Prominent Egypt Rights Lawyer Detained
A former Egyptian presidential candidate and rights lawyer who challenged the government for handing over islands to Saudi Arabia was detained Tuesday on suspicion of illegal political work, a...
Tag: War_Conflict
Taliban Attack On Afghan Army Base Kills 10 Soldiers
At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban militants stormed their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, officials said Tuesday, in the latest attack on Western-backed forces. The...
No Soldiers Deployed To Protect Galamseyers – Derrick Oduro
The Deputy Defence Minister, Derrick Oduro has emphatically told Citi News that the Ghana Armed Forces has not deployed any military personnel to the mine where the foreigners were arrested on...
We’ll Investigate Soldiers Protecting ‘galamseyers’
The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has instructed the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Obed Akwa to immediately begin investigations into allegations of some military men protecting illegal...
Militant Behind Multiple Pakistan Attacks Arrested
Pakistani officials claimed Tuesday they have arrested the mastermind behind several attacks that killed scores of people in the restive southwest, including a devastating blast targeting lawyers in...
Chief Assaulted Over Decongestion Exercise In Tamale
A subchief in Tamale in the Northern region responsible for Entertainment, Mohammed Hafiz Demanaa was severely assaulted after he led a team of armed soldiers to evict petty traders and hawkers who...
India Fires On Pakistani Military Posts, Army Says
India announced Tuesday it had fired mortars at Pakistani army posts across their disputed border in Kashmir, a rare public disclosure of such a pre-emptive assault against its neighbour. Troops...
Warning of Growing Tunisia Tensions After Protester Death
Tunisian officials warned Tuesday that tensions in the country's south could escalate following a protester's death after clashes with security forces at an oil and gas plant. The young demonstrator...
Akufo-Addo Condemns ‘cowardly’ Terror Attack On Manchester
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has condemned the terror attack on Manchester Arena in the UK that has claimed 22 lives and injured 59 others including children. A lone male suicide attacker...
Military, Police Protecting Illegal Miners – Amewu Reveals
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has revealed that one of the impediments confronting the fight against illegal small-scale mining popularly called galamsey has been...
Nana Addo Slams Manchester Bombing As Despicable
President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned as despicable and cowardly the acts of persons behind the bombing in Manchester, UK, in the early hours of Monday. “Shocked and saddened by yesterday’s...
Five Dead In Syria Car Bomb Attacks Claimed By IS
Five people were killed on Tuesday in two car bomb attacks targeting minority neighbourhoods in Syria and claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Citing a security source, IS's propaganda agency...
Manchester Attack ‘cowardly Act’ – Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the terror attack in Manchester, resulting in the deaths of 22 people and injuries to 59. The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday at the end of a...
Philippine Forces Hunt Top IS-Linked Militant
Philippine security forces hunting one of the world's most-wanted Islamist militants were battling gunmen in a southern city on Tuesday, authorities said. Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the infamous...
Greece To Clear Last Makeshift Refugee Camp In Athens
Efforts are underway to remove hundreds of refugees from an unhygienic makeshift camp at an ex-Olympics facility in greater Athens, a migration ministry source said Tuesday. "We are down there today...
Deadliest Month For Syria Civilians In US-Led Strikes
US-led air strikes on Syria killed a total of 225 civilians over the past month, a monitor said on Tuesday, the highest 30-day toll since the campaign began in 2014. The Syrian Observatory for Human...
Palestinian Stabs Israeli Officer, Is Shot
A Palestinian stabbed and lightly wounded a border policeman in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on Tuesday before being shot and wounded, police said. The attack came as US President Donald Trump...
Bahrain Police Fire On Shiite Protest, One Reported Dead
Bahraini police opened fire Tuesday on a protest by supporters of a top Shiite cleric, with at least one demonstrator reported dead in the latest unrest to hit the Sunni-ruled Gulf state. The...
Punish Soldiers Shielding Galamseyers – Ken Ashigbey
The chairman of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Ken Ashigbey has charged the hierarchy of the Ghana Armed Forces to punish military personnel protecting illegal miners. The Minister of Lands...
Soldiers Protecting Galamsey Operators – Amewu
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has accused sections of the Ghana Armed Forces High command of providing cover for galamsey operators in hard-hit areas. He alleged the said...