Mogadishu – Somalia security forces have killed 65 Shebaab Islamic insurgents who attacked coastal towns in the semi-autonomous Puntland area in the country’s northeast, the regional army chief said on Monday. “The fighting is almost over and the security forces are now pursuing the remnants of the militants” after five …

A high-level 12-member delegation from France arrived in Cairo on Tuesday to prepare for French President Francois Hollande’s upcoming visit to Egypt. Hollande is expected to visit Cairo on 18 April, a trip that was announced in December 2015. The French delegation will stay in Egypt for four days.

Tunisia strongly condemned “the terrorist attack” which killed several people in the capital city of Turkey, said on Monday, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tunisia reasserted full solidarity with Turkey and exhorted the international community to boost regional and international co-operation to fight against terrorist threats and examine the