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Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:33
Saudi Arabia's harsh interpretation of sharia law and its use of capital punishment have come under international scrutiny. For many, the Saudi justice system sounds not unlike that of the Islamic State, the extremist Islamist group which has struck fear in much of the Middle East.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:31
Somalia's Shebab militants, Al-Qaeda's main affiliate in Africa, on Wednesday urged supporters in Europe to follow the example of Islamist gunmen who carried out attacks in Paris.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:29
Russia and Central Asian governments have long been overplaying the threat that Islamist militants present to their countries, but it's not clear what is behind the recent spate of even more dire -- and apparently unfounded -- assessments.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:26
For southern Nigeria, Boko Haram, the Islamist terrorist group that for more than five years has waged war in the country’s far northeast, is a distant tragedy. In reality, the insurgency’s impact ripples out across the country.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:25
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was in Turkmenistan on January 22 for the second day of a two-day official visit. The two discussed construction of a proposed natural gas pipeline linking Turkmenistan with India through Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:19
Turkey and Azerbaijan need to start constructing Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) by the spring of 2015. If this happens, TANAP, one of the most important elements of the Southern Corridor, will be completed by 2020. However, security considerations in the Caucasus and changes in the oil market must also be taken into consideration.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:11
Looking haggard and with a long beard, the former hostage, Robert Nitsch Eberhard, arrived Wednesday in Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital, on a military flight.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 09:09
Current events in Yemen will influence the future of hundreds of millions of dollars of American aid to a country on the frontline of a fight against the world’s most dangerous branch of al Qaeda.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 08:47
Shiite rebels stormed the presidential palace in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Tuesday, increasing chances the country will plunge into a broader sectarian conflict and hugely complicating American efforts to combat al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate, long considered the most dangerous branch of the terror network.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 08:08
The United Nations on Tuesday called on Libya's warring factions to maintain a ceasefire agreed as part of U.N.-backed negotiations, amid reports of continued fighting in parts of the North African country.