Refugees or hijackers? Teenagers charged with terrorism in Malta

Someone has broken the law, but was it three teenage migrants, or the boat captain who said he’d been hijacked?

In March this year, a group of more than 100 migrants embarked upon an already deflating raft to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya. Their rescue story would later become a landmark case in Malta, a key first port of entry for migrants hoping to reach Europe.

ISIS Is Still Alive and Well in Sinai, and Israel Fears a Major Attack on Its Egypt Border

ISIS may have been crushed in Syria and Iraq, but the group’s branch in the Sinai Peninsula is continuing to function without any noticeable problems.

Although the American-led coalition has successfully put down the Islamic State and forced most of its operatives out of the last areas they controlled in northern Iraq and eastern Syria, the group’s branch in the Sinai Peninsula is continuing to function without any noticeable problems.

Bosnia Failing to Ready Local Staff for Syria Returnees

A preoccupation with the security aspect of bringing back men, women and children from former Islamic State territory means Bosnia has neglected to fully involve social workers, teachers and health professionals in areas where returnees will be settled, according to an analysis by BIRN.

Mali: Une trentaine de blindés offerts par l’UE en route pour le Mali et les autres pays du G5 Sahel

Trente-quatre (34) véhicules blindés ont embarqué à destination des pays du G5 Sahel (Mali, Burkina-Faso, Niger, Tchad, Mauritanie) pour les soutenir dans la lutte contre le terrorisme.

Ces véhicules font partie du lot des quarante-six (46) blindés qui sont financés par l’Union européenne au profit de la Force Conjointe du G5 Sahel.

Au total, l’UE contribue déjà à hauteur de 100 millions d’euros en soutien à l’opérationnalisation de la Force Conjointe du G5 Sahel qui vise à améliorer la sécurité et à lutter contre les groupes terroristes.