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Photo call before the official opening of the 27th African Union (AU) Summit in Kigali on July 17,2016. AFP
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An armoured vehicle used by Boko Haram militants captured by the Nigerian military in Maiduguri, Borno State, North East Nigeria, on January 27, 2015. (EPA/STR)
Extremists attack biggest city in northeast Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria, AP—Islamic extremists attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria from four fronts overnight with the crescendo of warfare—booming cannon and whooshing rockets—continuing Sunday, witnesses said. The third attack in a week on Maiduguri...Caption:
File photo of Arab League Special Envoy to Libya Nasser Al-Kidwa. (AP Photo)
Special Envoy: Arab League key to solving Libya crisis
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Tunis prepares to host a security meeting of foreign ministers from the six countries neighboring Libya, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to the Arab League’s special envoy to Libya, Nasser Al-Kidwa, about the ongoing political turmoil and security...Caption:
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi takes the oath of office during his swearing-in ceremony as Egypt’s new president at the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, June 8, 2014 in this still image taken from video. (Reuters/Egyptian State Television)
Sisi will resolve Nile crisis, says Egypt’s new Water Minister
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s new Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hossam Maghazi has said he expects a breakthrough in the crisis between Cairo and Addis Ababa over Ethiopia’s construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam once newly-elected President Abdel-Fattah...Caption:
A file picture taken on January 16, 2014 shows Egypt’s then housing minister Ibrahem Mahlab speaking during a press conference in Cairo on January 16, 2014. (AFP Photo)