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 »
Tag Archives: MALI
Organization of Islamic Cooperation chief slams terrorist attacks in Africa
:: The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned attacks that caused the deaths of at least 37 people in intercommunal clashes in central Mali on Tuesday. Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen expressed his sympathy to Mali’s government and
Al-Qaeda releases longest-held hostage in Mali after 6 years
:: Al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch has freed a South African man who was held hostage for six years in Mali and he is now home, South Africa’s government announced Thursday, denying it had paid any ransom. Stephen McGown, who was
Militant video purports to show westerners held in Mali
:: Islamist militants operating in Mali released a video purporting to show six western hostages, ahead of a regional security summit in the West African country attended by France’s president on Sunday. A narrator speaking in English said the 17-minute
Macron vows to step up French fight against terrorism in Africa
:: France will step up the fight against resurgent militants in north and west Africa and will work more closely with Germany to help the tinderbox region, President Emmanuel Macron said on his first trip outside Europe on Friday. Visiting
10 dead, 9 others hurt in Mali army convoy ambush
:: Witnesses say at least 10 Malian soldiers have been killed and nine others wounded in an ambush on a military convoy in central Mali. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Diarran Kone said the convoy was hit Tuesday between the towns
French aid worker kidnapped in Mali
A Frenchwoman who runs an aid group has been kidnapped in Mali’s restive north, the French foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday. Sophie Petronin was abducted in the city of Gao on Saturday, the ministry said, adding that French and Malian
Merkel in Africa on trip aimed at stemming migrant flows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday warned against Africa suffering from a “brain drain” as she arrived on a three-day tour of the continent focused on security and stemming the migrant influx to Europe. Merkel also underscored the need to
UN’s Ban: Niger must reinforce refugee camps after attack
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Niger’s government to reinforce security around refugee camps after gunmen killed 22 soldiers stationed at a camp for 4,000 Malian refugees. Thursday’s attackers also burned an ambulance and looted a health center at the Tazalit
ICC prosecutors urge ‘nine to 11 years’ for Timbuktu attacks
War crimes prosecutors on Wednesday urged a jail sentence of up to 11 years for a Malian militant who pleaded guilty to ransacking the fabled desert city of Timbuktu. Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi admitted Monday to having razed some of the
Mali Islamist group Ansar Dine claims attack on U.N. base
Malian Islamist militant group Ansar Dine said it carried out a suicide and rocket attack on a U.N. base in Kidal, north Mali on Friday that killed six peacekeepers, the SITE Intelligence Group said. Ansar Dine, led by Tuareg commander
Two U.N. soldiers killed in Mali attack
Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and some 30 wounded Friday when suspected Islamists attacked their base at Kidal in restive northeastern Mali, U.N. sources said. “Our camp at Kidal was attacked by terrorists early Friday morning. We fought back
Berlin approves more soldiers for Mali, Iraq
The German Cabinet has approved plans to send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, boosting its presence in the UN peacekeeping mission in the West African country which is beset by militant violence. It also agreed to increase the numbers
U.N.’s Ban appoints new head of Mali mission
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named a new special representative in Mali where the peacekeeping mission has struggled to help implement a peace deal amid a surge in violence by militants. Ban named Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the former foreign
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
Attack on U.N. base in northern Mali causes casualties
Gunmen attacked and fired rockets at a U.N. peacekeeping base in Kidal in northern Mali on Saturday, causing an unspecified number of casualties, a spokesman for the U.N. force in Mali (MINUSMA) said. “The attack happened at around 4 a.m.
Mali says it arrests two suspects linked to Bamako hotel attack
Mali authorities arrested two people on Thursday suspected of links to an attack on a luxury hotel in the capital that killed 20 people, the security ministry said. At least two armed men launched a dawn raid on the Radisson
Germany to send 650 troops to Mali to relieve France
Germany will send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, to provide some relief to France in its global fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. Von der Leyen
Mali deepens probe into deadly attack on luxury hotel
Mali said on Sunday that investigators were following “several leads” after 19 people were killed in an attack on a luxury hotel claimed by three militant groups. ISIS militants’ most deadly strike on the West African country in years ended
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