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Candles are lit among flowers in commemoration of the victims of the attack.

July 27th, 2026 - 12:15 GMT

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German authorities under fire over handling of pride killing suspect

ALBAWABA - German authorities have drawn the ire of prosecutors over their lax handling of the suspect who was known to the authorities to be an extremist who attempted to join ISIS. The killer, Abdul Ballout, 21, was a German citizen with Lebanese roots who rammed a rented minivan into a pride parade crowd Saturday before attacking people with a machete, killing one woman and wounding 29. The woman who ...

Iraqi forces moving 'faster than expected' on Mosul, said Iraq's Prime Minister. (AFP/File)

January 17th, 2017 - 10:58 GMT

Iraqi forces almost have full control of Daesh stronghold Mosul

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (AFP/File)

January 17th, 2017 - 09:38 GMT

Egypt’s Sisi announces cabinet reshuffling due ‘very soon’

The conflict escalated in mid-2015 when Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies launched a major air campaign aimed at reversing Houthi military gains and shoring up Yemen's embattled Saudi-backed government. (AFP/File)

January 17th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Clashes in southeastern Yemen leave at least 34 dead

People seen leaving the scene of the attack. (AFP/File)

January 17th, 2017 - 08:42 GMT

Istanbul nightclub attacker has confessed

Salman's lawyer was quoted by CBS and other media outlets as saying Salman had no knowledge of the attack ahead of time. (Twitter)

January 17th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

FBI arrests the wife of Orlando night club attacker Omar Mateen

Turkish authorities identified the suspect as Abdulkadir Masharipov. (Twitter)

January 17th, 2017 - 06:46 GMT

Main suspect behind attack on Istanbul nightclub captured by Turkish authorities

As many as 775 detainees have been held at the prison since it was set up after the 9/11 attacks. (AFP/File)

January 17th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

US transfers ten more Guantanamo detainees to Oman at Obama’s request

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (3rd R) and lawmakers pose as they cast their ballots during a vote on provisions in a bill to change the constitution at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on January 14, 2017. (AFP/Adem Altan)

January 17th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Turkey’s parliament gives preliminary approval to controversial new constitution

Hunters shoot down seagulls that are attracted by the garbage at the Costa Brava dump, on January 14, 2017 near Beirut's International Airport. (AFP/Anwar Amro)

January 16th, 2017 - 04:00 GMT

Lebanon landfill closure once again threatens new trash crisis

The plane had just passed Shiraz at 38,000 feet when the pilot decided to change course and head for Kuwait, rather than land in Iran. (AFP/File)

January 16th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

After emergency landing of Eurowings flight in Kuwait, jet gets the all-clear

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. (AFP/File)

January 16th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Representative Mogherini says EU still committed to nuclear deal with Iran

Israel's Interior Ministry has stripped more than 20,000 Palestinians in Occupied Jerusalem of their residency since Israel annexed East Jerusalem in 1967. Historians and political analysts have likened the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes to ethnic cleansing. (AFP/File)

January 16th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Israel set to pass extreme deportation bill for Palestinians living in 1948 territory