by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World
A cargo plane crashed Saturday into the Atlantic Ocean after taking off from Ivory Coast’s international airport in Abidjan, leaving at least four people dead. Four Moldovan nationals were killed and two others were injured in the crash, the Ivorian security...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 15, 2017 | World
Gunmen attacked military bases in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan and the northern city of Korhogo in the early hours of Saturday, but were repulsed, a senior military official said. Three military sources blamed demobilized former rebel fighters –...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2017 | Middle East
Jeddah – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stressed the need to prioritize the issue of fighting terrorism, particularly in countries suffering from the impact of terrorist operations, noting that Saudi Arabia’s recent hosting of the Arab-Islamic-American...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2017 | World
The defense minister of the Ivory Coast announced the end of the mutiny of soldiers who had been protesting in demand of better compensation and living conditions. Alain-Richard Donwahi said an agreement had been reached with the soldiers who have taken to the streets...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2017 | World
Mutinous soldiers blocked on Saturday access to Ivory Coast’s second largest city Bouake as part of an ongoing protest over bonuses. The protests had erupted in Bouake on Friday before spreading quickly, following a pattern similar to a mutiny in January by the...
