COLOMBO : Sri Lanka on Wednesday (Apr 14) banned 11 organisations, including the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda, a week … More
Tag: Terrorism
Indonesia police to step up security at churches ahead of Easter weekend following terror attacks
An internal probe is underway on how an alleged attacker was able to sneak a gun into the police headquarters … More
Makassar Church Bombers Are Husband and Wife: Police
JAKARTA : Two suicide bombers who launched Sunday’s attack on a catholic church in Makassar, South Sulawesi have been identified … More
Two dead, 19 wounded in suspected suicide blast outside Indonesian church
JAKARTA : A blast outside a Catholic church in South Sulawesi’s provincial capital Makassar on Sunday (March 28) killed two … More
Bukit Aman foiled lone wolf attacker’s plot to kill top govt leaders
The man with links to the Islamic State planned to attack Mahathir, Guan Eng, Mujahid, Tommy Thomas. The Special Branch … More
Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina quits trial, says expects no justice
The man hailed as a hero in the film about the 1994 genocide says he will not appear before a … More
Denmark and Germany arrest 14 people over planned bomb attack
Police in Denmark and Germany have arrested a total of 14 people on suspicion of planning a bomb attack. Thirteen … More
Saudi Arabia frees two jailed Saudi Americans after 307 days
Salah al-Haider and Bader al-Ibrahim released pending trial set for March 8 in Saudi’s Specialized Criminal Court. Saudi Arabia has … More
Indonesia detains British woman on terror suspect list
JAKARTA : Indonesia has detained a British woman named on a list of global terror suspects and plans to deport … More
World leaders, Christian figures decry attack at Nice church
World expresses solidarity and support for France after an attacker killed three people. World leaders and prominent Christian figures have … More
1,400 prominent Malaysians listed in Zhenhua data leak
PETALING JAYA: FMT has obtained a copy of the data compiled by a Chinese data company believed to have links … More
Indonesia Leads UN Security Council Meeting on Islamic State Threat
New York. UN Security Council President Dian Triansyah Djani of Indonesia presided over a meeting on the threat posed by … More
4 militants, 5 security personnel killed in terror attack in Pakistan’s Karachi
ISLAMABAD : Four militants and five security personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building … More
Indonesia jails Islamic State-linked couple who tried to assassinate minister
JAKARTA: An Indonesian couple with links to the Islamic State group who tried to assassinate the country’s chief security minister … More
Understanding the blockade against Qatar
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar three years ago. How did it … More
Philippine Congress approves anti-terror law more ‘urgent’ than coronavirus
The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 allows for warrantless arrests, 14-day detentions without charge and the creation of an Anti-Terror Council. The government insists the measures are aimed at combating terrorism but activists fear the vague definition of “terrorist act” used in the act means it could be used to clamp down on political opponents.
Indonesian terrorists ‘wait for end of world’ as coronavirus bites
Report says others are taking advantage of the pandemic to boost recruitment efforts
