Tag: embassy
Malawi says it will open Israel embassy in Jerusalem
Malawi said on Tuesday it will open a full embassy to Main Jerusalem, becoming the first African nation to do so in the contested...
“Credible terrorist threat” against US in DR Congo
The US embassy in Democratic Republic of Congo received "credible and specific information of a possible terrorist threat against US government facilities"...
Kenya, US mark 20 years since al Qaeda’s first major attack
The US ambassador joined a ceremony in Nairobi on Tuesday to commemorate 20 years since truck bombs hit US embassies in Kenya...
Eritrea reopens Addis embassy
Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia on Monday in further evidence of the rapid thaw between two countries who a week ago...
Moroccans protest US Jerusalem embassy move
More than 10,000 Moroccans chanting "Death to Israel" took to the streets of Casablanca to protest the US decision to move its...
Burkina Faso president urges collaboration with security forces after attacks
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore called on the public to collaborate closely with the armed forces, a day after attacks at army...
Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Burkina Faso attacks
A Mali-based al Qaeda affiliate claimed responsibility for attacks in neighbouring Burkina Faso that left 16 people dead, including eight gunmen, at...
EU plans to reopen Libya embassy
The European Union is seeking to reopen its embassy in Libya pending security conditions, officials said, offering further political support for a...
Egypt’s Hasm militants attack Myanmar embassy
Egyptian militant group Hasm claimed responsibility for a small explosion at Myanmar's embassy in Cairo, saying it was in retaliation for that...
Chad to shutter Qatar embassy
Chad is shuttering Qatar's embassy and giving its diplomats 10 days to leave the country, accusing the Gulf Arab state of trying...
US Embassy personnel in Egypt told not to visit religious sites
Personnel assigned to the US Mission in Egypt are prohibited from visiting religious sites outside greater Cairo until further notice, the embassy...
France not yet ready to re-open embassy in Libya
France's foreign ministry said security conditions were still not right to reopen its embassy in Libya despite a claim by the prime...
Boko Haram embassy attack plan thwarted
Nigeria's state security agency said it thwarted plans by Boko Haram militants linked to Islamic State to attack the British and United...
Turkey reopens embassy in Libya
Turkey reopened its embassy in Libya on Monday, more than two years after closing it due to the security situation, the Turkish...
Italy reopening embassy in Libya
Italy is sending its ambassador back to Libya, its foreign ministry said on Monday, making it the first Western diplomatic mission to...
Israel reopens embassy in Cairo four years after diplomats evacuated
Israel reopened its embassy in Egypt on Wednesday, four years after it was stormed by dozens of protesters in violence that led...
Islamic State militants claim attacks on embassies in Libya
A bomb exploded at the gate of the Moroccan embassy in the Libyan capital early on Monday, causing some damage but hurting...
China to reopen Somalia embassy, sees strong ties
China will reopen its embassy in Somalia after signs the East African country was making progress in its efforts to restore peace...
Embassy surrender marks end of the line for Congo’s “Terminator”
It was a surprisingly meek end of a career for "The Terminator", one of the world's most wanted war crime fugitives.
Bosco Ntaganda,...
UK expels Iran diplomats after embassy attack
Britain shut Iran's embassy in London and expelled all its staff saying the storming of the British mission in Tehran could not...
Britain pulls embassy staff out of Iran
Britain has evacuated all its diplomatic staff from Iran, Western diplomatic sources told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after protesters stormed and...
Belarus to open embassy, helicopter maintenance facility in Nigeria
The Republic of Belarus will open an embassy in Nigeria's capital Abuja next year and will also establish an aircraft overhaul centre...