April, 2015

• 13 April

  Egypt to provide aid for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

  Aid from the Egyptian Armed Forces to Syrian refugees in Lebanon will arrive in Beirut over three days starting Tuesday. The aid, which will be loaded in three airplanes, consists of medicine, medical supplies, foods, tents, blankets and other relief supplies, and will go to refugees in Arsal in east …

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• 13 April

  Germany urges Russia, Ukraine to proceed with peace agreement

  German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on Russia and Ukraine to set in motion the next phase of the shaky Minsk peace accords aimed at stopping the fighting in east Ukraine, ahead of talks about their implementation in Berlin on Monday.

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• 13 April

  Violence outbreaks near Tripoli before peace talks

  The United Nations on Saturday condemned a fresh outbreak of violence in Libya, just as rival factions prepare to resume talks on forming a government to halt the country’s conflict. Pro-government forces clashed Friday and Saturday with fighters from the Islamist-backed Fajr Libya militia alliance in Aziziya, a town 35km …

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• 13 April

  Saudi-led coalition hit rebel base in central Yemen

  Saudi-led air strikes hit a rebel base in central Yemen on April 12 and clashes raged in southern city Aden as France’s top diplomat voiced Western support for the air campaign in Riyadh. In the third week of strikes mounted by Saudi Arabia and its allies, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Pariswas …

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• 13 April

  India, France agree on Rafale jets

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked France and wrapped up his first visit that saw the two nations elevate their strategic ties to a new level as they agreed on a deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets and decided to move ahead with the log-stalled Jaitapur nuclear project.

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• 13 April

  At least 13 killed in attack against Egyptian security personnel

  At least 13 people, mostly security personnel, were killed and over 40 others injured today in two separate attacks claimed by an Islamic State affiliate in which militants targeted an army vehicle and a suicide bombing hit a police station in Egypt’s volatile North Sinai region.

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• 13 April

  Kenya asks UN to relocate Somali refugee camps

  Kenya said it has asked the UN refugee agency to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees by July in the wake of the Garissa University massacre. “We have asked the UNHCR to relocate the refugees in three months” or “we shall relocate them ourselves”, a government statement quoted Vice …

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• 8 April

  Poroshenko lifts objections to referendum on eastern regions

  Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare. The conflict between Russia-backed rebels and government troops in eastern Ukraine has claimed more than 6,000 lives. When it began, protesters …

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• 8 April

  UN strongly condemns recent Boko Haram attacks in northeast Nigeria and Chad

  UN Security Council condemned on Tuesday in the strongest terms the recent terrorist attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram group in northeast Nigeria and Chad. Members of the Security Council extended their condolences to the families of the victims and their sympathy to all those injured, as well as to the …

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• 8 April

  Tunisian soldiers ambushed near Algerian border

  Tunisia’s army spokesperson says an ambush by extremists in a mountainous region near the Algerian border has killed two soldiers and wounded three others. Brigadier General Belhassen Oueslati told the state news agency on Tuesday that the attack took place near the mountain of Mghilla in the central west of …

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