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In Soweto, southwest of the South African economic capital, police were called shortly after midnight. “When we arrived, we found 12 people dead with gunshot wounds,” said Nonhlanhla Kubheka, a local police officer. A dozen wounded were taken to hospital Read more
The U.S has commenced construction of its new embassy in Doha, the capital of the tiny gas-rich Gulf country. Designed by Richard Kennedy Architects of Phoenix, Arizona, the structure will be located on a 12-acre property in a new diplomatic Read more
In a phone call, on Thursday, to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressed that NATO’s expansion was a “serious threat” to the region’s security and stability, according to the semi-official Nour News. “NATO’s expansion eastward creates tension Read more
Turkey will reinforce 3,000 personnel from riot police units to Qatar in view of beefing up security during FIFA World Cup to be staged in the Gulf country, Minister Süleyman Soylu announced Thursday, according to Daily Sabah. “The discussions were Read more
Qatar and Turkey pledged Wednesday to increase cooperation in mutual military training as part of intention to bolster security cooperation. The pledge came during the meeting in Istanbul between Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulus Akar and his Qatari counterpart Khalid bin Read more
“I believe that the security and stability of Algeria and the tranquility of its people are inseparable from the security and stability of Morocco, and vice versa: what affects Morocco will also affect Algeria, for the two countries are like Read more
Faced with a particularly turbulent end of the year in the Horn of Africa, the regional authority of Igad held an extraordinary meeting Sunday in Djibouti, in the presence of the chairman of the African Union commission, to discuss the Read more
Washington has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s pledged $100 million investment in Syria to reconstruct parts of the civil war-hit country freed from the Islamic State group (ISIS). “This significant contribution is critical to stabilization and early recovery efforts and comes at Read more
The UAE’s two leading carriers have signed a cooperation agreement in the area of security after rumors last year suggested a tie-up between the two. The aviation security Memorandum of Understand (MoU) signed by Emirates President Sir Tim Clark and Read more
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Wednesday allowed the army to use ‘brute force’ to squash militancy in the Sinai following the killing of 305 people in the restive province last Friday in an attack authorities blame on the Islamic State group Read more