Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Africa
Foreign ministers set to endorse Libyan unity planning
Foreign ministers were poised to endorse a U.N.-brokered national unity plan for Libya at a Rome conference aimed at prodding the North Africa country’s bickering factions to fulfill their commitment to sign the agreement and abide by its terms. Libya
Tunisia lifts curfew on capital imposed after deadly bombing
Tunisia is to lift a curfew imposed in the capital and suburbs after a deadly November bus bombing claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The midnight to 5:00 am curfew
Gambia’s president declares country Islamic republic
Gambia’s president has declared the tiny West African country an Islamic republic, saying the decision was made because Islam is the religion of the majority of its citizens and to break from the nation’s colonial past. President Yahya Jammeh made
Libyan rivals to sign U.N.-backed peace deal Dec. 16
Libya’s rival parliaments will next week sign a U.N.-sponsored agreement on forming a national unity government, they announced Friday, as world leaders press them to end chaos in the country. “The political accord will be signed on December 16,” said
Deal reached on political solution to Libya conflict
Warring Libyan factions meeting in Tunisia said Sunday they had reached an agreement to be approved by rival parliaments on ending the political deadlock that has plagued the country since Moamer Kadhafi’s overthrow. “This is a historic moment the Libyans
Qaddafi son in Libya court over murder, repression
A son of late dictator Muammar Qaddafi appeared in a Libyan court Sunday over the murder of a football coach in 2005 and alleged repression in the uprising that toppled his father. Saadi Qaddafi , 42, sat alone in a
Nigeria police make arrests over Boko haram ‘sleeper cells’ in Abuja area
Nigeria’s secret police on Saturday said they had arrested a dozen suspects linked to the discovery of “sleeper cells” operated by Boko Haram militants in and around the capital Abuja. The Department of State Services said those arrested had travelled
Algeria’s Bouteflika leaves France after medical tests
Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika flew home on Saturday after undergoing two days of medical tests in France, sources said. The 78-year-old underwent tests at a cardiology unit in Grenoble, southeastern France, where he was also hospitalised in November 2014.
Triple suicide bombings in Chad kill at least 27, police say
A triple suicide bombing at a market on an island in Lake Chad on Saturday killed at least 27 people and injured 90 others, said security officials. The three explosions on Koulfoua were carried out by females, said Chad police
Two arrested on suspicion of planning suicide attacks in Tunisian capital
Tunisian police have arrested two suspected militants planning suicide attacks in the capital Tunis, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, 10 days after a suicide bombing killed 12 presidential guards. Islamic State claimed that bombing, which was the third major
Over 1,500 boat migrants rescued off Libya
Over 1,500 migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in seven separate operations, the Italian navy said Thursday, after a break in bad weather sparked fresh attempts at the perilous Mediterranean crossing. The migrants were plucked from their boats
Kenya jails British terror suspect for forgery
A Kenyan court on Thursday jailed alleged British terrorist Jermaine Grant for nine years for forging documents, after an appeal court overturned his acquittal. Grant is still on trial for terrorism offences following his arrest in 2011 but on Wednesday
Tunisian security minister fired after ISIS-claimed attacks
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid has dismissed the country’s security minister after an ISIS-claimed suicide bombing killed 12 members of the presidential guard last week. Secretary of State for Security Affairs Rafik Chelly lost his job Tuesday after the third
Algeria ex-presidential guard chief charged: Report
The former head of Algeria’s presidential guard has been charged over a shooting at a presidential residence outside the capital in July, the El Watan newspaper reported on Monday. General Mejdoub Kehal, better known as Djamel, had already been dismissed
Pope Francis ends Africa trip with mosque visit
Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the past three years. Under intense security, Francis
Resist ‘fear of others,’ pope says in strife-torn Central African Republic
Pope Francis on Sunday called for unity in the strife-torn Central African Republic, urging people not to give in to the “fear of others” in a country plagued by sectarian violence. In an address at the presidential palace shortly after
U.N. warns Mali attack could be war crime
The United Nations Security Council condemned a rocket attack that killed two U.N. peacekeepers and a contractor Saturday in northeast Mali, warning it could be a war crime. In a unanimous declaration, the council’s 15 member countries urged the Malian
Kenya police arrest two over ‘plot’ linked to Iran
Kenyan police have arrested two men who were allegedly recruited by an Iranian group accused of plotting attacks in the east African nation, the police chief said Saturday. Police chief Joseph Boinett said they believed the two Kenyan men had
Loading ...
You must be logged in to post a comment.