Surgery under phone lights in Algeria

Egypt: 3,500-year-old Tomb Discovered with Several Mummies

Archaeologists in Egypt last weekend discovered a 3,500-year-old tomb of a nobleman with several mummies, 10 sarcophagi and more than 1,000 statues near the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor. According to Egypt’s antiquities ministry, the 18th Dynasty tomb, discovered in the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis near the famed Valley of the Kings, […]

Libya: ‘ICC-wanted Libyan commander under arrest’ Haftar’s LNA

The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said Thursday it arrested commander Mahmoud al-Werfalli wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes. The army, which controls most parts of Eastern Libya, also said Haftar ordered Werfalli’s investigation. “We inform you that the defendant in your judicial case, Mahmoud al-Werfalli, […]

Cameroon to hold ‘national dialogue’ next month

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya in a rare public address on Tuesday announced the organization of a national dialogue to discuss problems that are tearing the central African state apart, including separatist violence. The 86-year-old on Tuesday night called on all separatists in the English-speaking regions to surrender and be forgiven, or face military action. Biya […]