Tag: security officials
Nigeria replaces top security officials days after coup plot denial
Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the…
Suicide attack kills 7 Pakistani troops near Afghan border, security officials say
PESHAWAR (Reuters) -Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack near the Afghan border, Pakistani security officials…
Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire
(Reuters) -Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday, Pakistani officials said, following exchanges of fire between the…
Firefights erupt between Pakistani and Afghan forces along the border
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Mushtaq Ali and Saeed ShahISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Firefights broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late…
Islamist militants kill 11 Pakistani soldiers in ambush, sources say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Islamist militants ambushed a Pakistani military convoy near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing nine…
Exclusive-Chinese drone experts worked with sanctioned Russian arms maker, sources say
(Reuters) -Chinese drone experts have flown to Russia to conduct technical development work on military drones at a…
Accused French Islamic State members held in Syria sent to Iraq for trial, officials say
BAGHDAD (AP) — Forty-seven French citizens who had been held in detention in northeast Syria on suspicion of…
Pro-Palestinian protesters say they were attacked by Egyptian officials. Now they’re facing charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Yasin El Sammak, 22, and his 15-year-old brother arrived outside an Egyptian diplomatic building…
Pakistan police arrest 120 workers of ex-PM Imran Khan’s party ahead of protest
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -Police arrested 120 activists of Pakistan's main opposition party in raids overnight, security officials said,…
Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanon president promises justice
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday vowed that "justice is coming", five years after a catastrophic explosion at…