Associated Press
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:26
Two military officials familiar with the moves said it is part of a regular reshuffle to include introduce new blood in combat zones.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:13
Egypt's crackdown on Islamists has jailed 16,000 people over the past eight months in the country's biggest round-up in nearly two decades, according to previously unreleased figures from security officials.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:12
Algeria's Interior Ministry says it killed seven militants attempting to sneak into the country in a four-wheel drive vehicle from Tunisia near the city of Tebessa.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:57
Tunisian counter-terrorism forces killed three armed militants early Monday after surrounding their home in a clash which lasted several hours, the state news agency reported.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:48
Spanish and Moroccan authorities on Friday arrested seven suspected members of an al-Qaida-linked extremist cell allegedly recruiting members to fight in Syria and other hotspots.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:35
Libya's ousted prime minister has given his first interview since he left the country, saying his dismissal by the parliament was invalid as his rivals had miscounted a no-confidence vote against him.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:33
Iran has claimed it has thwarted a number of sabotage attempts against the country's nulcear programme and infrastructure, including one at its heavy water reactor.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:23
Some 2,000 protesters demonstrated in front of the Israeli Embassy in Jordan on Friday over the killing of a Jordanian judge earlier in the week
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 07:57
Syria’s parliament unanimously approved a new election law Thursday allowing multiple candidates to run for president, opening the door — at least in theory — to other potential contenders besides President Bashar Assad.
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 00:00
Manuel Mondragon is stepping down as head of the National Security Commission but will continue to work with the department on strategy