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Nigeria

Nigeria: Suicide attack on Shi'ite pilgrims 'kills 21'

At least 21 people are feared dead after a suicide attack on an annual procession of Shi’ite Muslims in Nigeria. The bomber struck on Friday outside

Tunisia

Bus bomber kills presidential guards in Tunisian capital

A suspected suicide bomb attack on a bus carrying Tunisia’s presidential guard has left 13 people dead. EYE ON AFRICA - At least 12 presidential

Greece

Bomb goes off in Athens as business federation offices targeted

The Greek capital Athens was rocked by an explosion in the small hours of Tuesday morning. A bomb went off outside the offices of the Greek business

Lebanon

Beirut: is Syria's war spreading?

A day of mourning is underway across Lebanon, after one of the worst attacks on civilians since the end of the country’s civil war. Lebanon mourns

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Lebanon

ISIL claims responsibility for bloody Beirut bomb blasts

ISIL has claimed responsibility for the deadly double bomb attack in Beirut. At least 43 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in the

Egypt

'Egypt is safe' says President al-Sisi, visiting Sharm al-Sheikh after plane crash

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Sharm al-Sheikh on Wednesday in what he said was a message of support for investors and businesses in

Egypt

Russia begins operation to bring home tourists stranded in Egypt

Russia has begun evacuating its citizens from Egypt following last week’s deadly Russian airline crash in Sinai. With an estimated 79,000 Russians

Egypt

Black box data shows explosion downed Russian plane say experts

It seems the theory the Russian airliner crash in Egypt was no accident is the right one. Experts say the black box data they have been able to

Turkey

Turkey detains 20 ISIL suspects in Antalya ahead of G20 summit

At least 20 people suspected of links with the so-called Islamic State were arrested in Turkey on Friday, in a region due to host a major gathering

Egypt

Sinai crash: world powers disagree over whether bomb attack was likely cause

World leaders were on Thursday making conflicting statements about suggestions that the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt, killing 224

Egypt

UK and US intelligence sources say Russian airliner was downed by a bomb

There is growing evidence that a bomb was the likely cause of last week’s Russian airliner crash in Sinai which killed 224 people. Although not

Egypt

Russian plane crash: 'Bomb' theory gains ground

US intelligence points to a bomb planted by the so-called Islamic State or an affiliate bringing down the Russian passenger plane that crashed over

Egypt

Sinai crash: plane 'may have been brought down by explosive device'

UK cancels flights back from Sharm el-Sheikh as Downing Street announces Sinai peninsula Metrojet plane 'may have been brought down by explosive device'.

Somalia

Somalia: deadly attack by Al-Shabaab on Mogadishu hotel

At least a dozen people have been killed at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in an attack by Al-Shabaab Islamic militants. Two car bombs

Maldives

Maldives vice president arrested and charged with attempted murder of president

The vice president of the Maldives has been arrested and charged with attempting to assassinate the president. President Abdulla Yameen escaped

Nigeria

Dozens killed in Nigeria bomb blasts

At least 37 people have been killed and 107 wounded in two bomb attacks in north-eastern Nigeria. A device was detonated during morning prayers at a

Turkey

Ankara bombing 'AK Party game' says suspect

Three suspects of last week’s Ankara bombings have appeared in court. The official line from Turkey’s ruling AK party is that ISIL was likely behind

Nigeria

'Dozens dead' in Nigeria mosque blasts

Dozens of people are reported dead after a double suicide attack at a mosque in northeast Nigeria. It happened during evening prayers on Thursday in

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Turkey: pro-Kurdish rally in Diyarbakir

Chad

Co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks kill more than 30 people in Chad

Five co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks have struck the market at Baga Sola in Chad, just over the border from Nigeria and a refugee camp for people