Survivors of the August 7 bomb blast mark 21-year anniversary

By Citizen Reporter,

Survivors and families of those who perished in the August 7, 1998 bomb blast are on Wednesday set to convene at the Memorial Park in Nairobi. Twen...

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U.S. believes Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead

By CNN,

The US believes late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden is dead, a US official told CNN on Wednesday. The official said the US h...

AL QAEDA , Hamza bin Laden , Osama bin Laden

Trump: I could win Afghan war ”in a week, I just don’t want to kill 10 milllion people”

By CNN,

President Donald Trump said the US has made "a lot of progress" toward ending the war in Afghanistan in negotiations with the Taliban in recent weeks ...

Afghanistan , Trump , US War

CNN Poll: Rising share expect Trump to win in 2020

By CNN,

A majority of Americans say they think Donald Trump is going to win a second term, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, even as the President's ...

American politics , Barack Obama , Donald Trump , Immigration , North Korea

Osama bin Laden’s son is taking over as al Qaeda leader, US says

By Reuters,

A son of Osama bin Laden is emerging as a leader in al Qaeda, the US State Department says, and it's willing to pay up to $1 million for information o...

AL QAEDA , Hamza bin Laden , Osama bin Laden

Saudi Arabia strips Osama bin Laden’s son of citizenship

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia has stripped citizenship from Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the interior ministry said in a statemen...

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Osama bin Laden’s son is taking over as al Qaeda leader, US says

By CNN,

A son of Osama bin Laden is emerging as a leader in al Qaeda, the US State Department says, and it's willing to pay up to $1 million for information o...

Hamza bin Laden , Osama bin Laden

A look at terror attacks in Kenya since the 1998 U.S. embassy bombing

By Citizen Reporter,

A timeline of terror attacks in Kenya over the past 20 years: August 7 1998: Over 200 people killed in an attack at the United States Embassy in...

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‘Resurgent’ al Qaeda looking to target planes in Europe, UK security minister warns

By CNN,

Terror group al Qaeda is "resurgent" and looking to carry out attacks on passenger planes in Europe, UK Security Minister Ben Wallace has warned. I...

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Militants storm government building in Afghanistan capital, take hostages

By Reuters,

Militants stormed a government building in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, taking civilians hostage as they fought a gun battle against Afgha...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani , Afghanistan , Nasrat Rahimi , U.S President Donald Trump , Wahid Majroh

Former al-Shabaab spokesman now running for political office

By Ian Omondi,

Mukhtar Robow, a former spokesman and deputy leader of terrorist group al-Shabaab, is now running for political office in Somalia. Robow, under the...

AL-SHABAB , Mukhtar Robow , somalia , South West State

Hillary Clinton’s security clearance withdrawn at her request

By CNN,

Former U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's security clearance was withdrawn in August at her request, the State Department confirmed in a letter ...

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August 7 bomb blast: Hundreds mark 20-year anniversary

By Hilda Mbogo,

Survivors of the August 7 bomb blast in 1998 and families of those who perished in the terrorist attack convened at the Memorial Park in Nairobi on Tu...

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Trump backs off Afghan withdrawal, lambasts Pakistan

By Citizen Reporter,

President Donald Trump cleared the way for the deployment of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan Monday, backtracking from his promise to rapidly ...

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Joining Some Arab States, Israel Says it Plans to Ban Al-Jazeera TV

By VOA,

 Israel said Sunday it plans to ban Qatar's flagship Al-Jazeera network from operating in the country over allegations it incites violence, joining A...

al jazeera , Al Jazeera journalists , GULF RIFT , Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza , jerusalem church , Jerusalem killings

Qatar hits back at rivals with Neymar soft power play

By AFP,

With the anticipated transfer of football phenomenon Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain, Qatar is hitting back at its Gulf rivals with a high-profile soft ...

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Islamic State chief is dead; Syrian Observatory says it has ‘confirmed information’

By Reuters,

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has...

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Afghan Taliban Writes ‘Open Letter’ to President Trump

By VOA,

The Taliban, in a so-called “open letter” to U.S. President Donald Trump, has called on him to help end what it denounced as a “futile” and �...

Last of the Declassified Osama bin Laden Materials Released

By VOA,

Right up until the end, al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden remained focused on striking the United States, its Western allies and governments seen as U....

Rare Strain of Polio Worries Pakistan, Global Community

By VOA,

Detection of a rare strain of polio in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province has alarmed authorities and prompted them to launch special immu...