People voted for the presidential election in Africa's Gabon today
Africa Presidential Elections 2023: Voting for the presidential election was held in Gabon, Africa. During this, people took part in large numbers.
Aug 27, 2023, 14:00 PM IST
Collapse of Pan-Arab Nationalism and rise of political Islam in Middle East and North Africa
The roots of Pan-Arab Nationalism have gained ground in the aftermath of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire.
Feb 06, 2022, 14:54 PM IST
Spain urges for help to relocate minors from Ceuta migrant crisis
Spanish government seeks help from the mainland regions to relocate around 1,500 children and teenagers that arrived at Ceuta, this week from Morocco.
May 20, 2021, 10:40 AM IST
Mediterranean deaths top 1,400 this year: United Nations
A total of 1,422 migrants and refugees perished attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa this year, while 48,629 entered Europe, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, said.
Jul 15, 2018, 15:53 PM IST
Kingdom of Dixit: Indian man proclaims himself to be king of unclaimed land in North Africa
He undertook a six-hour drive to declare himself king of the 'Kingdom of Dixit' in Bir Tawil, an 800-square mile track.
Nov 16, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Discovered - Oldest known human species' fossils found in Morocco
The institute said the remains of the Homo sapiens, which were found in a remote village called Jbel Irhoud, Morocco, date back to over 300,000 years ago, Xinhua reported.
Jun 08, 2017, 10:12 AM IST
Libya asks Italy to arm migrant patrol boats
Libya on Thursday asked Italy to arm the patrol boats it uses in the fight against illegal immigration across the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe.
May 18, 2017, 22:43 PM IST
Boat with 512 migrants, seven corpses aboard reaches Sicily
An Italian coastguard vessel docked in Sicily's western port city of Trapani on Monday with 512 migrants and the bodies of a further seven on board.
May 15, 2017, 20:50 PM IST
Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds 7 bodies
Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had died in the attempt to get to Europe.
May 14, 2017, 18:45 PM IST
Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds bodies of seven men
Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had died in the attempt to get to Europe, Italy`s coast guard said.
May 14, 2017, 14:03 PM IST
Frenzied rescues in Mediterranean save over 2,000 migrants
Rescue vessels in the Mediterranean worked flat out today to rescue over 2,000 people from flimsy dinghies as exhausted saviours accused the EU of turning a blind eye to the crisis.
Apr 14, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
Five arrested in Europe on suspicion of forming Islamic State cell
Police have arrested five people suspected of forming an Islamic State cell and promoting Islamist militancy in Spain, Belgium and Germany, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Sep 28, 2016, 13:46 PM IST
23 Egyptians kidnapped in Libya freed
State television reported they were freed by "Libyan special forces in coordination with the Egyptian general intelligence service".
Aug 12, 2016, 17:49 PM IST
Italy says 6,000 migrants saved, 2 drowned since Thursday
The Italian navy on Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of two people in an operation that, along aid agencies, had helped pick up 6,000 people since Thursday.
Jul 31, 2016, 18:56 PM IST
Three French soldiers killed in Libya: French defence ministry
Three French soldiers have been killed in Libya, the French defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2016, 16:09 PM IST
'Unprecedented spike' in Egypt forced disappearances
Egyptian police have been implicated in an "unprecedented spike" in enforced disappearances since early 2015 aimed at quashing dissent, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2016, 14:35 PM IST
Climate change to drive exodus from Middle East and North Africa
More than 500 million people live in the Middle East and North Africa - a region which is very hot in summer and where climate change is already evident.
May 03, 2016, 15:11 PM IST
Over 76,000 refugees, migrants reach EU in 2016
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said 76,263 maritime refugee and migrant arrivals were recorded in Europe through the first six weeks of 2016.
Feb 09, 2016, 18:37 PM IST
Islamic State child soldiers kill captives in gruesome video
Six of the boys are chosen by their instructor to "send a message" to IS`s opponents by executing security forces held by the group.
Dec 04, 2015, 00:06 AM IST
Islaim State militants pushes east in Libya amid government air strikes
The senior officer said warplanes Tuesday struck a "house in an industrial area south of Ajdabiya where jihadists were meeting".
Dec 02, 2015, 02:34 AM IST
