First Independent Mena Newspaper
A senior official in the Libyan army has confirmed the presence of troops from more than one Western country but minimized their role in the fight against the Islamic State. Air Force commander Saqr Geroushi said around 20 foreign troops from France, UK and the US are at the Benina air base in Benghazi “monitoring […]
The Presidency Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord (GNA) is not pleased with the presence of French Special Forces in Libya, which surfaced after three soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash during the weekend and after Paris confirmed their death on Wednesday. “There can never be wavering on Libya’s sovereignty,” a statement […]
Tunisia’s security authorities announced Wednesday the arrest of members of an IS-cell plotting to attack sites in the coastal city of Sousse, a year after an attack on a hotel in the city killed 38 people. The cell linked to IS was dismantled on Tuesday. It was planning terror attacks against key sites in the […]
The National Atlantic Treaty Organization announced from Warsaw, Saturday, a plan to set up an intelligence Fusion Centre in Tunisia, which was hit last year by a wave of terror attacks. The announcement made at the end of the two-day meeting of NATO leaders did not disclose much about the functions of the center but […]
Tunisian army personnel exchanged Monday fire with a convoy of smugglers in the town of Ben Guerdane, near the Libyan border, forcing the smugglers to return to Libya, reports say. A statement from the defense ministry indicates that the fire exchange occurred at the buffer zone in the southern town of the country. The smugglers […]
Tunisia Monday remembered the victims of the June 2015 attack in Sousse where a militant of the Islamic State (IS) group mowed down 38 people, putting the country’s onetime buzzing tourism further into jeopardy. Minister of tourism Selma Elloumi Rekik and British Foreign Office official Tobias Ellwood laid down flowers in remembrance of the 38 […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday his exit from Downing Street following the final result of referendum which saw “Leave” the European Union winning over “Stay” that he had vigorously endorsed. 52 per cent of British voted in favor of “Leave” against 48 per cent who rallied behind Prime Minister David Cameron to remain […]
Egypt’s tourism industry Tuesday received another major blow as UK top airline British Airways (BA) announced it was suspending flights to Sharm el Sheikh indefinitely. The British carrier says the decision was made out of concern for the security of its customers. “The safety and security of our customers will always be our top priorities […]
A Palestinian young refugee pupil has been denied stage performance at a public speaking competition after organizers had been bullied to bar her. 15 years old Leanne Mohamed who is attending Wanstead High School could not compete for Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge Grand Final after her speech “Birds not Bombs” was judged inflammatory and […]
Tunisian ambassador to London Nabil Ammar has called on British government to ease its tourist travel restrictions imposed on his country since last year after 30 Britons were killed in a terror attack targeting foreign tourists. Isis claimed responsibility for the attack, which led the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to advice against all but […]