Abuja — A new insurgent group known as Nassiruddeen Li Ahlil Jihad Alal Kitab Was Sunnah, or Islamic Victors Committed to Qur’an and Sunnah, yesterday claimed that it had taken possession of a large cache of weapons following its attack on military barracks in Munguno in Borno State recently. The head of the new group, Continue Reading...

Nairobi — Two Iranians have been found guilty by a Nairobi court of being in possession of explosive materials which was found Mombasa in June last year. The court has ruled that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that Sayed Mansour Mousavi and Ahmed Abolfathi Mohammed were part of the group that left the Continue Reading...

Zintan, Libya — Saif al-Islam, a son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, appeared in court on Thursday in the town of Zintan, where he had been held since his capture by former rebels in November 2011. He is charged with illegally trying to communicate with the outside world in June last year. Two lawyers, Continue Reading...