Israel shot down a drone that had crossed over from Lebanon on Thursday, its military said in a statement, Reuters reports. "A short while ago, IDF (Israel Defence Forces) soldiers identified and downed a drone crossing from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory towards the town of Zar'it," the military said. It did not immediately identify who had sent the drone from Lebanon and released a photo of a UAV lying in a […]
US President Joe Biden has instructed Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to prepare an emergency plan to establish an American military industrial base in the Kingdom of Morocco, the New York Daily News has reported. The plan was proposed during a high-level meeting at the end of December when Biden and Austin discussed America's new global military strategy. Biden has told Austin to push the Pentagon to facilitate the logistical and legal aspects […]
Nigeria's military is urging people in three northwestern states to leave forested areas ahead of a bombing campaign targeting bandits and terrorists, according to local broadcast stations and a military official. An advertisement running on local television and radio stations warned people in Zamfara, Katsina and the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna state to leave the forests in advance of a "heavy bombardment." Murtala Alhasan Umaru, general manager at Zamfara […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday discussed military cooperation with India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, statements from both men's offices said. Al-Sisi lauded the deep ties binding Egypt and India, asserting Cairo's keenness to promote military and defence cooperation with New Delhi. During the meeting, Al-Sisi praised the historical ties between Cairo and New Delhi. Al-Sisi also stressed that Egypt is keen on activating its partnership with India. For his part, Singh conveyed India's keenness for promoting ties with Egypt under Al-Sisi's leadership. […]
Turkiye will soon launch a new military operation along its southern borders to combat terrorism threats to these regions, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday, Turkish daily newspaper Daily Sabah reports. According to the report, the new operation will resume efforts to create 30-kilometre (18.6-mile) wide safe zones along Turkiye's border with Syria, Erdogan said in a televised address after a Cabinet meeting in the capital, Ankara. "We will soon take new […]
Sudan's military will release political detainees to create a favorable atmosphere for dialogue in the country, according to the army chief, Anadolu Agency reports. "We have started procedures to release political detainees within two or three days," General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan said in a statement. He said the move aims to "set the atmosphere for dialogue and to contribute with others to achieve reconciliation." According to the statement, al-Burhan, the head of […]
The Sovereignty Council of Sudan on Friday issued directives to use military force to resolve the lawlessness in South Darfur State. This was reported in a statement issued by the Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, coinciding with the escalation of violence in the Sudanese state. The statement announced: "The issuance of strict orders to the government of South Darfur State and the state security committee to resolve […]
Myanmar activists held candle-lit protests overnight and scrambled to find ways to get around a deepening internet shutdown on Friday, as anti-coup protesters pledged to continue efforts to force out the generals despite a military crackdown that has killed hundreds, including dozens of children. Anti-coup groups shared radio frequencies, offline internet resources and providers of text message news alerts to try to circumvent new curbs on the internet, which is […]
Mozambique’s government has said dozens of civilians were killed in an attack this week on the northern town of Palma, including seven people whose convoy of vehicles was ambushed as they attempted to flee. Omar Saranga, a spokesman for the defence and security forces, told journalists on Sunday that hundreds of other people – locals and foreigners – were rescued from Palma, a logistics hub for international gas projects in […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
