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An Emirati Chinook military helicopter lands at a military base near Saffer, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. (Illustrative photo: AP) The General Command of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Armed Forces confirmed that four of its soldiers died on Friday after their helicopter was hit by a technical fault, causing an emergency landing and hitting […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the tense situation around North Korea with US President Donald Trump over the phone, urging the “relevant side” to exercise restraint, state TV said. READ MORE: North Korea stands no chance against US, Guam threat is a bluff – Russian general to RT US President Donald Trump and Chinese President […]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has won a second term in office, garnering 54.2 per cent of votes, according to final results declared by the electoral commission on Friday night. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati declared Mr Kenyatta the winner of the presidential race at exactly 10.17pm EAT. REACTIONS “He attained 25 percent […]

Thirty-six people were killed and at least 123 injured in a train collision in the Khurshid area near Sidi Gaber station in Alexandria, according to the Ministry of Health. The accident took place at 1:30 pm, Friday. Director of Alexandria Security Major General Mostafa al-Nimr received notification from the Sidi Gaber police station about the […]

Members of the Iraqi Federal Police forces stand before a stash of projectiles belonging to Islamic State militants found western Mosul. Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Police troops have killed three Islamic State militants on Friday in northwest of Mosul. In a statement, Federal Police Chief Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat, said “troops killed three IS militants after besieging […]

Sudan has received an invitation to US-Egyptian military training exercises in October, a first for the country in nearly three decades, its Defense Ministry said. The head of the Sudanese army, General Emad al-Din Adawi, announced the invitation for the joint Bright Star exercises in Egypt, the largest of their kind in the region, after […]

State newspaper hints at Beijing’s stance of not assisting its ally in the ‘reckless game’ between US and North Korea. A Chinese state-run newspaper has suggested Beijing would “stay neutral” if North Korea strikes first in a conflict with the United States, despite a mutual defence pact between the Asian allies.   Washington warned North […]

Swede Johan Gustafsson, who was kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Mali in 2011, has spoken publicly for the first time since his release this summer after almost six years in captivity. Gustafsson from Värnamo, southern Sweden, returned home in June after five years and seven months in captivity in Mali. Sweden has refused to provide details about how […]

Egypt’s interior ministry said Thursday its forces had killed three jihadists suspected of involvement in deadly attacks against the country’s Coptic Christian minority. An officer also died in a shootout in the southern province of Qena on Tuesday, security officials said. Egypt is battling a local affiliate of the Islamic State jihadist group, which has […]