Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Tag Archives: NIGERIA
Almost 1.4 million children face ‘imminent death:’ UN agency
The United Nations children’s agency is warning that almost 1.4 million children are at “imminent risk of death” as famine threatens parts of South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. The UNICEF announcement comes a day after famine was declared in
Sudan brings home baby of ISIS fighters slain in Libya
Sudanese security agents on Monday brought home a four-month-old baby girl whose parents were killed in Libya while fighting for ISIS, a security official said. The infant, born to Sudanese parents, was brought to Khartoum after the Libyan Red Crescent
Nigerian soldiers, police sexually abuse Boko Haram victims: HRW
Nigerian soldiers and policemen have raped and sexually abused women and girls fleeing the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. Forty-three cases of “sexual abuse, including rape and exploitation”, were documented in July, HRW said.
Nigeria Central Bank chief’s wife kidnapped, freed
The wife of Nigeria’s central bank governor was kidnapped and held for some 24 hours, police and security sources said on Saturday, in the latest high-profile abduction in the country’s south. A federal police source in Abuja said Margaret Emefiele
Chad, Niger forces kill 123 Boko Haram in crackdown: Niger
A joint military operation between Chad and Niger has killed 123 Boko Haram militants since July and recovered a significant quantity of weapons, Niger’s Defense Ministry said on Friday. Allied Chadian-Nigerien forces launched an offensive against the extremists after a
Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader taunts military in video
The purported leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau appeared in a video posted on social media on Sunday in which he rejected statements by the country’s military that he had been seriously wounded. The Nigerian military
Nigeria governor relocates to town once held by Boko Haram
The governor of Nigeria’s northeast Borno state is making a symbolic relocation to a town recently occupied by Boko Haram extremists, declaring that “We cannot wait forever before we reclaim our destiny.” The region is trying to recover after months,
Top Boko Haram militants killed, leader wounded in Nigeria
Nigeria’s air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group’s leader in a raid on the militants’ northeast heartland. Government planes attacked the fighters in the village of Taye inside
Boko haram kills 10, abducts 13 near Chibok
Boko Haram Islamists have killed 10 people and abducted 13 others in a raid on a village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok where the militants kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in 2014, locals told AFP Sunday. Armed militants on
Wars displace record 40 million people globally
The number of people internally displaced by conflicts around the world rose last year to a record 40.8 million people, a report out on Wednesday showed. “This is the highest figure ever recorded and twice the number of refugees worldwide,”
Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram suicide bomb attack
Nigerian troops on Friday thwarted an attempt by four suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers to attack the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, hotbed of the Islamist group, an army spokesman said. At about 4.00 am (0300 GMT) troops “received a
76 hungry Boko Haram members surrender
Dozens of emaciated-looking Boko Haram members begging for food have surrendered in northeast Nigeria, the military and a civilian self-defense fighter said Wednesday. Seventy-six people including children and women gave themselves up to soldiers last Saturday in Gwoza, about 100
Exclusive: Nigerian president warns against Iranian activities in Africa
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has warned of what he called Iranian missionary activity in Africa, which he said posed an increased danger by spreading information aimed at ‘sowing division and sectarian sedition and unrest.’ And Buhari, launched a new warning
Kingdom, Nigeria committed to oil market stability
Saudi and Nigerian leaders on Tuesday supported efforts to stabilize the oil market. A consensus to freeze oil production to stabilize crude oil prices was one among several key bilateral and regional issues that were discussed during the talks between
Cameroon forces kill 162 Boko Haram extremists, retake town
Cameroon’s special forces have killed 162 Boko Haram militants in Nigeria’s northeastern town of Goshi, destroying bomb factories and weapons to retake the extremist stronghold, the government said. The town is now under the control of Nigerian forces after the
Two female bombers kill 56 in northeast Nigerian refugee camp
Health and rescue officials say two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a northeast Nigerian refugee camp, killing at least 56 people. They say a further 78 people are being treated for wounds in the twin explosions Tuesday morning
‘ISIS recruiter’ arrested in northern Nigeria
Nigeria’s intelligence agency on Tuesday said it had arrested a recruiter for the ISIS group, as well as seven alleged members of the Boko Haram offshoot Ansaru. The announcement came nearly a year after the leader of Boko Haram in
3 dead, 56 wounded in suicide bombings near Lake Chad
Three people were killed and dozens wounded in two suicide bombings in the Lake Chad area on Sunday, a region frequently targeted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, a security official said. In the first attack in Guie, a bomber on
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