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1/21/2026 7:34:49 PM
The United States launched an operation on Wednesday that could ultimately transfer up to 7,000 detainees allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group from Syria to neighbouring Iraq, the US military said.
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World
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Region
1/21/2026 10:48:41 AM
Syria's army on Wednesday entered the country's vast Al-Hol detention camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State militants , from which Kurdish forces withdrew the day before, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
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World
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Region
1/20/2026 11:05:04 PM
Syria's government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed a new ceasefire on Tuesday as Washington said the SDF's purpose in fighting Islamic State group jihadists was largely over.
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World
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International
1/20/2026 12:09:35 PM
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national. The cause of the blast was still under investigation, authorities said Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Society
1/19/2026 8:25:01 PM
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Monday urged Islamic scholars to confront extremist and terrorist ideologies, particularly on digital and social media platforms.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/16/2026 6:56:00 PM
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has followed Egypt’s lead in firmly rejecting Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland.
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World
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Region
1/15/2026 6:17:36 PM
Gulf allies have convinced Donald Trump to "give Iran a chance", a Saudi official said on Thursday, after the US leader repeatedly threatened strikes on the Islamic Republic.
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World
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Region
1/14/2026 9:48:52 PM
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, a pillar of its theocratic system since the inception of the Islamic revolution, has seen off a succession of crises throughout his rule with a mixture of repression and strategic manoeuvring but now could be facing his biggest challenge.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/14/2026 5:54:59 PM
Iran has been under US sanctions throughout the history of the Islamic Republic since 1979
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World
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Region
1/14/2026 2:00:35 PM
A funeral ceremony began in Tehran on Wednesday for over 100 members of the security forces and other "martyrs" killed in the wave of protests that has rocked the Islamic republic, state television said.
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World
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Region
1/14/2026 1:58:19 PM
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, is the ideological arm of Tehran's military, answering to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and stands accused by Western countries of orchestrating and perpetrating the crackdown on protesters.
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Books
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News
1/13/2026 4:41:11 PM
The Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) will host two cultural events sponsored by the Strategic Vision Group “Russia–Islamic World,” featuring presentations of two translated books during the upcoming fair.
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World
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Region
1/12/2026 5:14:15 PM
Syrian authorities said Monday that they had arrested two members of the Islamic State (IS) group, accusing them of being behind last month's deadly bombing of a mosque in an Alawite area of Homs.
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World
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Region
1/11/2026 10:02:14 AM
US and allied forces carried out "large-scale" strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, the latest response to an attack last month that killed three Americans.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/10/2026 8:25:21 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Cairo’s firm support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Somalia, as well as the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, during Egypt’s address to an extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Jeddah on Saturday.
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World
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Region
1/10/2026 7:41:44 PM
US President Donald Trump warned on Friday that Washington would intervene militarily in Iran if authorities used lethal force against protesters, repeating threats he has issued in recent days against the Islamic Republic.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/10/2026 5:40:32 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty arrived in Jeddah on Saturday to participate in an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers to reaffirm support for Somalia's sovereignty
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World
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Region
1/10/2026 4:18:33 PM
Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world.
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Opinion
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1/10/2026 12:32:30 PM
Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the collapse of the country’s currency and surging inflation, with many calling for an end to the Islamic Republic.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/8/2026 10:32:12 PM
A fresh joint statement issued on Thursday by foreign ministers from 22 Arab, African, and Islamic countries, including Egypt, condemned a recent visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar to the breakaway region of Somaliland as a "clear violation" of international law.
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