Terrorism
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:11
Hezbollah has repeatedly claimed to be a ‘latecomer’ to the Syrian war and the last party to have interfered in the battle between forces loyal to the Syrian regime and rebels.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:06
The Nigerian military says troops have killed 29 suspected Boko Haram militants in raids since Thursday.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:05
A French engineer kidnapped in northern Nigeria 11 months ago says he escaped his captors on a motorcycle, without a ransom being paid, and will return to France immediately.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:00
An al-Qaeda-trained terrorist and biological weapons expert has been held in administrative detention in Israel for three years due to the danger he poses if allowed to walk free, Israeli media revealed Sunday.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:56
Authorities at the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Borno State yesterday said that at least 20 Boko Haram terrorists and a soldier were killed during a gun battle between soldiers and the insurgents on Friday night in Gwoza local government area of the state.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:26
Georges Vandenbeusch was seized from his home near Koza in northern Cameroon, about 30km from the Nigerian border.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:25
Critics say Turkey has only itself to blame for a state of affairs that Turkish authorities appear, at least indirectly, to have encouraged.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 13:16
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Middle East and North Africa over the last week:
Egypt:
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 11:11
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Africa over the last week:
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 10:11
French forces have "neutralised" several Al-Qaeda members in Mali's troubled north, where the group claimed responsibility for the execution of two French journalists, the chief of defence staff in Paris said Thursday.