Iraq’s military said Friday it had killed close to 800 terrorists of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ terrorist group since Oct. 17 in the ongoing offensive to recapture the northern city of Mosul. The Iraqi army, backed by US-led coalition airstrikes, recently launched a much-anticipated operation ...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the government will look into revising an anti-protest law and take recommendations on releasing jailed youths. Sisi’s comments came at the end of a two-day “youth conference” on Thursday, an effort to reach out to young Egyptians as the country braces for austerity reforms ...
