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Tunisia’s main secular opposition party is claiming a big victory in the country’s historic election over the once dominant Islamists. Partial results from the official election commission are expected to be released throughout the day Oct. 27, but the Nida Tunis (Tunis Calls) party has cited exit polls to say …
Read More »Egypt calls for combat readiness of troops on border with Libya
Egyptian Minister of Defence Sedki Sobhi announced on Monday that all troops in the western region must be ready to counter possible terrorist threats on the Egyptian border with Libya. The head of the armed forces, who took over command after former commander Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was elected president, urged …
Read More »Egyptian army strike militant locations after Sinai attacks
Two alleged perpetrators of last Friday’s deadly bombing in Sheikh Zuweid,North Sinai, were killed in an armed forces operation in the same area. The armed forces confirmed Sunday an Apache helicopter “carried out a number of airstrikes targeting hideouts and terrorist outposts in the Al-Arish and Sheikh Zuweid in North …
Read More »Tunisia hopeful that landmark polls could bring stability
Tunisia has come through the Arab Spring better than other Arab countries, but now elections with an uncertain outcome lie ahead as the country seeks to find a path between chaos and dictatorship. Numbered grid patterns are painted on walls all over Tunisia, inviting political parties contesting Sunday’s parliamentary elections …
Read More »Blast in Sinai kills at least 17 Egyptian soldiers
The death toll of the car bomb that targeted a security checkpoint on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai province has increased to 17 soldiers, while 25 others were injured, a security source said, suggesting the toll is likely to increase. “The blast targeted a military checkpoint of Karm al-Qawadis in …
Read More »Shoukry meets President during visit to Algeria
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Algerian President AbdelAziz Boutaflika to discuss a potential Joint Higher Committee addressing the Libyan crisis. During the meeting, Shoukry and Boutaflika also discussed other regional issues, according to a statement the Foreign Affairs released on Friday.
Read More »African security personnel to be trained by Egypt’s police
The Egyptian Police Academy will train 155 middle ranking officers from 14 African countries in security and counter terrorism between 19 October and 13 November, said a foreign ministry statement. The trainings are part of the Egypt Agency for Development Partnerships initiatives to “transfer expertise to African countries in the …
Read More »Egyptian FM to visit Algeria to discuss Libyan crisis
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry flew to Algeria to meet with his Algerian counterpart to discuss regional issues, focusing on the Libyan crisis, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Badr Abdel Atty said the two ministries will discuss a number of regional …
Read More »UNSC calls on Mali factions to accept peace deal
The UN Security Council on Friday called on Mali’s warring parties “to engage in good faith and in the spirit of compromise” towards a comprehensive and inclusive peace deal as they are set to resume peace talks in Algeria. The peace talks between the Malian government and rebels is set …
Read More »Libyan army liberates Benina town
Sitting in one of the last buildings still intact after months of fighting near Benghazi’s airport, Libyan army special forces commander Wanis Bukhamada presides over a world of destruction. His forces managed to stop an offensive of Islamist armed groups trying to take the airport in Benina, some 25km south …
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