Car bomb kills 16 in Somalia’s Mogadishu

At least 16 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, BBC said.The car blew up in the city's southern Madina district, officials say.The blast - which ripped through…

Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman dies at US prison aged 78

Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Muslim cleric known as "the blind sheikh" who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and of planning a broader "war of urban terrorism" in the United States, died on Saturday in…

Trump vows to let Arab Gulf states pay for Syria safe zones

The US President, Donald Trump, vowed to make Arab gulf states help pay for safe zones in Syria to curb the flow of Syrian refugees at a campaign rally in Florida Saturday, the Daily Caller wrote.Trump’s comments echo language from…

Syria’s White Helmets obtain US visas to attend the Oscars

Al-Jazeera - Rescue workers from Syria's White Helmets - the subjects of an Oscar-nominated documentary - have received US visas to attend next week's Academy Awards ceremony.Raed Saleh, leader of the group, and cinematographer Khaled…