December2015

Bomber hits government office in Pakistan

At least 22 people have been killed and dozen others wounded in a suicide attack outside a government office in Pakistan, police told Al Jazeera. The attack happened on Tuesday at an office of the National Database and Registration Authority in the town of Mardan, in the country’s northwest. “A[…]

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Two arrested in Belgium over suspected NYE attack plot

Two people were arrested in Belgium on Sunday and Monday, both suspected of plotting an attack in Brussels on New Year’s Eve, federal prosecutors said. Police found military clothing and Islamic State propaganda material but no weapons or explosives, prosecutors said on Tuesday. “Our investigation revealed serious threats of an[…]

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Delayed umrah visas expected today

A group of umrah pilgrims still waiting for visas will have their passports issued by today. This was the reassurance given by Al Mujahideen Haj and Umrah group, following a visa bungle last week. A group of nearly 90 mu’tamireen, who were expected to depart from Thursday last week, had[…]

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Two arrested for CT hijacking

A Queenstown Public Order Policing Unit that was deployed at Dutywa in King William’s Town have arrested two suspects in connection with a hijacking in Cape Town recently. According to police spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha, the suspects, aged 32 and 34, were found in possession of four unlicensed pistols with[…]

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Six shot, wounded in drive-by attack

Police are investigating an incident in which six men were shot on the front lawn of a house in Cape Town’s Lavender Hill this weekend. Spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said on Monday that the men were shot and wounded outside a house in Chapel Street. An unknown number of[…]

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Iraq PM vows to defeat ISIS in 2016

A triumphant Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Monday that the coming year would see his forces defeat Islamic State, after his military achieved its first major victory since collapsing in the face of the fighters 18 months ago. Iraqi forces flew the national flag above the main government[…]

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Al-Imdaad aids orphans on Turkey/Syria border

A delegation from the South African branch of the Al-Imdaad Foundation have jetted back into the country after a humanitarian mission to the Turkish /Syrian border during earlier this month. The group visited the region as part of a campaign aimed at assisting young Syrian orphans affected by a nearly[…]

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