Somalia
German parliament extends army’s Africa missions
World
May 10, 2019
German parliament extends army’s Africa missions
The German Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, voted overwhelmingly to extend three army missions in Africa for another year…
146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation
Middle East
April 30, 2019
146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation
ROME (AP) — A group of 146 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from…
Sisi, Somali president hold security talks in Cairo
Egypt
April 23, 2019
Sisi, Somali president hold security talks in Cairo
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Tuesday Egypt’s steadfast stance in support of Somalia’s unity and stability. Sisi expressed…
German police raid Islamic organizations over suspected Hamas support
Middle East
April 10, 2019
German police raid Islamic organizations over suspected Hamas support
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police on Wednesday raided offices belonging to Islamic organizations suspected of financing the Palestinian militant group…
Sisi participates in 30th Arab League Summit in Tunisia
Egypt
March 31, 2019
Sisi participates in 30th Arab League Summit in Tunisia
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived at Tunisia on Sunday to participate in the two-day 30th Arab League Summit, where he…
Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report
The Arab report by Egypt’s Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights stated that 2018 has seen continued political…
Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures
World
January 31, 2019
Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures
NAIROBI/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – The bomber who blew himself up outside a Nairobi hotel last week, launching an attack that…
Kenya repels another suspected al-Shabaab attack: police
World
January 21, 2019
Kenya repels another suspected al-Shabaab attack: police
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have thwarted an attack by suspected Somali militants al-Shabaab on a Chinese-owned construction company in…
15 killed in ongoing attack on Nairobi hotel complex
World
January 16, 2019
15 killed in ongoing attack on Nairobi hotel complex
Fifteen people have died in an Islamist attack on an upmarket hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenyan police sources said Wednesday,…
Second blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu: police source
World
July 7, 2018
Second blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu: police source
A second blast nearby occurred opposite a police building, a police source said. It was not immediately clear whether it…