Conflict
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:26
The Saudi government announced yesterday that it would donate $300,000 to a trust fund that aims to abolish maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia and to support the prosecutorial legal process.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:14
Nigerian politicians have exchanged punches after a splinter group from the governing People's Democratic Party (PDP) tried to address parliament.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 08:54
The Nigerian Navy has said that it will not hand over the oil vessels it impounded in July to the police.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 08:10
Political scientists remain divided on the link between natural resources and armed conflict in Africa. One school of thought suggests that competition over the control of resources is itself a motivation for the development of armed insurgencies. Others – opponents of this greed-based theory – suggest that control over resources serves as a mechanism to correct economic and political inequalities. But all agree on one thing: there is a positive relationship between the availability of lootable resources and armed insurrection, and this is particularly the case where populations have been marginalised.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:22
Bahraini authorities referred former Shiite opposition MP Khalil Marzooq to the public prosecutor on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, with the opposition saying he has been accused of inciting violence.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:08
"Amidst the turmoil, the target of the activity was identified attempting to flee the area. The security forces managed to detain the suspect using live fire," the statement said.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:42
“From here our soldiers are contributing to the foundation of our statehood’s stability,” Alasania said while visiting combat outpost Eredvi, where Georgian troops from the 42nd battalion are deployed.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:21
The council's committee on Libyan sanctions told of "an increasing number of reported cases of trafficking of arms and ammunition from Libya to the Syrian Arab Republic by sea and air."
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:17
Turkey scrambled two F-16 jets along the border between its southern Hatay province and Syria after warning the Mi-17 helicopter it was approaching Turkish airspace shortly before 14:30 (1130 GMT).
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:06
An al-Qaida-linked rebel group says it killed at least 30 members of President Bashar Assad's Alawite sect during an attack on three villages in central Syria last week.