Algeria: 109 terrorist killed, 36 nabbed in 2015, Defense Ministry announces

Algerian Defence Ministry in a wrap-up of 2015 counter-terrorism operations Sunday indicated that a total of 109 terrorists have been killed and 39 arrested by the national army. The ministry put at 109 the number of terrorists killed in 2015 while the number of captives is 39. The ministry also announced that the army during […]

U.S. appoints special envoy to Libya for first time since 2011

Richard Norland will carry out his new mission as Special envoy for the United States in Libya while retaining his position as ambassador in Tripoli, the U.S. State Department announced Monday in a statement relayed by the U.S. Embassy.   According to the statement, the ambassador will increase diplomatic efforts to “keep the political process […]

Egypt appoints first Coptic Christian to head the Supreme Constitutional Court

The Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi Wednesday named the country’s first coptic christian to head the Supreme Constitutional Court, the highest judicial body. The Egyptian leader picked Judge Boulos Fahmy, 65, from the five oldest of the court’s 15 sitting judges, as required by law, and is the 19th judge to preside over the court since […]