Security & Defense Bound

Disputed and divided Western Sahara is a former Spanish colony, mostly under Morocco's control, where tensions have simmered since the 1970s. An Algerian-backed independence movement -- which holds a fifth of the territory -- has campaigned for a vote on...

Residents of Egypt's restive North Sinai region ran for their lives when an Islamic State group affiliate occupied their villages. Now, they are returning to find their homes booby-trapped. "I lost my sister-in-law and her nine-month-old baby when an explosive device...

The Egyptian army said Tuesday it had killed 40 suspected jihadist militants since September in air and ground operations in the Sinai region, site of an Islamist insurgency.  In a video statement posted on Facebook, the army said its air force had "managed to...

Turkey on Tuesday denounced the seizure of a commercial ship by the forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, warning of "serious consequences" if its 17 crewmen are not freed. Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) had announced late Monday  that it intercepted on...