Category: Africa

Eight Civilians Killed in Egypt’s Sinai

Gunmen killed eight civilians, including a child, in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula where the army is battling a ‘jihadist’ insurgency, medical and security sources said Thursday. Unidentified armed men shot and killed seven men and a four-year-old child in their home

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Egypt Military Frees Prominent Activist Hossam Bahgat

Egypt’s military on Tuesday freed prominent rights defender and reporter Hossam Bahgat, a day after his detention sparked calls for his release from the United Nations, a rights activist told AFP. “He called me and said he’s been released from

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Italy: Libya Risks Becoming ‘Another Somalia’

Italy warned Monday that Libya risked turning into “another Somalia” as it signed a joint statement with the US and several European allies condemning “barbaric” acts carried out by the Takfiri group, ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and Levant). Foreign

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