Gulf Crisis: Cairo Calls UN to investigate Qatar’s Alleged Ransom Payment to a Terrorist Group

Egypt Thursday called for an UN Security Council inquiry into accusations that Qatar allegedly paid around $1 billion as ransom to a terrorist group in Iraq to secure the release of 26 Qatari hostages, including members of the royal family, egyptindependent.com reports. Egypt’s call came on the backdrop of the rift in relations between Qatar […]

Niger, Russia agree to develop military ties as part of efforts to stabilize situation in Sahel

Filling the void left by French troops who withdrew from Niger just a couple of weeks ago, the Sahel country and Russia have announced an agreement to develop military cooperation as part of the efforts to stabilize the situation in the region. Russian Deputy Defense Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin met Niger’s junta-appointed Defense […]

Morocco: BCIJ deals preemptive blow to ISIS, dismantles terrorist cell between Tetouan, Chefchaouen

As part of the proactive security operations aimed at neutralizing the risks of terrorist threats and thwarting destructive plots aiming at endangering the security and stability of Morocco, and disrupt public order, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), affiliated with the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, succeeded in the early hours of this Wednesday […]