Tag: violence

Heavy armoured vehicles of Turkish military are stationed in front of Gecimli military outpost where Kurdish rebels attacked and killed 6 soldiers and 2 village guard on 5 August AFP PHOTO/STR
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PKK abducts Turkish soldiers

Kuridstan workers party kidnapped three off-duty Turkish soldiers, says Diayrbakir governor

Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa

Review: Morsy’s transparency questioned in Egypt’s opinion pages

Egypt prominent writers continue to reflect their opinions regarding Morsy's reactions to…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
People stand near armoured vehicles of Turkish military stationed in front of Gecimli military outpost where Kurdish rebels attacked and killed 6 soldiers and 2 village guard on 5 August at Cukurca in Hakkari AFP PHOTO / STR
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Turkey reports PKK casualties

Erdogan, has in recent weeks accused the regime in Syria of giving…

Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa
Israeli soldiers inspect a burnt armoured vehicle near the Kerem Shalom border crossing after unidentified gunmen crossed into Israel from Egypt on 6 August. The number plate reads 'Border Guards Forces' AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH
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National state of mourning announced for Sinai dead

President and armed forces vow swift justice for culprits

Ahmed Aboulenein
Ahmed Aboulenein
Schools reopen in north Mali town of Gao (BBC)
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North Mali civilians form militias

International intervention suffers delays even as reports of child soldiers surface

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
A 54 year old Tunisian citizen, identified as Mohammed bin Amer bin Saleh, receives treatment for serious wounds he sustained when a carbomb blew up in central Tripoli on 4 August. Gunbattles between youth allegedly competing for market place and a car blast sent a shudder through the Libyan capital, residents and security sources said, adding on person was wounded AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA
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Red Cross attacked in Libya

At 6:45 in the morning, attackers pummeled the ICRC residence while ICRC…

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy
This undated image grab taken on 5 August from a video uploaded on YouTube purportedly shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaking in a 38-minute clip, would could not be independently verified as authentic, but it was similar to previous videos of Shekau AFP PHOTO / YOUTUBE
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Suicide bomber attacks Nigerian military checkpoint

8 killed in suicide car bomb attack on a military checkpoint in…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
United Nations Human Rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana talks to journalists during a press conference at the Yangon international airport on 4 August AFP PHOTO / YE AUNG THU
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Myanmar press freedom protests

The censorship that dominated during Burma’s long history of military rule still…

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Onlookers gather at the scene of a suicide bombing in the restive southern province of Abyan on 5 August. The suicide attack blamed on Al-Qaeda in Jaar, one of a string of towns in Abyan province that were retaken by government troops in June after being held by Al-Qaeda loyalists for more than a year, killed 45 people, local officials said, as residents voiced fears that a lack of security personnel on the ground will allow the jihadists to return AFP PHOTO / STR
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Bomb blast underlines fragile security in Yemen

This latest bombing in Yemen highlights the fragile state of Yemen’s security

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Egyptian protesters shout slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration outside Cairo's Administrative court as they wait for a Court ruling on the panel of Judges designated to decide on the legitimacy of the constitutional committee, on July 30, 2012 in Cairo (AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
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FJP headquarters burned

The party is proceeding with legal action following fires at two buildings…

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha