UAE Major General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi

Gas exploration: British firm Chariot wins a new license for the Rissana offshore zone

The Rissana offshore zone, located in the immediate vicinity of that of Lixus, off Larache, where large gas reserves were discovered last January, has been awarded to the British company Chariot. The Africa focused transitional energy company Chariot announced this Monday February 28 that it has been formally awarded the Rissana Offshore Licence for gas […]

Hijacker arrested after attempt to divert aid plane in South Sudan

A gunman who seized control of a small humanitarian aircraft in South Sudan on Tuesday, December 2, was apprehended hours later after the pilot executed an unscheduled landing in the northern town of Wau, Police confirmed. The incident ended without injuries, and authorities have launched a full investigation. The Cessna Grand Caravan, owned and operated […]

Moroccan ISIS-affiliates leave Syria, Iraq for Libya – European security reports

Two European counterterrorism reports have reported the movement of Islamic state group fighters, including Moroccan nationals, leaving Syria and Iraq to lawless Libya. Published by the European Center for Counterterrorism and France’s Center of Terrorism Analysis, the reports stress that fighters of the global terror group are fleeing Syria and Iraq, two hubs of the […]