MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: The militant group Daesh West African Province (ISWAP) said in an audio recording heard by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, was dead. Shekau died around May 18 after detonating an explosive device when he was pursued by ISWAP fighters following a battle, a person purporting to be ISWAP leader Abu
CAIRO: Any action taken by Ethiopia on the Renaissance Dam is a unilateral act that is rejected, an Egyptian government minister has said. Ethiopia began work on the 1.8-kilometer, multi-billion dollar dam in 2011. Egypt fears it will threaten its water supply from the Nile, while Sudan is concerned about the dam’s safety and its own water flow. Egypt’s Water Resources and
Events in the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta last month focused minds on the issue of illegal migration and the role of Morocco. However, the diplomatic fallout from 8,000 migrants entering Spanish territory unobstructed highlights a much larger disagreement between Morocco and Spain over the southern Moroccan territory known as Western Sahara.
For decades, Turkey’s relations with the US and Russia have been a zero-sum game: When its relations with Russia improve, its American ties decline. The same rule also applies to Turkey’s relations with NATO and Russia. Ankara is now eager to adopt a slightly more independent policy within NATO, but this policy pushes it into a corner. NATO, mainly on Washington’s instigation,
Saad Abdullah Al-Hammad was recently appointed spokesperson for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. He is also a columnist with Sabq e-newspaper. Between 2019 and 2021, he was director of media affairs and, during 2019, worked as a senior media officer at the ministry. Between 2018 and 2020, he served as a media adviser for several organizations in the