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Syria: ISIS media boss allegedly killed in coalition air strikes

Rayan Mashaal, aka Baraa Kadek, identified as the creator of Amaq; a news outlet aligned with the Islamic State group (IS) was killed Monday in the Syrian town of Mayadeen controlled by the terror group, reports say. Amaq created in 2014 has aligned itself with the terror group and publishes propaganda videos and photos of […]

The African Union should join the G20 leaders group

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the African Union (AU) to be made a permanent member of the G20, a group of 20 countries with leading economies which come together to discuss policy on health, trade and other issues. Speaking during the Working Session on Food and Energy Security at the G20 Leaders’ […]

France: Justice dashes Sarkozy’s race to power

Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday has seen his hopes to reconquer power in 2017 dashed as justice sue him for illegal funding of his 2012 presidential campaign. According to the investigating judges, Sarkozy over-estimated invoices incurred in the 2012 campaign. For Serge Tournaire, judge on the financial court, Sarkozy allegedly counter-forfeited his campaign bank accounts […]