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
EU border agency rescue effort moved closer to Libya
The European Union’s border agency said Thursday its ships are working closer to conflict-torn Libya than ever but will enter those potentially dangerous territorial waters only to rescue migrants in trouble. Around 75,000 migrants have been picked up trying to
Tunisia arrests second suspect in museum attack: Ministry
Tunisia has arrested a second Moroccan suspect over a deadly attack in March on the Bardo museum in Tunis, detaining him at the border with Libya, the interior ministry said Thursday. Noureddine al-Naibi was arrested on Sunday at the Ras
Fight against Boko Haram requires regional might
Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s promised campaign to defeat Boko Haram could drive more militants over the country’s borders, raising the need for cooperation between governments across the region, senior U.N. officials said on Thursday. Speaking on the eve of the
Boko Haram hacks to death 10 in Nigeria: local official
Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in a remote village in northeast Nigeria, a local government official told AFP. Maina Ularamu, local government chairman of Madagali, in the north of Adamawa state, said the attack happened early on
U.N. investigates attack on South Sudan peacekeeping site that killed 8
The United Nations on Friday said it was launching an investigation and demanding accountability after eight civilians were killed earlier this week by shells fired at its compound in the town of Melut, near South Sudan’s Paloch oilfields. Initially a
Al Shabaab attacks village in Kenya’s Garisssa
Al Shabaab militants attacked a village in the northeastern Kenyan county of Garissa, the ministry of interior said on Friday. The Somalia-based al Shabaab group, which has carried out frequent attacks in Kenya in recent years to try to force
Tunisia says Moroccan held in Italy supplied weapons for museum attackers
The Moroccan arrested in Italy on suspicion of involvement in the Islamist militant attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum provided the weapons, a Tunisian official told Reuters on Thursday. Italian police said on Wednesday they had arrested Abdelmajid Touil, aged 22,
ISIS claims suicide bombing in Libya’s Misrata
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has claimed a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint near Libya’s western Misrata city on Thursday after the jihadist militants took over former dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s home city of Sirte. State news
Obama says to designate Tunisia a major non-NATO ally
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he plans to designate Tunisia as a major non-NATO ally of the United States, recognizing the country’s democratic progress after the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. After a meeting with Tunisian President Beji
U.S. condemns worsening violence in South Sudan
The United States condemned intense fighting in war-wracked South Sudan, where government forces recaptured a key rebel enclave after a weeks-long assault marred by accusations of rights abuses. The government assault that began in late April is one of the
Obama, Tunisia’s new president to meet at White House
President Barack Obama is showing support for Tunisia’s transition to democracy by opening the Oval Office to the North African country’s newly elected president. Beji Caid Essebsi was elected in December. He is scheduled to meet with Obama at the
Libya Islamists battle ISIS near Sirte
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group jihadists and members of the Fajr Libya Islamist coalition engaged in fierce clashes on Wednesday in Sirte east of the capital Tripoli, an official said. Mohamed al-Shami, head of press at Fajr
Tunisian towns call strike over economy, jobs
Four towns in Tunisia’s main phosphate-producing region began a general strike on Wednesday to protest against unemployment, as figures showed industrial activity fell sharply in early 2015. Hundreds of people took to the streets of Metlaoui, Om Lrayes, Mdhila and
One killed, seven wounded in suicide bombing in eastern Libya
One person was killed and seven were wounded on Tuesday in a suicide bombing in the eastern Libyan town of Qubbah, a security official said. Islamic State militants, exploiting a power vacuum amid conflict between two rival governments, have built
Red Cross warns of looming food crisis in South Sudan
Tens of thousands of people forced to flee violence in South Sudan could go hungry, with fighting interrupting the planting season and cutting off supply chains, the Red Cross warned Monday. Civil war broke out in South Sudan in December
Burundi president warns against Al-Shabab threat
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday made his first official appearance since an attempted coup, looking relaxed and appearing confident that he was in full control of the central African nation. Nkurunziza pointedly ignored the coup attempt and spoke only
3,900 held in S. Africa crackdown
More than 3,900 people — including 1,650 illegal immigrants — have been arrested in South Africa during a controversial police crackdown after April’s deadly xenophobic violence, authorities said. “We are satisfied that we have stabilized the situation and further loss
Sahara Islamist leader Belmokhtar dismisses ISIS pledge: report
Veteran Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar has rejected a pledge of allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by the co-founder of his al-Mourabitoun Islamist group, revealing a rift in one of the Sahara’s most dangerous militant groups. Last
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