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Libya Confirms Release of Three Turkish Engineers

Libya’s UN-backed Presidential Council has confirmed the release of three Turkish nationals after 233 days in captivity in the southwestern town of Ubari. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, for his part, said the three Turks had arrived in Turkey after being freed in a process he described as “difficult and ...

19 hours ago

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Suicide Bombers Target Military Market in NE Nigeria

Fifteen people were injured when two female suicide bombers targeted the edge of a military barracks in northeast Nigeria, police said on Thursday. Soldiers shot dead one woman as she tried to get into the informal market at the base of 333 Artillery Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on Wednesday evening. ...

4 days ago

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Libyan Leaders Commit to December 10 Elections

Four Libyan leaders on Tuesday committed to holding elections in the fractured country on December 10 in a joint statement issued at a peace conference in Paris. The four men, who represent most but not all of Libya’s rival factions, also agreed to “accept the results of elections, and ensure ...

4 weeks ago

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Suicide Blasts Kill at Least Three in NE Nigeria

Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said Monday. The bombers detonated their explosives inside a house and near a mosque in the Mashamari area of Konduga, 35 kilometers (20 miles) southeast of the Borno State capital ...

4 weeks ago

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People watch as black smoke rises as the capital of Burkina Faso came under multiple attacks on March 2, 2018, targeting the French embassy, the French cultural centre and the country's military headquarters.
Witnesses said five armed men got out of a car and opened fire on passersby before heading towards the embassy, in the centre of the city. Other witnesses said there was an explosion near the headquarters of the Burkinabe armed forces and the French cultural centre, which are located about a kilometre (half a mile) from the site of the first attack.
/ AFP PHOTO / Ahmed OUOBA

Three Dead in anti-Terror Operation in Burkina Capital

An operation by security forces Monday against suspected terrorists left three people dead in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, an AFP reporter saw. Two corpses were seen in front of a house and a third in a courtyard after a pre-dawn operation that a police officer said also left ...

May 22, 2018

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South Africa Recalls Ambassador to Zionist Entity

The Republic of South Africa has decided to withdraw its ambassador from the Zionist entity “until further instructions” following the massacre committed by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip. “This latest attack has resulted in scores of other Palestinian citizens reported injured, and the wanton destruction of property,” a ...

May 15, 2018

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Deadly Attack Hits Libya Electoral Commission: Security Official

A deadly attack hit Libya’s electoral commission in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, an official responsible for security in the city told AFP. “We have some martyrs and people injured,” the official said on condition of anonymity. Witnesses said shots were heard and smoke could be seen rising from the ...

May 2, 2018

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Polisario: There Is No Military Presence by Any Foreign Power in Western Sahara

Polisario Front denied on Wednesday there was military presence by any foreign power in Western Sahara, a day after Morocco cut ties with Iran, accusing the Islamic Republic of providing support to the Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement. UNews news agency reported that the Polisario Front hit back at Moroccan ...

May 2, 2018

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Daughter of Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Talks about Her Father’s Situation and Authorities’ Brutal Measures

U-News agency met the daughter of the head of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, Suhaila Zakzaky, where she spoke about the suffering of her parents suffering and the steps taken by the Islamic Movement (IMN) to release them as Sheikh Zakzaky’s health deteriorated and his right eye ...

April 19, 2018

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Libya’s Chief of Staff Survives Car Bombing

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar’s chief of staff on Wednesday survived a car bombing in the eastern city of Benghazi, according to his self-styled Libyan National Army. General Abdelrazak al-Nadhuri “escaped unharmed from a terrorist assassination attempt after a car bomb exploded… as his convoy passed,” the LNA said in ...

April 18, 2018