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Nigeria in 'frank' talks with Mend
Abuja :: Nigeria | 21 days ago
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Olusegun Adeniyi said on Sunday that Umaru Yar'Adua's meeting with the ex-chiefs of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or Mend, was "frank and fruitful". The president "used the session to reiterate his commitment to the overall peace...
Tags: Nigerian, Niger Delta, militant group, delta region, peace talks, main militant, Olusegun Adeniyi, Nigeria, Abuja, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Umaru Yar'Adua, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, Business Finance, Niger River Delta, Environmental disasters, OPEC, Politics, War Conflict, Henry Okah, Wole Soyinka, Year of birth missing, Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian general election, Nigerian writers, Guerrillas, Ateke Tom, National liberation movements
Economic reports point to bumpy recovery
Frankfurt :: Germany | about 1 month ago
Credibility Regional economic reports on Monday suggested the U.S. economy has clambered back to levels associated with the end of recession, but recovery will be patchy and may prove fleeting. Economic activity and manufacturing data for the U.S. Mid West and Texas...
Tags: oil price, U.S. Mid West, Nigerian, Chicago Federal Reserve, activity index, crude oil, economic activity, militant group, light sweet, sweet crude
Washington Times: Briefly
Lagos :: Nigeria | 4 months ago
Credibility Nigerian militants called a halt Wednesday to their campaign of attacking oil installations and kidnapping foreigners, then said reports that military gunboats and troops were heading toward a rebel camp threatened to upend the deal. The military quickly...
Tags: Niger Delta, militant group
Israel blames Lebanon blast on Hezbollah
Beirut :: Lebanon | 4 months ago
Credibility An explosion in southern Lebanon indicates that the militant group Hezbollah continues to store weapons near the Israeli border, the Israeli military claimed Wednesday. "Yesterday we detected a big explosion in a southern Lebanese village just across...
Tags: Israeli United Nations, Lebanon, Israel Jerusalem, Hezbollah, UN Security Council, southern lebanon, lebanon blasts, Lebanese Army, militant group, south lebanon
Nigeria rebels declare ceasefire
Abuja :: Nigeria | 4 months ago
Credibility Nigeria's main rebel group in the Niger Delta has said it will observe a 60-day ceasefire following the release of their leader by the government. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said on Tuesday that it was also halting its...
Tags: Nigerian Rebel Group Agrees, militant group, Henry Okah, main militant, Niger Delta, API, Lagos, oil depot, rebels leader, oil war
Bangladesh struggles to tame violent militants
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 5 months ago
Credibility July 07, 2009 Violent militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan get more attention, but militant groups also challenge South Asia's other Muslim nation, Bangladesh, worrying neighbours and countries with Bangladeshi workers or immigrants.
Tags: Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Was Bangladesh, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, India, Mohammad Selim, Islam Muslim, Islam O Muslim, JMB, militant group, Hasina Wajed
Hamas funder jailed in Texas
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility A founding member of what was once the biggest Muslim charity in the US has been given a 65-year jail sentence. Shukri Abu Baker, 50, was convicted of assisting the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, which the US lists as a terrorist organisation. He...
Tags: muslim charity, Hamas, US Muslim, Holy Land Foundation, Ha Shukri Abu Baker, Texas, largest muslim, founding member, palestinian militant, militant group
Nigerian militants 'to release UK man'
Lagos :: Nigeria | 7 months ago
Credibility The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in an e-mail that Robin Hughes will be freed very soon, but made no mention of a second British hostage, Matthew Maguire. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in an e-mail...
Tags: Nigerian, Armed Gangs Dominate Nigeria, Nigeria Hostage, Niger Delta, Elenice Robin Hughes, Matthew Maguire Mr Hughes, hostages held, militant group, seven months, Mr Robin Barry Hughes
Abducted Italian regains freedom in Nigeria
Lagos :: Nigeria | 7 months ago
Credibility Giuseppe Caneva, an Italian engineer working for Marlum Construction Company who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in southeast Nigeria's Ebonyi state last week, has regained freedom from his abductor, reports said on Wednesday. The Italian foreign...
Tags: Nigerian, foreign ministry, militant group
Somalis Investigated in Minneapolis for Terror Suspicion
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 9 months ago
Credibility Women attend evening prayers during an open house at the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center in Minneapolis. Federal authorities are looking to bring terror-related charges against one or more Somali-Americans from the Minneapolis area, and witnesses...
Tags: Minneapolis Somalis, Somalia, Somalis Investigated, Somali-American, FBI, militant group, young somalis, U.S, Shirwa Ahmed
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