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Islamist attacker stabs two Tunisia policemen near parliament

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

A hardline Islamist stabbed two Tunisian policemen on Wednesday in front of parliament, gravely wounding one of them, the interior ministry said. "A Salafist attacked two policemen with a knife. One was struck on the forehead and the other stabbed in the neck and is in intensive care," ministry spokesman Yasser Mesbah said, adding that the assailant had been arrested.Read more

Japan killing spree 'lasted 2 months'

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

A Japanese man arrested after police found nine dismembered corpses rotting in his house has confessed to killing all his young victims over a two-month spree after contacting them via Twitter, media reports said Wednesday. Takahiro Shiraishi, 27, has also confessed he "assaulted" all of his eight female victims, the Fuji TV network said, using a Japanese media euphemism forRead more

Nine headless bodies found in Tokyo flat

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Japanese police have found nine mutilated bodies hidden in containers with their heads cut off and flesh stripped in a suburban Tokyo flat, media reported Tuesday. Tokyo police have arrested 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi who reportedly confessed to hacking the flesh off the bodies and throwing it out with the trash, then sprinkling cat litter over the remains in an effortRead more

Israeli police arrest 15 over campaign to stop Jew-Arab dating

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli police have arrested 15 suspected Jewish extremists following an undercover investigation into a group accused of tracking down and threatening Arab men dating Jewish women, authorities said Sunday. Israeli radio said that among those taken in for questioning was Benzi Gopstein, a prominent leader of the extreme-right group Lehava, but police would not confirm or deny the reports. ArrestsRead more

US wants evidence over detained staff to end Turkey visa dispute

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

A US delegation has asked Turkey for information and evidence regarding consular staff whose detention has led to a diplomatic rift and suspension of visa services, private HaberTurk television channel reported on Wednesday. Two locally employed US mission staff have been arrested in Turkey this year. In May, a translator at the consulate in the southern province of Adana wasRead more

Sharif fails to appear in court

Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif failed to appear on Monday before an anti-graft tribunal where he was to be indicted on corruption charges along with several family members and co-defendants in the case. Meanwhile, authorities arrested Sharif's son-in-law, also a co-defendant in the case. The son-in-law, Mohammad Safdar was taken into custody at the Islamabad airport after he andRead more

22 people arrested for stirring incitement: Saudi state security official

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

The Saudi Presidency of State Security arrested 22 people, including a Qatari citizen and 21 Saudi citizens, after they were found guilty directly or indirectly of the involvement in stirring incitement to commit acts criminalized by law, an official source at the Presidency said. The competent authority in the Saudi state security service has "monitored a circulated video clips onRead more

38 ISIS Militants Killed during Shaheen-25 Operations in Eastern Afghanistan

Kabul - ArabToday

At least 38 loyalists of the (ISIS) group were killed during the newly-launched Shaheen-25 military operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said Wednesday. The Nangarhar police however said at least 22 militants were killed in the past 24 hours in Haska Mina and Kot districts.At least nine militants were also wounded and another militant wasRead more

Israeli Forces Arrest 15 Palestinians in West Bank

Ramallah - Arab Today

Israeli occupation forces arrested 15 Palestinians from a number of West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source. The Palestinian Prisoner Club said in a statement that the Israeli forces stormed the cities of Bethlehem, Nablus, Tulkarim, and Jenin and arrested 15 citizens. More than 7,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently held in Israeli prisons. Source : QNARead more