Tunisia said it would deploy the army to major cities and arrested four people on Thursday after militant gunmen killed 20 foreign tourists visiting the national Bardo museum, the worst attack on the north African
Gunmen kill 17 tourists on Tunisia museum attack
Gunmen stormed Tunisia’s national museum, killing 17 tourists of various nationalities and two Tunisians in an attack that raised fears for the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The brazen daylight assault yesterday sparked panic at
UN, Sudan discuss peacekeeper withdrawal
The United Nations and Sudan began talks in Khartoum on Tuesday to prepare for an eventual orderly withdrawal of UN/African Union peacekeepers from Darfur, a senior UN official said. Herve Ladsous, head of UN peacekeeping,
Two UN peacekeepers die in Mali in helicopter crash
A U.N. helicopter crashed Tuesday in Mali, killing two Dutch peacekeepers. The two members of the United Nations’ Minusma mission were the only two on board the Apache helicopter when it crashed around 1 p.m.
Algerian, Tunisian FMs discuss Libyan crisis
Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra and his Tunisian counterpart, Tayeb Baccouche, expressed Thursday, in Algiers, their wish to see Libya overcome the ordeal it is going through and preserve its national and territorial unity. Algeria “is
Libyan political parties call for immediate ceasefire in Algiers meeting
Libyan political figures called for an “immediate halt” to military operations, at the end of a UN-backed meeting in the Algerian capital on Wednesday. Envoys of six parties and five activists said their Algiers declaration,
Saharawis Mark 39th Anniversary since First Government
Thirty nine years pass today, Thursday, since the establishment of the first Saharawi government on 5 March 1976, just five days following the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The government was formed
MINUSMA Chief: Mali Agreement, foundation for long lasting peace
Moncef Mongi, head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), one of the international organizations involved in the inclusive inter-Malian dialogue, said that the signing Sunday, in Algiers, of the agreement
Malian parties agree to sign peace agreement
The Malian parties involved in the dialogue for the settlement of the crisis in Northern Mali signed Sunday in Algiers a peace and reconciliation agreement under the supervision of the international mediation, chaired by Algeria,
Kenyan President started 3 day visit to Algeria
President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has started Tuesday a three-day to Algeria at the invitation of President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Kenyatta was welcomed upon his arrival at Houari-Boumediene International Airport by Speaker of