Africa

Saudi Arabia Begins Air Assault in Yemen

Source: NY Times: WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday night that it had launched a military campaign in Yemen, the beginning of what a Saudi official said was an offensive to restore a Yemeni government that had collapsed after rebel forces took control of large swaths of the country. […]

Tunisia shooting: When Isis attacks a museum to destroy the 'culture of its disbelievers', what treasure of the Western world is now safe? There have been attacks like this before, but this time it's not just peoples' lives in danger

by Robert Fisk, The Independent Because of the ferocious reputation of Isis – created by the “Islamic Caliphate” but assiduously cultivated in the West – we forget thatWednesday’s attack is a mere copy of the far more ruthless assault on foreign tourists launched by Egyptian Islamists during the Mubarak era. […]

Tunisia shooting: When Isis attacks a museum to destroy the ‘culture of its disbelievers’, what treasure of the Western world is now safe? There have been attacks like this before, but this time it’s not just peoples’ lives in danger

by Robert Fisk, The Independent Because of the ferocious reputation of Isis – created by the “Islamic Caliphate” but assiduously cultivated in the West – we forget thatWednesday’s attack is a mere copy of the far more ruthless assault on foreign tourists launched by Egyptian Islamists during the Mubarak era. […]

Museum massacre jolts Tunisia

A victim is being evacuated by rescue workers outside the Bardo museum in Tunis, on Wednesday in Tunis, Tunisia. (AP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Wednesday 18 March 2015 CAIRO: Gunmen in Tunisia took a group of tourists hostage at a museum and at least 22 people were reportedly killed […]

Egyptian economic progress vital: KSA

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: ARAB NEWS Published — Sunday 15 March 2015 Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf highlighted the significance of Egypt’s cohesion and financial well-being, not only for itself, but for the entire region and the world at large. “Egypt’s achievements, through its commitment to fortify the country’s economic stability and the […]