Algerian jihadists seek to expand (UPI)
ALGIERS, Algeria, June 18 (UPI) — The killing of some 20 Algerian paramilitary policemen in a desert ambush Wednesday by Islamist extremists linked to al-Qaida was a show of force by the jihadists who appear determined to expand their operations across the region and open a new terror front.
Al Qaeda’s Sahara wing blend terror with business (The Economic Times)
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CIA officer charged in Algiers rape (AP via Yahoo! News)
A former CIA officer has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting a woman while posted in Algeria.
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”.
Former CIA officer charged in Algiers rape (AP via Yahoo! News)
A former CIA station chief charged with raping an unconscious Algerian woman last year surrendered to federal agents outside a federal courthouse on Tuesday.
Motorcyclist killed in crash with SUV at Durango and Sahara (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A motorcyclist died this morning after colliding with a sport utility vehicle at the intersection of Durango Drive and Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas police said.
Mobinil of Egypt Is Adding 1 Million Users a Quarter, CEO Says (Bloomberg)
We are still growing and we are not seeing any change in daily demand, Chief Executive Officer Hassan Kabbani said in an interview. The country s economy is suffering less from the global economic downturn than others, he said.
ANALYSIS-Al Qaeda’s Sahara wing blend terror with business (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Briton’s death intensifies focus on Sahara group * Al Qaeda militants mix with smugglers, rebels * Threat to investments but regional response lacking By David Lewis DAKAR, June 5 ( …
Yemen, Morocco make security pledges (UPI)
SANAA, Yemen, July 1 (UPI) — Yemeni and Moroccan officials met Wednesday in the capital Sanaa to discuss enhancing bilateral security cooperation, the government said.
African leaders convene in Libya (AP via Yahoo! News)
African leaders and Brazil’s president called for greater cooperation to boost peace and development efforts as the 13th African Union summit of heads of state opened Wednesday.
Italy: Moroccan teen martyr’s sister dies after train inferno (Adnkronos)
Italy: Moroccan teen martyr’s sister dies after train inferno (AKI) – A three-year-old Moroccan girl whose older brother gave his life to rescue her from Monday’s train inferno in the central Italian coastal town of Viareggio has also died. The little girl, named only as Hinan, died in a Rome hospital on Wednesday after she suffered burns in 90 percent of her body, following a massive explosion …
