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ISIL video shows mass killings in Syria's Palmyra

Amateur video purportedly shows Islamic State militants carrying out a mass execution in Palmyra’s ancient amphitheatre

Tunisia

Tunisia: State of emergency declared after Islamist terror attack on tourists

Just over a week after the sands of Sousse were turned red with the blood of tourists, a state of emergency has been declared in Tunisia, giving the

Tunisia

UK observes minute's silence for 30 Britons killed in Tunisia terror attack

It is the UK’s worst loss of life in a terror attack in a decade. And as Big Ben chimed at noon on Friday, millions nationwide – led by Queen

Tunisia

Tunisia beach attack: unity and mourning a week after tourist massacre

As victims of Tunisia’s terror attacks are remembered a week after an Islamist gunman ran rampage on a beach, people of different faiths came

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Egypt

Egypt hits back at 'Islamic State' militants in Sinai Peninsula

The funeral took place on Thursday for one of 17 Egyptian soldiers killed by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula. A large crowd gathered for a

Tunisia

8 suspects in custody after Tunisia beach massacre

Eight people suspected of being involved in a deadly attack on a beach resort in Tunisia last week remain in custody. The seven men and one woman are

Tunisia

Tunisia arrests 12 suspected over Sousse beach attack

Tunisian authorities have arrested 12 people suspected of links with the beach terror attack in Sousse. They are continuing the search for two men

United Kingdom

Tunisia: Bodies of UK victims flown back home

The bodies of eight victims of the Tunisia beach terror attack have landed in the UK. As the plane landed a statement was released on behalf of

Tunisia

Tunisia boosts tourist security and probes Libya link to Sousse gunman

Tunisia is deploying 1,000 more armed police to patrol tourist sites and hotels following Friday’s terrorist attack in Sousse, which killed 38

Yemen

Car bomb in Yemeni capital causes multiple casualties

A car bomb blast has ripped through an area of Yemen’s capital Sana’a. Unconfirmed reports say at least 28 people have been killed. ISIL militants

Tunisia

What is driving the surge in terrorism in Tunisia?

The recent increase in terrorism in Tunisia has been attributed to a number of factors. Among those are: a widening rift between Sunni and Shia

Tunisia

Tunisia makes arrests in search for gunman accomplices

Tunisia is to deploy 1,000 troops to protect its tourist resorts as police make several arrests in the search for suspected accomplices of the hotel beach attacker

Egypt

Egypt's top prosecutor Hisham Barakat killed by Cairo car bomb

Egypt’s public prosecutor Hisham Barakat has died following a bomb attack on his car in Cairo. Security sources said the device was detonated

United Kingdom

UK to hold national minute's silence for Tunisia terror victims

The British Prime Minister David Cameron has told the country's parliament that ISIL's "perverted ideology" needs to be tackled at home and abroad, and people must be "more intolerant of intolerance".

Tunisia

Three European interior ministers visit Tunisia to stand together against terrorism

The interior ministers of Britain, France and Germany stood alongside their Tunisian counterpart on Monday to stand firm and united against

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Kuwait: Thousands gather to bury the mosque blast victims

France

Suspect in French beheading attack admits killing his boss

The suspected Islamist who attempted to blow up a French chemical plant on Friday has admitted killing his manager beforehand. Yassin Salhi (35) has

Tunisia

Tunisia: tourism 'badly affected' following recent terror attacks

The recent terror attacks in Sousse and at the Bardo Museum in Tunis have taken their toll on Tunisia’s tourist industry. Some 13.8 percent of total

Tunisia

'No to terrorism': Tunisians denounce deadly gun attack in Sousse

“No to terrorism” was the message from Tunisia as crowds marched through Sousse a day after a gunman killed 39 people in the resort town

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Mourning in Tunisia