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Missiles were seen flying over Damascus near the capital’s international airport on Monday [SANA via AP] The Israeli military carried out overnight attacks on Iranian targets in Syria, while Syrian state media reported the country’s air defences shot down “hostile targets”. Russia’s defence control centre was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying Syrian military air […]

The last five years has seen more than 20 attacks carried out by al-Shabab fighters that have left at least 300 people dead [Brian Inganga/AP Photo] Nyeri, Kenya – As the early morning fog gave way to bright sunshine, residents of Majengo in the town of Nyeri in central Kenya, stepped gingerly out of their homes. Most […]

Security forces at the scene of Saturday’s airstrike; images from the incident are too graphic.  NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 19- An air strike by the United States forces on Saturday left 52 Al-Shabaab militants dead, in the week the terror group claimed responsibility for the Nairobi attack. A statement from the US Africa Command said 52 […]

The U.S. has not kept its promise regarding Syria’s Manbij, Turkey will not allow the formation of a terror corridor south of its borders, Defense Minister Akar told U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. Turkey and the U.S. had agreed to work on the withdrawal of the PKK’s Syrian offshoot People’s Protection Forces (YPG) from Manbij, […]

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, and U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, right, stand with North Korean envoy Kim Yong-chol prior to a meeting in Washington, DC, Jan. 18. AFP President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal […]

Foreign Ministry  Russia said on Friday the new U.S. missile defense strategy would unleash a dangerous arms race in space and amounts to a relaunch of the Cold War-era “Star Wars” program. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a plan that envisages developing space-based sensors to detect incoming enemy missiles and exploring space-based weapons to […]

Haspel did not take part in last week’s briefing by Pompeo and Mattis [Reuters] CIA Director Gina Haspel will give a closed-door briefing to leaders of several US Senate committees this week on the killing of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, US media reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. According to the Wall Street Journal, the briefing […]

A woman holds a lit candle next to a sign reading “I am Charlie” during a rally commemorating the anniversary of the deadly attack against Charlie Hebdo French anti-terror judges have recommended that 14 people be tried in connection with the January 2015 jihadist attacks in and around Paris, a judicial source told AFP Friday. […]

 Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana has asked all Somali refugees in Kenya to return home. Godhana said Somali is now peaceful and refugees should go and build their country. Speaking on Friday in Hola during the handing over of cheques for students’ bursaries, the governor said the continuous stay of refugees in the country was […]

The summit this weekend is overshadowed by competing visions for Syria’s future and Iranian influence in the region [Hussein Malla/AP] Beirut, Lebanon – As Lebanon prepares to host a regional economic summit this weekend, the meeting has been overshadowed by divisions over Syria’s future and efforts to contain Iran. Having previously confirmed their attendance at the Arab Economic and Social Development summit […]