Tunisia police arrest 12 suspects over deadly hotel attack
2015-07-02 18:13:52
Tunisian security forces have arrested 12 suspects in connection with last week's terrorist attack that left 38 people dead at a hotel in Sousse, a government minister said.
At least 50 army men killed in attacks in Egypt's Sinai
2015-07-01 16:49:50
At least 50 army soldiers and officers were killed in a wave of attacks Wednesday on military bases in Egypt's province of North Sinai, an official security source told Xinhua.
China, Africa to strengthen industrial cooperation
2015-07-01 09:28:51
Officials from China, Africa, and the World Bank (WB) on Tuesday pledged efforts to strengthen industrial cooperation between China and Africa to boost the continent's economic development at a two-day investment forum held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
Bomb kills Egypt's top prosecutor as he drives to work
2015-06-30 10:35:51
A car bomb killed Egypt's chief prosecutor Monday in the country's first assassination of a senior official in 25 years, marking what could be an escalation in a campaign by Islamic militants toward targeting leaders of a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
Three IS related terrorist attacks kill more than 60 in one day
2015-06-27 17:02:36
Terrorists following a call to violence by the Islamic State (IS) militant group staged three high-profile bloddy terrorist attacks in different parts of the world in just one single day on Friday, killing and woulding dozens of innocent people.
IS claims responsibility for Tunisia hotel attack
2015-06-27 09:00:28
Militant group Islamic State claimed responsbility for the Tunisia tourist hotel attack on Friday that killed 39 people including Britons and Germans.
Airstrike kills 15 IS affiliates in Libya's Sirte
2015-06-23 21:05:37
Libyan militias on Monday launched an airstrike on the Islamic State controlled Sirte killing 15 and injuring 10 others, a militia source told Xinhua on Tuesday.
Ebola returns to Sierra Leone capital after 3-week gap
2015-06-23 09:14:47
Sierra Leone has recorded two new cases of Ebola in Freetown in the past few days, disproving the assumption that the capital city had already defeated the deadly virus, officials said on Monday.
China loans Zambia $29m for infrastructure
2015-06-17 09:28:38
The China Development Bank (CDB) and the Zambia-China Economic & Trade Cooperation Zone (ZCCZ) have signed a loan of $29 million to improve infrastructure at its Lusaka Park, a senior Chinese bank official has said.
Egypt court confirms Morsi's death sentence over jailbreak
2015-06-16 19:23:41
An Egyptian court on Tuesday confirmed a death sentence against ousted president Mohamed Morsi over mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising, state-run Nile TV reported.
Egypt court gives Mursi life in prison in espionage case
2015-06-16 18:39:34
An Egyptian court sentenced former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to 25 years in prison on Tuesday in a case related to conspiring with foreign groups.
Official countdown to New Suez Canal opening begins
2015-06-15 14:56:30
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced on Saturday the start of the celebrations that will culminate in the opening of the New Suez Canal on Aug 5 by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.