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Tsipi Livni urges moderate Muslims to unite against extremism

Israeli former foreign minister spoke to Euronews at the 4th Global Forum in Baku

Egypt

Arab League declares Hezbollah a 'terrorist organization'

Reports from Egypt say the Arab League has labelled the Lebanese Shi’ite Hezbollah movement a terrorist organisation. Egypt’s state news agency

Russia

Masked men attack journalists and rights activists in the Northern Caucasus

A group of journalists and human rights activists in Russia's Northern Caucasus has been attacked by a group of masked men

World News

ISIL fighters identified in stolen documents

German counter-terrorism investigators are scrutinizing documents which are said to reveal the identities of thousands of ISIL fighters.

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Journalist group comes under attack en-route to Chechnya

Journalists and human rights activists heading to Chechnya on a press trip have been attacked and their minibus set on fire. That is according to the

Tunisia

Death toll in Tunisian border attack rises to more than 50

The number of dead in clashes between Tunisian forces and extremists near the Libyan border has risen to more than 50, including dozens of attackers

Turkey

Turkish police targeted in two separate attacks

Turkish police have been the target of two assaults in as many days. Two female assailants were killed following gunfire and grenade attacks in

Europe News

Belgian officials probe Abdeslam 'tip-off'

Belgian officials are investigating whether anti-terror police missed an important tip-off about two alleged participants in the Paris attacks. Two

Syria

Car bombing against Syrian rebels kills 18, says monitor

Monitors from the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported at least 18 people were killed in a car bomb on Wednesday (March

Lebanon

Gulf Arab states label Hezbollah a terrorist group

The Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah is facing further sanctions after a decision by the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to class it as a

Yemen

More than half of Yemenis in urgent need of aid, UN warns

Saudi Arabia

Bin Laden 'left $29 million to global jihad' - US authorities

Deceased Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden left most of his twenty-nine-million-dollar inheritance to the continuation of global jihad, newly-released

France

Paris mayor calls on Japanese to return to France following attacks

The Mayor of Paris has visited Japan to encourage tourists to return to France following the November terrorist attacks. Anne Hidalgo says the number

Libya

Local ISIL chief captured in Libyan city of Sabratha

A local ISIL (Islamic State) chief has been captured in the Libyan city of Sabratha according the Tripoli-based government which is not

USA

ISIL: not a caliphate, but a crime ring, says Obama

The US president has said that an end to the conflict in Syria is key to dismantling the so-called Islamic State, or ISIL. Barack Obama has vowed to

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Ankara rocked by bomb blast

A bomb attack in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara – apparently targeting the country’s military – killed at least 28 people and injured more

France

Eagles of Death Metal 'finish' gig cut short by Bataclan massacre

After an interval of three months and three days, Eagles of Death Metal have finished the gig which was cut short by the deadly Bataclan shootings

France

Eagles of Death Metal performing first solo Paris gig since Bataclan attack

Eagles of Death Metal make an emotional return to Paris to play their first gig since November's deadly attacks in the capital.

World News

Belgian police have raided homes in Brussels and detained 10 people on suspicion of operating a recruitment ring for so-called Islamic State

Economy

The 500 euro note - could its days be numbered?

Finance ministers are calling on the European Central Bank (ECB) to look at ways of tightening access to 500 euro notes, in a bid to cut terror