North Africa – 24 Algerian Policemen Killed In Militant Ambush (INO News)
24 Algerian Policemen Killed In Militant Ambush (INO News)
(RTTNews) – At least 24 policemen have been killed after suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants ambushed their convoy east of the Algerian capital of Algiers, said officials and local reports on Thursday.
African pride at stake in Egypt-Italy clash (AFP via Yahoo! News)
African pride is at stake for Egypt who take on world champions Italy here on Thursday in the Confederations Cup after nearly pulling off a shock result against Brazil.
Moroccan customs agents seize 1.7 tons of hashish headed for Europe (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
RABAT, Morocco – Moroccan customs agents have seized 1.77 tons of hashish in the north of the country that had been headed to Europe.
Angela Carter of Runcorn, set to cross France, Spain, Gibraltar and Morocco in Sahara Rally 2009 (ic CheshireOnline)
A RUNCORN sales manager is set for an intrepid road trip to the Sahara Desert. Angela Carter, 47, of Manor Farm Mews, will complete the 11 day, 8,000km round trip next month.
Tunisia: Tunisian Movie Receives ‘Golden Hawk’ Award at Rotterdam Arab Film Festival (AllAfrica.com)
Tunis A short feature Tunisian movie by Mohamed Ali Nahdhi has won the “Golden Hawk Award” at the 9 th edition of the Rotterdam Film Festival in the Netherlands. The Award is the festival’s highest distinction.
Militants kill British hostage in Sahara (The New Zealand Herald)
Al Qaeda’s North Africa wing said yesterday it had carried out its threat to kill a British hostage it was holding in the Sahara. Britain said it had reason to believe the hostage, Edwin Dyer, had been killed and Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the killing as “a barbaric act of terrorism”.
Al Qaeda-linked militant group in Mali executes British hostage (The Christian Science Monitor)
The killing of Edwin Dyer underscores the growing threat posed by militants in North Africa with links to global terrorist groups.
Al Qaeda’s Sahara wing blend terror with business (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Al Qaeda’s killing of a British hostage in the Sahara escalates the group’s threat in the region but that menace is based as much on a complex blend of criminality and opportunism as it is on hard-line Islamism.
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