Jordan's top court has dissolved the country's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist movement, an official said Thursday, citing the group's failure to "rectify its legal status". ( read original story ...)
Tauqir Sharif: British-born aid worker faces trial by Syria jihadists
The jihadist alliance that dominates opposition-held north-western Syria has said it will put a British-born man who runs an aid organisation on trial. Tauqir Sharif, from east London, was detained ... ( read original story ...)
Syria jihadists to try British-born aid worker
Tauqir Sharif is accused of funding "projects that incite division" in opposition-held Idlib. ( read original story ...)
Syria pistachio farmers return to orchards after years of war
Mahmoud inspected his orchard, hoping for his first harvest after years of war, as nearby army de-miners swept the ground for buried explosives. The authorities "have sent teams to sweep the area," ... ( read original story ...)
Syria’s collapse compounded by COVID-19
The state continues to take minimal measures, like banning water-pipes at cafes, and quarantining buildings where COVID-19 cases have been reported. The most recent was the Uthman Bin Affan Mosque in ... ( read original story ...)
UK-born IS recruit can return from Syria to challenge citizenship removal: Judge
LONDON: A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State can return to Britain to challenge the government's removal ... ( read original story ...)
Judges rule girl who travelled to Syria can return to UK challenge citizenship removal
British judges on Thursday ruled that Shamima Begum, a London schoolgirl who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State, should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the removal of her British ... ( read original story ...)
Researchers: North Korea developing arsenal to evade missile defenses
North Korea continues to advance its nuclear weapons and missile programs and poses a growing threat to countries in the region such as South Korea and Japan, according to a report issued this week. ( read original story ...)
China uses corrupt leaders to make inroads into economically weaker countries like Nepal: Report
China uses corrupt leaders of economically weak countries like Nepal to make inroads into those nations, suggests a report in Global Watch Analysis. Roland Jacquard, the author of the article ... ( read original story ...)
Amid virus crisis, U.S. bars imports of Malaysia’s Top Glove over labor issues
U.S. Customs placed a detention order on imports of products made by subsidiaries of the world's largest medical glove maker, Malaysia's Top Glove Corp Bhd on Wednesday, an action taken against firms ... ( read original story ...)