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UN Security Council extends Taliban sanctions monitoring mandate for 12 months

Pakistan seriously concerned by presence of terrorist groups on Afghan soil, says envoy

Published 13 Feb, 2026 01:02pm

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Pakistan urges UNSC to swiftly designate ‘foreign-funded’ BLA as terrorist group

Envoy Asim says global community must address contemporary terrorist threat through “collective response”

Published 05 Feb, 2026 02:56pm

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Syria to mark one year since Assad toppled

*Official celebrations are planned for the central Umayyad Square in Damascus, which has already been packed with jubilant gatherings ahead of December 8

Published 08 Dec, 2025 08:29am

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Nigeria faces record hunger amid insurgent attacks, aid cuts

Violence has escalated in 2025, with attacks by insurgents including al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

Published 25 Nov, 2025 02:04pm

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Syrian president arrives in US for landmark visit

The interim leader met Trump for the first time in Riyadh during the US president's regional tour in May

Published 09 Nov, 2025 12:32pm

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Trump says ‘bad things’ will happen if Afghanistan does not return Bagram air base

The withdrawal of American forces in 2021 led to a takeover of US bases, and the toppling of the US-backed government in Kabul, by the Taliban movement

Published 21 Sep, 2025 10:44am

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Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull out

SWEIDA: Fighting in Syria’s Sweida “halted” on Sunday, the government said, after the southern city was recaptured...

Published 20 Jul, 2025 12:17pm

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland province after deadly clashes: monitor

SWEIDA: Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the whole of Sweida province after days of sectarian bloodshed...

Published 17 Jul, 2025 12:55pm

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US strikes on Yemen kill Al-Qaeda members

DUBAI: The number of Al-Qaeda members killed in strikes on southern Yemen blamed on the United States increased to...

Published 25 May, 2025 02:42am

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Trump meets Syrian president, says he is looking into normalising ties

RIYADH: US President Donald Trump met with Syria’s president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after a surprise US...

Updated 14 May, 2025 11:04pm

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Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin, SITE reports

COTONOU: Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin, the...

Updated 20 Apr, 2025 11:33pm

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TTP’s ‘global’ threat

EDITORIAL: For years, Pakistan has sounded the alarm about the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), emphasising its...

Published 31 Mar, 2025 04:08am

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Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria

RIYADH: Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria,...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:58pm

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Turkiye will do ‘whatever it takes’ if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says

ANKARA: Turkiye will do “whatever it takes” to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address...

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 11:59am

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TTP and al-Qaeda

EDITORIAL: The international community ignores Pakistan’s warning that TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) could...

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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EU sending envoy to talk to Syria’s new leaders

BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday the bloc’s envoy to Syria was going to Damascus to talk to...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 02:31pm

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G7 to meet on Syria, government pledges ‘rule of law’

DAMASCUS: G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:43am

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Continuing turmoil in the Middle East

EDITORIAL: Western and Middle Eastern capitals and commentators alike taking comfort in the fall of the Assad regime...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 08:19am

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China calls for ‘political solution’ to restore stability in Syria

BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry on Monday called for a “political solution” to be found in Syria as soon as...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 01:02pm

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With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches

DAMASCUS: Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and...

Published 09 Dec, 2024 11:18am

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Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement

Syria's army command informs officers that Assad's regime has ended

Updated 08 Dec, 2024 11:08pm

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Son of Osama bin Laden deported from France, barred from returning

PARIS: A son of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been deported from France, where he lived for years painting...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 07:04pm

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Dozens killed in attack in Burkina Faso: sources

ABIDJAN: Civilians are among the dozens of people killed in an attack by militants in Burkina Faso, local and...

Published 26 Aug, 2024 11:45am

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Burkina Faso extends junta rule by five years

Burkina Faso’s ruling junta will remain in power for another five years after participants in national talks on...

Published 26 May, 2024 10:50am

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New leader for Al-Qaeda’s infamous but struggling Yemen branch

DUBAI: Saad al-Awlaki has taken the helm of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula after the death its former leader,...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

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‘170 people executed’ in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutor

OUAGADOUGOU: Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 01:43pm

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TTP and its Afghan hosts

EDITORIAL: Speaking at an Asia Society event in New York on Wednesday, interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

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Afghan spillover

EDITORIAL: Islamabad understands the UN’s (United Nation’s) concerns about TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) and...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

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US military mission in Niger in focus after coup

WASHINGTON: Last month’s coup in Niger has raised questions over whether the United States can continue the...

Published 10 Aug, 2023 10:15am

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Afghan Taliban say Biden 'acknowledged reality' about Al-Qaeda

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Saturday seized on an off-the-cuff remark by US President Joe Biden to...

Updated 01 Jul, 2023 05:59pm