Tag: Mali
Islamists destroy saint’s Mali tomb
Islamists have destroyed the tomb of a Muslim saint in a northern Mali region under their control, two months after similar incidents in the...
Two injured in Quetta blast
Two persons were injured in bomb blast near dirt heap in Mali Bagh area.
According to details, explosives material hidden in filth dumping place at...
Mali president to go home after weeks in Paris: government
Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore was to return home Friday after a two-month stay in Paris where he travelled for treatment after being attacked,...
Mali extremists destroy tombs at ancient Timbuktu mosque
The extremists controlling northern Mali on Tuesday destroyed two tombs at the ancient Djingareyber mud mosque in Timbuktu, an endangered World Heritage site, witnesses...
UN calls for sanctions against al Qaeda fighters in Mali
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution calling for sanctions against Al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Mali blamed for the desecration of the tombs...
Mali boosts efforts to save north from Islamists
Mali’s embattled interim government ramped up diplomatic efforts Tuesday to save the north from Islamist fighters who have smashed World Heritage shrines in Timbuktu...
Mali boosts efforts to save north from Islamists
Mali's embattled interim government ramped up diplomatic efforts Tuesday to save the north from Islamist fighters who have smashed World Heritage shrines in Timbuktu...
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu shrines: witness
Islamist rebels in northern Mali took hoes and chisels to the tombs of ancient Muslim saints in Timbuktu for a second day Sunday, ignoring...
Mali Islamists want Sharia not independence
Mali’s Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine, which jointly controls the country’s north, said Wednesday it was not interested in proclaiming an independent state but...
Dr Arsalan vows to defend allegations against him
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s son Dr Arsalan Iftikhar on Thursday said he would defend all allegations leveled against him by real estate tycoon...
Afghans, Pakistanis training Islamists in Mali: Niger
Jihadi fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan are training Islamist groups in northern Mali, Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou alleged on Thursday, as world powers discussed...
Afghans, Pakistanis training Islamists in Mali: Niger
Jihadi fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan are training Islamist groups in northern Mali, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou warned Thursday, as world powers discussed military...
Al Qaeda posts photos of Europeans seized in Mali
Al Qaeda's North African wing posted photographs of five Europeans kidnapped last month in Mali on an Islamist website on Tuesday.
Al Qaeda in the...
Al-Qaeda group claims kidnap of five Westerners in Mali
A statement from a group identifying itself as Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of five Europeans in Mali...
Bin Laden’s death raises Qaeda threat in Africa: Mali
Osama Bin Laden's killing risks fuelling the threat of Islamic militancy in north Africa, scene of kidnappings and attacks by loyalists of his Al...
