Up to 200,000 civilians caught between fanatical extremists and advancing Iraqi forces are in grave danger in the final stages of the battle for Mosul, a senior UN official said Monday. More than seven months into the massive operation to recapture Mosul from ISIL, Iraqi forces have retaken the city’s ...
Egypt’s Interior Minister on Monday ordered the transfer of Minya’s security chief after militants shot dead 29 Christians in the southern province, the first disciplinary action taken in response to the incident. Masked gunmen on Friday boarded vehicles taking Coptic Christians to a monastery and opened fire at close range. ...
