Dozens killed after Book Haram raids a village in Borno.

     Nearly 40 people were believed to have lost their lives after suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked a village of Dolori, five kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
       The militants came to the village with motor cycles and pick up vans. The fighters were reported to have burnt down the entire village. The operation lasted for more than three hours, according to eyes witness who spoke anonymously. Bodies of those killed were reported to have been deposited at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The militants were said to have burnt children and the elderly to death as people were heard screaming.

•       This is not the first time suspected Book Haram fighters attack a village in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe state. Nigeria President Muhammed Buhari promised to eliminate Boko  Haram by the end of December, 2015 but what happened on Saturday night in Dalori villager shows that defeating Boko Haram is far from achieving. More than 200 school girls were forcefully taken by Boko Haram in 2014 after suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked a school in the town of Chibok, a town in northern Nigeria.

At least 60 killed after a truck loaded with explosive struck near Police Academy in Libya.

•    A power bomb explosion near Police Academy in Libya  western city of Zliten have left 60 policemen dead and more the 200 wounded. The deadly incident occurred when a truck loaded with powerful bomb crashed into the entrance gate of Police Academy in the town. The compound is used to train new police recruits in Libya.      Zliten is a western Libya city, 100 miles from Tripoli, the Libya capital. No group immediately claim responsibility for the attack. Many believe Islamic State affiliate militant group operating in the area might be responsible. Libya is divided since the death of Libya ditatoria leader. UN had played a vital role in an attempt to unified different faction government in the country.

Saudi Arabia executes senior Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimir.

•    A top shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr have been executed along with 46 others in Saudi Arabia for different offences. His executions sparked wide spread condermination by Shia power house, Iran and other shia stronghold. Saudi Arabia officials said, Nimr al-Nimr was properly tried and was found guilty of the offence he committed. Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei said the blood of the late shia cleric will hurt those who killed him. One  Iranian lawmakers said Saudi Arabia will pay high price for the execution of the shia cleric. His death sparked protest in Iran and other shia stronghold. Protesters in Iran stormed Saudi Arabia embassy and set fire on the embassy. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia foreign minister on Sunday told reporters that it country has decided to cut diplomatic ties with shia Iran and ordered the Iran's Ambassador in Saudi Arabia to leave the country within 48 hours. Relation between sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran has not be cordial for long time as both countries are seen by many as rivals. Iran have condernmed Saudi Arabia for the air strikes Saudi coalition is currently carrying out in Yemen. Iran is seen by many sunni countries as trying to dominant the entire middle east as Iran tried to influence in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza in Palestine.