Dozens of soldiers were killed and more than 70 wounded in car bomb attacks and clashes between troops and Islamists around Benghazi airport, a Libyan army spokesperson said on Friday, as the UN threatened sanctions. “Thirty-six soldiers were killed on Thursday in three car bomb attacks, followed by fighting between …

British Prime Minister David Cameron today became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as Nato troops end their long war against the Taliban. Mr Cameron arrived in Kabul on the unannounced visit after visiting an airbase in Cyprus, where British jets launching strikes …

Twelve militants were killed and 68 others arrested today in raids carried out by the Egyptian army in the country’s four different governorates. The army has launched raids against militants in North Sinai, Ismailia, Port Said and Daqahlia governorates killing 12 militants, including Mohamed Abu Shatiya, a field commander of …