Germany to Deploy Helicopters, More Soldiers in Restive Mali
Germany on Wednesday announced the deployment of eight attack helicopters and 350 additional soldiers in Mali to back up the UN peacekeeping mission in the […]
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Libya: Helicopter crash near Tripoli kills 14
At least 12 bodies have been recovered after a helicopter carrying 23 passengers including two high-ranking officers allied with the Islamist-backed Tripoli government crashed near […]
Turkey: World leaders rally behind Turkey following terror attacks
The international community has strongly condemned the Saturday deadly terrorist attacks in Ankara that killed around 95 people and injured more than 200 others. Two […]
Nigeria: President to handle oil portfolio in long waited cabinet
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is to take personal charge of the country’s crucial oil portfolio, his spokesman, Femi Adesina said on Tuesday, as a deadline […]
Libya: Four Soldiers Killed in Clashes with Islamic State
Four Libyan soldiers were killed last weekend when a heavy clash broke out between Islamic State and army units loyal to the country’s official government […]
Libya: No Foreign Boots, Equip Us Militarily
Libyan Chargé d’affair in Washington Wafa Bugaighis has told reporters during a roundtable discussion that the internationally recognized government is not looking forward to foreign […]
Mali: AQMI releases last French hostage in the world
French citizen, Serge Lazarevic, who was being held hostage in Mali, has been set free. The conditions that led to his release have not been […]
Turkey : Erdogan lambasts UN and Security Council policies
The newly elected Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, didn’t hesitate to bring the United Nations and its Security Council to task when he stood at […]
Iran : Zarif and Kerry talk nuclear and ISIL
Mohamad Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister, met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and the menace the […]
Iraq seeks UN intervention while warning International community
Baghdad has appealed to the United Nations through its ambassador there that the country needs help to “stave off the threat of their use by […]