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World
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Africa
8/30/2023 10:06:35 AM
Five key facts about Gabon, where military officers on Wednesday announced that they had taken power following elections that, according to official results, were won by President Ali Bongo Ondimba.
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World
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Africa
8/30/2023 9:41:47 AM
Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family's 55-year hold on power.
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World
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War in Ukraine
8/29/2023 10:16:19 PM
The United States on Tuesday announced a new $250 million military assistance package for Ukraine that includes equipment for clearing mines and obstacles.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
8/29/2023 7:01:07 PM
Egypt energy company TAQA Arabia has submitted a non-binding agreement to acquire fuel stations owned by Wataniya Petroleum, according to a bourse filing on Tuesday.
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World
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War in Ukraine
8/29/2023 3:32:00 PM
Russia on Tuesday handed 11-year jail terms to two exiled journalists accused of spreading misinformation about the military, pursuing a historic crackdown on criticism of the conflict in Ukraine.
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World
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International
8/29/2023 1:02:30 PM
Taiwan urged China on Tuesday to stop "military harassment" that risked damaging regional security after it said 24 Chinese warplanes were detected near the island.
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World
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Region
8/28/2023 9:50:27 AM
Israeli air strikes on Aleppo airport in northern Syria caused the grounding of flights on Monday, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, citing a military source.
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Egypt
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Defence
8/27/2023 5:24:12 PM
India will participate for the first time ever - along with 33 countries - in Egypt's biannual multinational military exercise ‘Bright Star-23’ that will be held from 31 August to 14 September.
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World
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Region
8/27/2023 4:57:17 PM
Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday killed 10 Yemen army soldiers from a southern separatist faction in a "surprise attack" after more than a year of relative calm, military sources said.
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World
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Africa
8/26/2023 10:48:24 PM
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month's coup, a day after the country's new military rulers gave France's ambassador to Niger 48 hours to leave the country.
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World
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Africa
8/26/2023 11:48:09 AM
Niger's military rulers, who seized control of the government in July, gave the French ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, Niamey's foreign ministry said in a statement late Friday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/26/2023 9:23:00 AM
The US decision to reinforce its military forces in the Middle East is designed to reverse earlier withdrawals and defend its strategic interests in the region.
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World
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Africa
8/25/2023 5:58:15 PM
West Africa's bloc ECOWAS on Friday told Niger's coup leaders it was "not too late" to reconsider their position as they wrangle over a return to civilian rule with the option of military force still "very much on the table".
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World
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International
8/24/2023 2:09:15 PM
Wagner mercenary Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane that crashed with no survivors northwest of Moscow, according to Russian authorities, just months after he launched a mutiny against Russia’s military leadership.
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World
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International
8/24/2023 1:12:13 PM
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and top officers of his private Wagner military company were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as an assassination, two months after they staged a mutiny that dented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority.
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World
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International
8/24/2023 11:11:16 AM
The head of the Wagner mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian officials said.
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World
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Africa
8/23/2023 5:19:51 PM
Algeria's top diplomat began a tour of West African countries Wednesday in a bid to find a solution following the coup in neighbouring Niger, where Algiers opposes any military intervention.
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World
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Region
8/22/2023 8:05:58 PM
Russian military officials including Moscow's deputy defence minister arrived in Libya on Tuesday after receiving an invite from pro-Moscow military General Khalifa Haftar.
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World
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Africa
8/22/2023 3:29:14 PM
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored and would assess the implications of any armed intervention in the troubled Sahel nation.
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World
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Region
8/22/2023 1:41:47 PM
An Israeli soldier who died during a massive raid on the West Bank city of Jenin last month was killed by fire from his own comrades, the army said Tuesday.
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