Kareem Fahim
Friday, October 21, 2016 - 07:51
The entry onto the battlefield of the black-clad elite forces — who have trained closely with the U.S. military — marks the beginning of what their commanders say will be a sharp push toward Mosul, the militants’ last major stronghold.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 06:17
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt sent what seemed like all of his men onto the streets of Cairo on Monday, in a show of force and anxiety aimed at preventing any protests against his rule, and denying his growing chorus of critics any public space.
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 06:14
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition used bombs supplied by the United States in an attack on a market in Yemen last month that killed at least 97 civilians, including 25 children, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Wednesday.
Friday, March 25, 2016 - 06:12
The Egyptian authorities pressed ahead Thursday with a case against the founders of two prominent human rights organizations, part of a crackdown on civil society organizations that have documented government abuse.
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 06:21
A United States-backed Arab military coalition bombed a busy market north of Yemen’s capital early Saturday, killing at least 30 people, witnesses said.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 06:42
Counterterrorism officials regard the Libyan branch as the Islamic State’s most dangerous affiliate, but to stop its advance, the U.S. has been forced to court unreliable allies from among a patchwork of Libyan militias that remain unaccountable, poorly organized and divided by region and tribe
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:26
Scarcely half an hour after police officers arrested Talaat Shabeeb at a cafe here last week and accused him of selling drugs, his body was returned to his family with signs of torture, marked by broad blue bruises, his relatives said.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 05:52
Militants belonging to Al Qaeda’s local affiliate seized control of two towns in southern Yemen early Wednesday, including a provincial capital, in their latest move to take advantage of turmoil during the country’s civil war.
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 06:39
Bahrain’s security forces torture detainees using electric shocks, beatings and sexual abuse, despite a public pledge by the king of Bahrain four years ago to end such practices, according to a report released on Monday by the New York-based Human Rights Watch.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 06:12
A health center in northern Yemen run by Doctors Without Borders was bombed at least twice overnight by warplanes belonging to the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia, forcing the evacuation of staff members and critically wounded patients, the group said on Tuesday.