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Bahrain: An Oasis for Torture

Islam Times - On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern about the ongoing systematic torture in Bahrain with full impunity for the violators.

28 Jun 2014 08:08

lack of safety actions rise air travel’s risk in Pakistan

Islam Times - Lack of precautionary measures in view of recent attacks on airports caused a sharp rise in air travel’s risk in Pakistan.

26 Jun 2014 05:04

Explosion in Beirut Hotel

Islam Times - A suicide bomber blew himself up in his room at a Beirut hotel Wednesday as Lebanese security forces raided the premises, causing an explosion that sent flames and a dark cloud of black smoke billowing out of the third-floor windows, security ...

25 Jun 2014 08:06

ISIL militants advance on Iraqi border areas, approaches Saudi Arabia

Islam Times - Following fierce clashes between the terrorist groups in Salahudin province in the north of Baghdad, Iraqi nomads volunteered to provide security in the dessert areas bordering Saudi Arabia.

24 Jun 2014 09:01

Living under ISIL- the regime of terror –

Islam Times - Two weeks have passed since ISIL militant overran the city and Mosul and already Takfiri fighters have generated fear and anxiety amid the population.

24 Jun 2014 08:56

Details about bomb attack in Lebanon - Dahr al-Baidar

Islam Times - The suicide bomber behind the attack against a police checkpoint in east Lebanon was Syrian, the shop owner who tipped off police said Saturday.

23 Jun 2014 06:17

British student joins ISIL takfiris

Islam Times - Cardiff medical student Nasser Muthana, 20, is identified as a Briton at the centre of a campaign to recruit would-be jihadists to Iraq and Syria.

21 Jun 2014 10:22

Lebanese security forces crackdown on terror plot in Hamra

Islam Times - The Hamra area in Beirut was the scene of a major crackdown over a suspected terror plot on Friday, with security forces arresting 102 people at a number of hotels, among whom only 17 remain in custody.

19 Jun 2014 05:55

Iraq military regains control over Baquba

Islam Times - Iraq’s prime minister fired top security commanders on Tuesday in a major shake-up as fighting approached Baghdad in a militant onslaught that the UN warned risked breaking the country up.

18 Jun 2014 06:13

Egyptian Cabinet – Who’s who –

Islam Times - Ibrahim Mahlab was re-appointed as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday in front of Sisi, the former army chief who won 93 percent of votes in May's presidential election.

Local tribesmen hold up their weapons as they gather to show their readiness to join Iraqi security forces in the fight against Wahhabi militants, in the capital Baghdad, on June 16, 2014

17 Jun 2014 12:45

Militants battle for control of strategic Iraqi town

Islam Times - Militants battled Iraqi security forces for control of a strategic northern town on Monday, prompting half the area's population to flee, as Washington weighed drone strikes against Wahhabi fighters.

16 Jun 2014 06:56

Syria Military Operations against Terrorists Continue, Latakia’s Kassab Restored

Islam Times - Syrian army regained control on Sunday over of Kassab city in Latakia province western Syria on the border with Turkey, after violent clashes with armed groups that left dozens of them killed.

15 Jun 2014 05:44

Syrian army pushes against insurgents’ positions in Jobar

Islam Times - Units of the army and armed forces continued Friday pursuing the armed terrorist groups and carried out successful operations against their dens and gatherings across the country, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

10 Jun 2014 05:22

Mobile phone applications altering the Holly Quran

Islam Times - Some websites spoke about the invasion of some types of smart phones in the markets of Algeria, which enjoyed overwhelming turnouts.

8 Jun 2014 07:11

Syrian President Bashar al Assad wins presidential elections

Islam Times - Bashar Assad has won a landslide victory in the Syrian presidential poll with 88.7 percent of the vote. This will secure him a third seven-year term in office amidst a bloody civil war, which stemmed from protests against his rule.

7 Jun 2014 10:15

The siege of Samarra – Iraq

Islam Times - Sunni insurgents overran parts of the city of Samarra in northern Iraq early on Thursday, bringing them within striking distance of a Shi’ite shrine that was previously the trigger for sectarian war.

31 May 2014 06:09

Egyptian media are the losers of the presidential elections

Islam Times - While most broadcast media in Egypt celebrated former Defence Minister Abdul Fattah Al Sisi's landslide win in the country's presidential election, the independent Committee for Defending the independence of the press decried some media ...