Border Control
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 07:55
The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could become a threat to neighbouring states only if member states of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) not pull their weight to ensure that peace returns to the DRC, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 07:52
The round table meeting was attended by specialists and experts in the field of maritime safety and protection of borders of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 07:27
ZIMBABWE has increased military presence along its borders with Mozambique, where clashes between the Frelimo government and former rebel movement Renamo are threatening to escalate into a civil war.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:48
The weapons were discovered in Adana, 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Turkish-Syrian border, by officials looking to cut down on drug smuggling, provincial governor Huseyin Avni Cos told reporters Thursday.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:41
Lebanon’s Telecommunications Ministry confirmed to The Daily Star Wednesday that Israel had recently set up spying stations along the Blue Line before and after the 2006 war.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 08:15
The commander of the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has surrendered in Uganda, sources have told the BBC.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 07:33
Ethiopia on Wednesday said that Somalia’s Islamist al-Shabaab, backed by arch-rival Eritrea, is planning to carry out attacks on its soil.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 07:22
As a result of a U.S. attack that killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban, there are renewed threats in Pakistan to shut down the border with Afghanistan to U.S. and NATO forces.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 07:19
A meeting of working groups of government delegations of two countries on issue of delimitation and demarcation of Uzbek-Kyrgyz state border was held in Osh on November 4-6.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 14:10
On a visit to Turkmenistan, Belarus's president, Alexander Lukashenko, announced on November 5 that Belarus would set up a joint venture in the Central Asian country to manufacture drone aircraft. The drones would be used “to monitor its [Turkmenistan's] territory, its borders and drug-trafficking,” Lukashenko said in Ashgabat. If the plan is implemented, Turkmenistan would become just the latest country in the region to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).