The Somali jihadist Shebabs claimed responsibility for the attack launched on Sunday on a famous hotel in Mogadishu, frequented by government officials, that killed ten civilians and a police officer, according to an official report in the evening. It took security forces four hours and a raging gun battle to regain control of the Elite […]
Tunisia’s National Guard Sunday said it has launched legal action against a local movie director after an episode of a series showed a member of the military force taking a bribe. “El Foundou” a series broadcasted by El Hiwar Ettounsi, a private television, attracted the wrath of the National Guard. The administration of the military […]
Saudi Arabia rejected claims that its relations with Hamas, the Gaza dominating political and arm group, were thawing after some Hamas leaders visited Saudi Arabia. Riyadh claimed on Thursday that Hamas leaders’ recent visit was not political but religious and that its relations with the Islamist movement have not changed. There was no (political) visit […]
