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At least 200 ISIS members face trials in Morocco. (AFP/ file Photo)

May 6th, 2018 - 10:33 GMT

Moroccan Anti-Terror Chief Says Rabat Putting on Trial Hundreds of ISIS Returnees

Morocco is working to detain and place on trial hundreds of citizens who have returned home after fighting for the Islamic State group, the country's anti-terror chief said.

US army in Syria (AFP/File Photo)

April 3rd, 2018 - 12:00 GMT

Two Western Soldiers Killed in Syria on Mission to Eliminate ISIS Leader

Egyptians gather during the funeral of the victims of the attack on the Saint Mina Coptic church, on Dec. 29, 2017, at a church south of the capital Cairo.
(Samer ABDALLAH / AFP)

December 30th, 2017 - 06:09 GMT

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Egypt Church Attack

Dozens of suspects have so far been arrested in the ongoing investigations into the attacks that killed 17 people on Wednesday - the first assault in Iran to be claimed by the Islamic State militant group. (AFP)

June 12th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Iran Capture and Kill ISIS Members Responsible for Terrorist Attack Last Week

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (AFP)

March 29th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

White House confirms Trump to meet Egyptian President Sisi on April 3

Donald Trump has vowed to move the US Embassy building in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (AFP/File)

January 22nd, 2017 - 06:57 GMT

White House confirms Trump is planning to relocate US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Displaced Iraqis from the Bajwaniyah village, about 30 kms south of Mosul, who fled fighting in the Mosul area approach security forces on October 18, 2016 after they liberated the village from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

October 19th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Obama: Battle for Mosul another step toward ‘ultimate destruction’ of Daesh

Syrian pro-government forces are seen on September 28, 2016 in the Farafira district, northwest of Aleppo's historic citadel. Syria's army took control of the rebel-held district after days of heavy air strikes that sparked allegations of war crimes. (AFP/Georges Ourfalian)

September 29th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

German journalist and her baby released after captivity in Syria

Around 170,000 German tourists visited Egypt in the first quarter of 2016, mainly frequenting the popular Red Sea beach resorts of Sharm and Hurghada. (Wikipedia)

May 11th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Germany lifts ban on flights to Sharm El-Sheikh

Tunisia is extending its focus to cultural and medical tourism in order to boost visitor numbers. (Pixabay)

April 21st, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Tunisia's tourism stays afloat despite attacks

Egyptian army soldiers guard luggage and belongings of passengers of the A321 Russian airliner, at the site of the crash in Wadi al-Zolomat. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)

March 18th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Egypt plane crash investigation referred to attorney general, indicating foul play

A French Rafale fighter aircraft takes off with bombs from the French aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle, in the eastern Mediterranean sea, November 23, 2015. (AFP/File)

November 27th, 2015 - 12:02 GMT

France open to working with Syrian government to combat Daesh

Earlier this month, airstrikes were undertaken in the Syrian city of Aleppo, but these latest airstrikes in Libya mark the first outside of Syria and Iraq. (AFP/Karam Al-Masri)

November 15th, 2015 - 12:50 GMT

Leader of Daesh in Libya killed in US airstrike