Naharnet (Lebanon)
Friday, December 12, 2014 - 08:55
Visiting U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy Matthew Spence discussed with high-ranking Lebanese security the needs of the army and the security operations carried out across Lebanon to confront the repercussions of the war raging in neighboring country Syria.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 09:37
Fugitive jihadist commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar is hiding in Libya, from where he plans to mastermind terrorist attacks across Africa's Sahel region, security sources told Agence France Presse on Sunday.
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 12:31
Kyrgyzstan police detained scores of people in the capital Bishkek Thursday as the opposition gathered for a rally to demand reforms.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 10:13
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for an attack on a key military barracks in Nigeria, in a new video obtained on Monday by Agence France Presse that warns of further bloodshed, including against civilians.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 06:41
Around 400 Tunisian jihadists have returned from fighting in the Syrian war, the interior minister said, sparking fears that the battle-hardened militants could fuel Islamist violence back home.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 11:42
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday renewed a sanctions regime against Democratic Republic of Congo in a vote that sparked a furious row between Congo and Rwanda.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 10:07
Mainstream rebels and al-Qaida-linked jihadists clashed Thursday in northern Syria, as government warplanes battered opposition areas near Damascus with explosives-packed barrel bombs, a monitor said.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 08:17
A U.S. operation to airlift some 850 Burundians into the Central African Republic to help restore security to the strife-torn nation should be completed this week, a top U.S. official said Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 11:01
The attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front, two Al-Qaida-affiliated groups, came after rebels were driven out of nearby Qara village on Tuesday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 09:33
Lukashevich said the discussion will touch on "military and technical cooperation" -- a Russian euphemism for arms sales -- as well as political and economic ties.