France pledges help for Mauritania in aid talks (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters PARIS, Oct 27 (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday promised to support Mauritania in its efforts to unlock international aid suspended last year in protest at a coup by the Islamic …
Libyan Man Loses Hand In Italian Barracks Attack (EuroNews)
A Libyan man has lost one of his hands, as well as suffering injuries to his face, after he set off a bomb at an Italian army barracks. An
French army chief visits Mauritania (People’s Daily)
The chief of general staff of the French military, general Jean-Louis Gorgelin, arrived on Sunday in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott for a working visit, the northwest African country’s military said. The French general will meet Mauritanian Defense Minister Hammadi Ould Hammadi before visiting his counterpart Ghazwani in the northern towns of Chinguitty and Atar. The French army chief will …
Calls for Brotherhood to reform
The Middle East’s most powerful Islamic political movement – the Muslim Brotherhood – is undergoing a leadership struggle.
Libyan hurt after throwing bomb at Milan barracks (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said.
US to give Mali equipment for military forces (MalaysiaNews.net)
BAMAKO, Mali — The United States is providing security forces in the West African nation of Mali with more than $5 million in new vehicles and other equipment.The move comes several months after al-…
