Main Headlines | Al Bawaba

Breaking Headline

Nigeria

Ambush kills 30 people in Nigeria

May 11th, 2026

Sally Shakkour

ALBAWABA - Gunmen killed 30 people in northwestern Zamfara state, in Nigeria, according to a security report prepared for the United Nations. The victims were travelling along a highway late ...

Main Headlines latest

Nigeria

May 11th, 2026 - 11:41 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Ambush kills 30 people in Nigeria

ALBAWABA - Gunmen killed 30 people in northwestern Zamfara state, in Nigeria, according to a security report prepared for the United Nations. The victims were travelling along a highway late on Sunday when they were ambushed by an armed group referred to locally as "bandits", killing "30 individuals, including civilians, hunters and a community protection guard", the report, seen by AFP on Monday, mentioned.

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo . (AFP/ File Photo)

November 19th, 2019 - 07:29 GMT

Pompeo: Israeli Settlements Don't Violate International Law

Anti-Muslim Crackdow in China (Twitter)

November 18th, 2019 - 01:07 GMT

China Lashes Out at NY Times on 'No Mercy' Anti-Muslim Crackdown Report

Palestinian cameraman Mu'ath Amarneh gestures after he was hit on the face by a rubber bullet from Israeli border police during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the village of Surif northwest of the West Bank town of Hebron on November 15, 2019. HAZEM BADER / AFP

November 18th, 2019 - 12:19 GMT

Palestinian Journalists Wear Eye Patches to Decry Wounding of Colleague in West Bank

A Lebanese protester stands in front of burning tyres and debris in the area of Jal el-Dib, on the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on November 13, 2019. A man was shot dead south of Beirut after the army opened fire to disperse protesters blocking roads, Lebanese state media said, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-graft street movement. JOSEPH EID / AFP

November 18th, 2019 - 12:13 GMT

Lebanese Uprising Enters 2nd Month With Thousands Pouring on The Streets

Iran racked by protests (Twitter)

November 18th, 2019 - 12:06 GMT

Tehran Condemns US Support for 'Rioters' in Iran

Syrian protesters hurl stones amid clashes with Turkish forces following a demonstration against Turkey's presence in northern Syria on November 17, 2019 in the town of al-Bab in Syria's northern Aleppo governorate. Turkey and its Syrian proxies control several pockets of territory on the Syrian side of the border as a result of successive incursions in 2016-17, 2018 and 2019. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

November 18th, 2019 - 11:57 GMT

Civilian Killed in Protesters, Police Clashes in Pro-Turkey Town in North Syria

Iranian protesters gather around a fire during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the capital Tehran (AFP)

November 18th, 2019 - 11:15 GMT

Hundreds of Leaked Iranian Documents Reveal Tehran's Mass Influence in Iraq

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko speaks with journalists as he votes at a polling station during Belarus' parliamentary election in Minsk on November 17, 2019. Sergei GAPON / AFP

November 18th, 2019 - 11:10 GMT

Belarus: Parties Loyal to Pro-West Lukashenko Win Parliamentary Polls

The Chinese Blowfish A2 drone includes 60 millimeter mortar shells or a 35-40 millimeter grenade launcher /Twitter

November 18th, 2019 - 11:01 GMT

China is Selling Autonomous Weaponized Drones to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

Iraqi demonstrators gather in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir square during ongoing anti-government demonstrations (AFP)

November 18th, 2019 - 10:15 GMT

Iraqi Protesters Block Main Roads Amid Mass Protests in Basra

Chinese and US militaries can cooperate in disaster relief (Twitter)

November 18th, 2019 - 10:09 GMT

Beijing Warns US to stop 'Flexing Its Muscles' in The South China Sea

Hong Kong protester (AFP)

November 18th, 2019 - 09:49 GMT

Hong Kong High Court: Ban on Wearing Face Masks in Public is Unconstitutional