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Feb 05, 2019
Pope Francis and Al-Azhar imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb sign historic Abu Dhabhi declaration, call for freedom of belief
Pope Francis and a top Muslim cleric Monday issued a joint call for freedom of belief during the first visit by the head of the Catholic church to the birthplace of Islam — the Arabian Peninsula -
Feb 05, 2019
Pope Francis in UAE: Pontiff calls for end to wars in West Asia, equality of citizen's rights
Pope Francis said all religious leaders had a "duty to reject every nuance of approval from the word war". -
Dec 03, 2018
Qatar to pull out of OPEC from January 2019 amid tensions with Saudi Arabia; Doha to focus on gas production
The tiny, energy-rich Arab nation of Qatar announced on Monday it would withdraw from OPEC, mixing its aspirations to increase production outside of the cartel’s constraints with the politics of slighting the Saudi-dominated group amid the kingdom’s boycott of Doha. -
Feb 13, 2018
A desert in Oman resembles Mars enough to convince scientists to conduct simulation tests there for a manned mission
On the eastern edge of a seemingly endless dune is the Oman Mars Base: a giant 2.4-ton inflated habitat surrounded by shipping containers. -
Nov 26, 2017
US drone strike kills seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, say security officials
A drone strike has killed seven suspected members of Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen, a security official said on Sunday. -
Nov 05, 2017
Six killed in twin suicide bombings at Yemeni government bastion in Aden, Al-Qaeda hand suspected
Al-Qaeda suspects carried out twin suicide bombings and took hostages on Sunday, officials said, as they struck at the heart of the Yemeni government after suffering a string of setbacks. -
Aug 11, 2017
Islamic State still capable of motivating attacks in Europe, Al-Qaeda remains resilient, says UN report
Islamic State extremist group is still capable of sending funds to supporters and motivating attacks in Europe and elsewhere despite military pressure -
Apr 30, 2017
US drone strike kills five Al-Qaeda suspects in Sanaa, Yemen
Aden: Five suspected members of Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch were killed Sunday in what local authorities said was a US drone strike east of the capital Sanaa. -
Jul 01, 2012
Al-Qaeda plotting to bomb US airliner during Olympics: report
Al-Qaeda is plotting to blow up an American airliner in the run-up to this month's London Olympics and has trained a Norwegian Muslim convert in an attempt to evade airport security, a media report said today. -
May 11, 2012
US will go after al-Qaeda wherever they are: Leon Panetta
Both military and intelligence communities of the US have gone after al-Qaeda and will continue to do so, Panetta said in response to a question about recent threats that emanated from Yemen.
