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World
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Africa
8/2/2023 8:17:22 PM
West Africa's regional bloc on Wednesday said a military intervention in junta-ruled Niger was "the last resort" as Nigeria cut electricity supplies to intensify pressure on the country's coup leaders.
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Egypt
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Defence
8/2/2023 2:53:26 PM
Minister of Defence and Military Production Mohamed Zaki witnessed on Wednesday the implementation of the main phase of the Third Field Army’s mobilization command centres project.
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World
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Region
8/2/2023 1:15:08 PM
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a surprise military drill Wednesday on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increase its presence in the region over recent ship seizures by Tehran.
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World
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Africa
8/1/2023 3:52:46 PM
The military coup in major uranium producer Niger does not pose a problem for supplies of nuclear fuel for the European Union, an EU spokesman said Tuesday.
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World
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Region
8/1/2023 12:35:06 PM
Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf. It’s a sign that while America’s wars in the region may be finished, its conflict with Iran over its advancing nuclear program continues to worsen, with no solutions in sight.
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World
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Africa
8/1/2023 10:40:38 AM
Two West African nations ruled by mutinous soldiers said Monday that military intervention in Niger would be considered a “declaration of war” against them, as the junta attempts to consolidate power after a coup last week.
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World
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International
7/30/2023 2:00:54 PM
The Biden administration believes China has implanted malware in key US power and communications networks in a "ticking time bomb" that could disrupt the military in event of a conflict, The New York Times reported Saturday.
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World
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Africa
7/30/2023 12:57:46 PM
The leaders of Niger's military coup said on Sunday they believed regional body ECOWAS was on the point of staging a military intervention in the capital of the Sahel country.
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World
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International
7/30/2023 11:17:43 AM
China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 8:18:38 PM
France has suspended all development aid and budgetary support to Niger following a military coup against President Mohamed Bazoum, the French foreign ministry said Saturday.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 6:18:32 PM
The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the country’s democratically elected government just as the coup leaders met with senior civil servants to discuss how they would run the country and as the U.S. and the European Union threatened sanctions against the regime.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 5:58:19 PM
Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the president this week threatens the economic support provided by Washington to the African nation, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Saturday.
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Egypt
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Defence
7/29/2023 5:31:01 PM
The Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Osama Askar discussed military cooperation and partnership between the Egyptian and US armies with US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla and his delegation who are currently visiting Cairo.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 4:07:52 PM
General Abdourahamane Tiani, the chief of Niger's powerful presidential guard who took power after a military coup, is an army veteran who has foiled similar uprisings in the restive West African nation.
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World
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Region
7/29/2023 1:36:56 PM
Four "fighters" from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed by a drone strike in northern Iraq, officials in the autonomous Kurdistan region said, blaming the Turkish military.
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World
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International
7/29/2023 10:17:45 AM
The United States on Friday unveiled a $345 million military aid package for Taiwan designed to quickly bolster the island's ability to deter a Chinese invasion.
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World
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International
7/28/2023 2:23:26 PM
At least three Myanmar students were killed in an early morning military raid in the country's northwest, a student union said Friday.
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World
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International
7/28/2023 12:37:06 PM
Flanked by visiting Russian and Chinese officials, Kim Jong Un oversaw a North Korean military parade featuring new attack drones and Pyongyang's nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Friday.
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Egypt
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Society
7/27/2023 2:15:49 PM
Egyptian men living abroad with outstanding military conscription status may apply online to settle the issue starting in August, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
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World
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Africa
7/27/2023 1:46:07 PM
As Sahel countries such as Mali and Burkina Faso fell to military junta rule in recent years, Niger's Mohamed Bazoum stood as one of the region's few remaining pro-Western, democratically elected leaders.
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