Tunisian withdraws rather than play an Israeli
Tunisian tennis player Malek Jaziri has thrown a match rather than play an Israeli in the next round of aFrench tournament. Three ago Jaziri was ordered by Tunisian authorities not too go on court against an Israeli – earning the country’s explusion from the 2014 Davis Cup. Malek Jaziri won the first set 6-3 in […]
Pirates kill Greek captain off Nigeria
The Greek commander of a crude oil tanker’s been killed by pirates off the Nigerian coast. Three of his compatriots have been taken hostage. The 15-year-old tanker Kalamos was awaiting fresh cargo from an oil terminal in Nigeria’s south eastern region. The Malta-flagged vessel’s operated by ExxonMobil. Most of the crew are Greek. Pirates boarded […]
No delay for Nigeria’s election
Nigerian authorities dismiss reports that elections in nine days time will be postponed. Ahead of that poll Africa’s most populous country is on high alert against the terror group Boko Haram seeking to create an Islamist caliphate in the north east of the country. The deadline for the distribution of voters’ cards might be allowed […]