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Egypt hangs 15 over attacks on security forces

Cairo - Emiratesvoice

Egyptian prison authorities on Tuesday executed 15 people convicted of attacks on security forces, police officials said. The men were hanged in two prisons where they had been held since being sentenced for the attacks in the restive Sinai where jihadists are waging an insurgency.Read more

Libyan army orders the arrest of any user of firearms in Benghazi

Benghazi - Fatima Al Saadawy

The security forces in Benghazi were ordered today to arrest anyone using firearms in the streets or for events such as weddings or other ceremonies. It follows a statement broadcast on TV yesterday by Major-General Wanis Bukhamada, in his capacity as head of the new central operations room, that anyone breaking the law will be severely dealt with. In hisRead more

A suspected Palestinian gunman opened fire at Israelis

Jerusalem - AFP

A suspected Palestinian gunman opened fire at Israelis near a West Bank settlement on Tuesday, police said, wounding three before being "neutralised" by security forces. "A terrorist who reached the rear gate of Har Adar opened fire at a (security) force at the scene, there are three wounded Israelis," police said. Medics said the gunman "has been neutralised by securityRead more

A Russian captured in Mosul after finding him guilty

Baghdad - Emirates Voice

An Iraqi court said on Tuesday it had sentenced to death a Russian captured in Mosul after finding him guilty of fighting for the Islamic State jihadist group. The Central Criminal Court said that the convict, whom it did not name, had admitted to carrying out attacks against the security forces since 2015Read more

Libyan National Army arrested command of elite forces

Tripoli - Fatima al Saadawy

Security forces in eastern Libya said on Thursday they had arrested the commander of an elite forces unit who is sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for allegedly executing dozens of prisoners. The general command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), the force that controls most of eastern Libya, said the commander, Mahmoud al-Werfalli, was being investigated by aRead more

Attacker blows himself up at Hamas base in Gaza

Gaza City - Emirats Voice

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Hamas security post in southern Gaza early Thursday, officials said, in a rare Islamist attack against the Palestinian group. "Early this morning security forces stopped two people approaching the southern border (with Egypt)," an interior ministry spokesman in the Hamas-run territory said. "One of them blew himself up, killing him, injuring theRead more

Operation against Burkina attackers is over

Ouagadougou - Emirates Voice

Security forces in the Burkina Faso capital early Monday concluded an operation against suspected jihadist gunmen who launched a deadly attack on a restaurant, the communications minister announced. "The operation has ended" but searches of the Ouagadougou neighbourhood around the restaurant are continuing, the minister, Remis Dandjinou, told a press briefing carried on social media. He confirmed a total ofRead more

Operation against Burkina attackers is over

Ouagadougou - Emirats Voice

- Security forces in the Burkina Faso capital early Monday concluded an operation against suspected jihadist gunmen who launched a deadly attack on a restaurant, the communications minister announced. "The operation has ended" but searches of the Ouagadougou neighbourhood around the restaurant are continuing, the minister, Remis Dandjinou, told a press briefing carried on social media. He confirmed a totalRead more