Côte d’Ivoire has announced the discovery of a major new offshore hydrocarbon field, strengthening its ambitions to become a key energy producer in West Africa. The Italian energy group Eni, in partnership with the national company Petroci, revealed reserves estimated at around......
The United States has announced the arrest of a man described as a key participant in the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, an assault that claimed the lives of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other American personnel. US Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that......
Libyan authorities have launched an investigation into the killing of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was shot dead in the western city of Zenten. The Attorney General’s Office in Tripoli confirmed that forensic experts and legal investigators examined his body......
Africa’s military balance remains largely stable in 2026, according to the latest Global Fire Power (GFP) ranking, despite several shifts within the continent’s top ten. The annual index evaluates the military strength of 145 countries worldwide using more than 60 indicators related to manpower,......
A woman and a young boy were found dead off the Greek island of Ikaria in the northern Aegean Sea following the sinking of a boat carrying more than 50 migrants, authorities reported Sunday. Fifty migrants were rescued and are being assisted by local authorities, while three others remain missing, a......
The private aircraft carrying Libya’s chief of staff, which crashed near the Turkish capital Ankara in late December, did not explode while in flight, according to a preliminary investigation cited by Turkey’s state news agency. Initial findings released by the Ankara prosecutor’s......
Morocco currently has the highest gasoline prices in the Arab world, with fuel costing around $1.106 per liter. It is followed by Jordan at $0.910 per liter and Tunisia at $0.766 per liter. In contrast, Gulf countries benefit from lower prices due to local oil availability and government fuel subsidies.......
The United Kingdom has agreed to analyze the black box of a Libyan military plane that crashed in Turkey on December 23, killing eight people, including the Libyan chief of staff, the Tripoli government announced on Thursday. The aircraft, a Falcon 50, was carrying a Libyan delegation, including General......
Crete, December 27, 2025 — Greek coast guards rescued more than 840 migrants in the past five days off the southern coast of Crete, authorities confirmed on Saturday. On Saturday morning alone, 131 migrants were rescued 14 nautical miles south of the small island of Gavdos, while 395 others had......
The body of Libyan army chief Mohammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad, along with those of his advisers killed in a plane crash near Ankara, will be repatriated on Saturday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced. The Falcon 50 aircraft carrying General Al-Haddad, four of his advisers, and three crew members......
The Libyan army’s chief of staff, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, was killed on Tuesday evening in a plane crash near Ankara, Turkish authorities confirmed. All eight people on board the aircraft, including several senior advisers and crew members, lost their lives in the accident. Turkish......
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is set to expand its international network significantly in 2026, reinforcing Casablanca's status as a major global aviation hub. The airline will launch ten new direct routes connecting Morocco to key destinations across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, according to an official......
Alexandre Djouhri, the Franco-Algerian businessman involved in the Libyan funding scandal linked to Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign, has been released under judicial supervision by the Paris Court of Appeal. Djouhri, 66, was previously sentenced to six years in prison. Under the court’s......
