Yearly Archives: 2017

French FM visits Tripoli, pledges support for solving Libya crisis

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks in Tripoli on Monday pledging his country’s support for efforts to resolve Libya’s political and security chaos. “This is a signal of the commitment of France, of President (Emmanuel) Macron’s will, to contribute to resolving this crisis,” Le Drian told reporters on …

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Middle East events and news

ISIS News Agency A’maq: Suicide Commando Fighters Stormed U.S. Base In Al-Shadadi, Syria A communique released August 27, 2017 by ISIS’ official news agency A’maq cited “internal security sources” as saying that ISIS suicide commando fighters attacked a U.S. base in the city of Al-Shadadi near Al-Hasake in Syria. ISIS …

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US helicopter brigade train aerial gunnery in Eastern Europe

A U.S. helicopter brigade finished advanced aerial gunnery training in Eastern Europe on Friday. The 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, part of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division, started Falcon’s Talon on Aug. 7 as part of wider efforts to boost defensive readiness in Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. Operation Atlantic Resolve is …

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Canadian troops in Latvia prepare for Russia’s Zapad exercise

Canadian troops in Latvia will have front-row seats to a massive Russian military exercise this month that has set NATO on edge and sparked calls for calm across eastern Europe. Scheduled to start Sept. 14 and run for a week, the so-called Zapad exercise is being billed as Russia’s largest …

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Sudan says border dispute will beset ties with Egypt

Sudan’s foreign minister says the border dispute with Egypt will remain a “potential irritant” in relations until it is resolved. Speaking this week in an interview with the Sudanese TV channel Ashorooq, Ibrahim al-Ghandour also says the dispute is a “thorn in the side of relations” between the two Afro-Arab …

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EU, India agree to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation

India and the European Union have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their security and intelligence agencies to combat the threat of terrorism and check terror financing. During the 10th India-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue in New Delhi on Wednesday, the two sides deliberated extensively on combating terror financing and challenges …

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