WAR REPORT - AFRICA DAILY

Israel reissues tenders for E. Jerusalem settler homes: NGO

Apr 01, 2014 (AFP)

Israel reissued Tuesday a call for tenders for settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem in a move said likely to hike tensions as Washington struggles to salvage...

Israel, Palestinian moves threaten to derail US efforts

Apr 01, 2014 (AFP)

Israel and the Palestinians announced moves Tuesday that could scuttle peace talks, prompting US Secretary of State John Kerry to call off a second visit in as ...

Fate of Israel spy Pollard linked to peace talks: sources

Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)

Israel and the United States are discussing a possible deal which could secure the release of US-born Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard as a way of salvaging the cri...

Kerry meets Netanyahu, Abbas over peace talks crisis

Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry was holding late-night talks with the leadership in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Monday on his latest mission to salvage the crisi...

Israel says fate of talks to be clear in 'days': report

Mar 30, 2014 (AFP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday it would be clear within "days" whether the crisis-hit peace talks would be extended beyond an April 29...

Lebanon army vows to fight 'terror' after troops killed

Mar 30, 2014 (AFP)

Lebanon's army vowed to battle "terrorism" hours after a suicide bomber killed three soldiers at a checkpoint in the east near the border with war-torn Syria. "...

Muslim rebels joyous, but wary, at peace prospects

Mar 28, 2014 (AFP)

Joyous shouts of "Allahu akbar" echoed across the headquarters of the Philippines' biggest Muslim rebel group as a pact to end four decades of bloodshed was sig...

Kerry holds 'constructive' talks with Abbas on peace plan

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas held "constructive" talks on the Middle East peace process, a US official said Thursday,...

Philippines, Muslim rebels set for historic peace deal

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

The biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines will sign a peace deal on Thursday aimed at ending four decades of deadly conflict that has condemned millions...

Philippines, Muslim rebels seal historic peace deal

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

The biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines signed an historic pact Thursday to end one of Asia's longest and deadliest conflicts, promising to give up th...

Australian 'Great Escape' survivor still has vivid memories

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

Australian Paul Royle, one of only two men alive from World War II's daring "Great Escape", says he still has vivid memories of the audacious prison breakout on...

Egypt jihadists threaten Sinai security wall attacks

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

An Al-Qaeda-inspired group based in the Egyptian Sinai threatened Thursday to attack contractors and workers involved in the construction of a security wall at ...

Turkey vows 'any measures' against Syria threats

Mar 26, 2014 (AFP)

Turkey is ready to take any measures against threats to its national security from war-torn Syria, its foreign minister warned Wednesday. "The Turkish republic ...

Palestinians to lobby UN if prisoners not freed on time

Mar 25, 2014 (AFP)

Palestinian leaders threatened Tuesday to renew their diplomatic push at the United Nations if Israel fails to free Arab prisoners as scheduled this weekend. Wh...

Tensions running high on Turkey-Syria border

Mar 25, 2014 (AFP)

Tensions are running high on the Turkey-Syria border following the shooting down of a Syrian warplane by Turkish forces at the weekend, the Turkish army said Tu...

Serbia marks 15th anniversary of NATO bombings over Kosovo

Mar 24, 2014 (AFP)

Serbia on Monday held commemorations at the sites where scores were killed 15 years ago in NATO air strikes launched to stop a crackdown by Serb forces on indep...

Syria rebels seize key area on Turkey border: NGO

Mar 24, 2014 (AFP)

Syrian rebels seized the Kasab village and border crossing with Turkey Monday, an NGO said, as the regime launched fresh air strikes in a bid to halt the opposi...

Palestinians for extending talks if inmates freed: poll

Mar 24, 2014 (AFP)

A majority of Palestinians would support extending peace talks with Israel beyond an April deadline, but only in exchange for the release of additional prisoner...

Syria condemns Turkey 'aggression' after jet downed

Mar 23, 2014 (AFP)

Syria accused Ankara of "flagrant aggression" Sunday after Turkey shot down a warplane near the border, raising tensions as Syrian loyalists and rebels battled ...

Ex foes Serbia, Kosovo 15 years after NATO air war on EU path

Mar 23, 2014 (AFP)

When NATO launched its first air campaign on European soil in 1999 to force Serbia to halt crackdown on independence-seeking Kosovo, the European Union was far ...