wife of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The