Egypt’s cabinet approved a state of emergency declaration put forth by President Sisi in the wake of dual attacks by the self-proclaimed Islamic State, granting government authorities broad new powers to combat the threat of violent extremism.
Read MoreA custodian for the shrine in Sargodha, Pakistan, in the Punjab Province, killed 20 people and injured four others with a club and a knife.
Read MoreThe Israeli government announced plans to construct a new settlement located about 15 miles from Jerusalem, resulting in the forceful removal of residents despite a ruling by High Court of Israel stating that the removal was in defiance of international law.
Read MoreA government-sponsored chemical attack killed 58 people and injured more than 250 others in Syria on April 4. Even though Bashar al-Assad renounced chemical weapons four years ago at the convention and has continually denied his military’s involvement in any subsequent attacks.
Read MoreLibya’s population of 1.5 million has been under fire for the last two years, in growing tensions and violence heightened by the Mediterranean refugee crisis and the competing government’s conflict over capturing Libya’s oil ports.
Read MoreA helicopter, allegedly belonging to a Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemeni rebels, opened fire on a boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen, in the middle of the night.
Read MoreA pair of bomb blasts were detonated within minutes of one another on March 11. The explosions seemed to have targeted Shia Muslim pilgrims in buses near the Bab-Al-Saghir Cemetery.
Read MoreThe Iranian government has decided to move forward with its annual war exercises, despite mounting tensions between Iran and the United States. The U.S. has deployed forces to several bodies of water surrounding Iran.
Read MoreWatching my Jordanian host family cheer on the win of a Christian Palestinian and empathize with the tears of a Yemeni, and seeing the televised audience of different identities and origins dancing together in Lebanon made me think that perhaps Pan-Arabism is real — even if it exists, for now, in the realm of “Arab Idol.”
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Suspected Shabab militants launched a series of attacks on the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, including one in which two mortar rounds fired close to the airport. Somalia issued a traffic ban and sealed off major streets. The travel ban also included a ban on flights flying to and from Mogadishu.
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