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Algeria: Military Expenditures Hit $9.37 bln in 2015- US State Department

Algeria has earmarked $9.37 billion to military expenditures in 2015, the US Department of State said in its 2017 World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers report. The report notes that Algeria slashed military spending in 2015, compared to $11 billion in 2014 and $9.89 billion in 2013. Cash-strapped Algeria, which faces an impending depletion of […]

FIFA 2030 World Cup: Spain-Portugal-Morocco Joint Bid “Solid & Ambitious”

Acting Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has said his country is working with Portugal and Morocco on a “solid and ambitious” bid for hosting the 2030 World Cup. In a tweet posted Tuesday following his meeting in New York with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, he said :“We are working with a clear idea in mind: football […]

Libya: National forces flash IS out of Benghazi

Libyan National Army Tuesday announced it liberated the last jihadist-held area of Benghazi after two years of fighting. “We have totally liberated the area of Lithi,” said Fadel al-Hassi, of Libya’s Special Forces. Lithi neighborhood had been a stronghold of militant groups including the Islamic State. Loyalists led by the Libyan Army Chief Commander Khalifa […]