Islamic extremists like Hamas believe the Quran calls them to subjugate or kill non-Muslims, and to bring the entire world to ...

President Donald Trump, has just paused US foreign aid for 90 days. Should the UK do the same? Well, 64 per cent of Brits, ...

The situation in Afghanistan is growing dire. The aversion of Americans to working with the Taliban is holding back ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans in U.S. custody, a senior Taliban leader with direct ...

Back in 2000, following a meeting with Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, the Taliban envoy to Pakistan, Vijay K Nambiar, India’s High Commissioner to Islamabad at the time, assessed the chances of engagement ...

Uasin Gishu lady Kadra Abdullahi (l) in tears after a video of her father, Abdullahi Issa Ibrahim (r), captured by Al Shabaab, resurfaced. Photo: NTV Kenya. The 61-year-old did not make any ...

Awda's rising profile and growing ties with Arab states that oppose Syria's new Islamist rulers make him a threat?

The family of a Kenya Defence Forces soldier, reportedly held captive by Al-Shabaab militants for nine years, is calling on the government to assist in the release of their relative. Sergeant ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the Taliban took control of Kabul in 2021, Pakistan’s then-prime minister Imran Khan lauded ...

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However, questions loom over whether post-Assad Syria will resemble Afghanistan, which is governed by the Taliban ... In Somalia, Al-Shabaab's insurgency prompted the African Union to deploy ...