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Alwiya Alwaad Alhaq said it had targeted Saudi Arabia to 'avenge' a recent IS bombing in central Baghdad that killed 32 people.
More than half of children in war-torn Syria are missing out on education, the UN children's agency UNICEF said, with a third of schools in ruins or commandeered by fighters.
Iran ready for Saudi talks if policy changes
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has suggested that Saudi Arabia’s policy shifts in the context of a friendlier US administration could lay the groundwork for dialogue between Tehran and Riyadh.
US to deploy Israeli ‘Iron Dome’ system in Gulf
The US is to deploy the Israeli-manufactured Iron Dome rocket interception system, used against Palestinian factions before, in bases in Gulf ...
Turkish ship suffers deadly pirate attack off Nigerian coast
Pirates ambushed a Turkish ship off the Nigerian coast, killing an Azerbaijani national and kidnapping fifteen crew members.
Western Sahara's Polisario Front attacks Guerguerat border area
The Polisario Front bombarded the Guerguerat buffer zone in an overnight attack slammed by Morocco as "propaganda war".
11 Iraqi fighters killed in IS attack: security sources
The jihadists used light weapons and the cover of darkness to target the Hashed east of Tikrit, the capital of Iraq's Salahaddin province.
Muslim groups submit UN complaint over France's 'structural Islamophobia'
A collective of organisations has called on the UN to take action and put an end to anti-Muslim actions and policies in France.
Afghan officials welcome Biden plan to review US-Taliban deal
The Biden administration said it will review last year's deal with the Taliban amid suring violence in Afghanistan.
Missiles strike Baghdad airport amid new anti-IS operation
No one claimed responsibility for the latest rocket attacks, but the US has blamed Iran-aligned militia factions for repeatedly ...
Saudi TV says missile or drone intercepted over Riyadh
The missile or drone attack has not yet been claimed.
Biden administration reviews Taliban violence levels in peace deal
The newly formed Biden administration is set to review the fragile peace deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
The Iraq Report: Deadly terror in Baghdad suicide bombings
While there is obvious fury at the Islamic State, Iraqis have also expressed outrage at security forces and pro-Iran militias whom they blame ...
Iran, pressured by blackouts and pollution, targets Bitcoin
With toxic smog blanketing Tehran skies and the country buckling under the pandemic, social media has been rife with speculation. Soon, fingers ...
Officials: Sinai bomb kills 1 police and wounds 3
IS has posted a statement on a militant-affiliated website claiming responsibility for the attack.
'Disturbing' allegations of rape in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: UN
"There are also disturbing reports of individuals allegedly forced to rape members of their own family, under threats of imminent violence."
US charges Indonesian extremist in 2002 Bali bombings
US military prosecutors filed charges against an Indonesian Islamic extremist and two others in the 2002 Bali bombings and 2003 Jakarta ...
IS claims Baghdad twin bombing that killed 32
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded 110 in Iraq's capital Baghdad.
12 murdered in Syria camp in two weeks: UN
Twelve murders took place in just over two weeks at a displaced camp in northeast Syria.
Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad
A deadly twin suicide bombing has hit a market in Baghdad, killing at least 28, with the death toll expected to rise.
Officials: Suicide bombs rock central Baghdad, 6 dead
A twin suicide bombing has struck Baghdad, killing at least six and wounding dozens of others.
Bomb kills four Pakistani soldiers: officials
At least four soldiers were killed when their vehicle was blown up in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
'Snail's pace' peace talks due to Taliban: Afghan government
Afghan authorities criticised the Taliban for failing to actively participate in peace talks.
Three Muslim groups refused to back the French government's anti-extremism charter.
China has clapped back at growing backlash over its maltreatment of Uighur Muslims.
The US declared that China is carrying out genocide against Uighurs and other mostly Muslim groups.
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