Eurasia Press & News
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met with the President of the International Peace Institute in the United Nations, Terry Larson, in Cairo Tuesday, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting discussed the bilateral relations between Egypt and the institute, as well as negotiations …
Read More »Tunisia, Egypt Presidents discuss Libyan crisis
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi met, Friday, with his Egyptian counterpart Abdelfattah Al-Sissi on the 24th African Union Summit held from January 30 to 31 in Addis Ababa. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Beji Caid Essebsi said talks focused on terrorism facing the two countries. The Libyan crisis was …
Read More »AU to set up force to fight Boko Haram
The United Nations has welcomed the setting-up of an African regional military force of 7,500 troops to fight against the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram and other armed groups, endorsed by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council. The African Union (AU) called for a “collective response” against Boko Haram …
Read More »Tunisia to have coalition govt with islamists
Tunisia Feb. 2 presented its new coalition government, dominated by the secular Nidaa Tounes party but also including its Islamist rivals, as it prepares to tackle security problems and a faltering economy. Prime Minister Habib Essid announced the makeup of his new cabinet, which had initially been abandoned after the …
Read More »Egypt court condmens 183 Brotherhood supporters to death
An Egyptian court on Monday upheld the death sentences of 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters convicted of killing 13 people during violence in 2013 after the ouster of the country’s first Islamist President Mohamed Morsy. The court, in its judgment on 188 defendants who were given death in a preliminary verdict …
Read More »3 militants killed by Egyptian troops in North Sinai
Armed forces killed three militants during an exchange of fire with “terrorists” in North Sinai’s Rafah on Saturday evening. The armed forces returned fire when militants attacked a checkpoint using mortar shells and RPG. Aswat Masriya quoted a military source saying that six military personnel were injured. The armed forces …
Read More »UN deplores violent protests in Gao, Northern Mali
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday deplored the incidents that took place during a demonstration in front of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) base in Gao town, northern Mali, two days ago. The Secretary General is saddened by the violence that surrounded the demonstration and …
Read More »There is no military solution for Libyan crisis, AU commisioner says
African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui underlined Wednesday in Addis Ababa that there no military solution was possible to the Libyan crisis, favouring a peaceful solution through inter-Libyan dialogue. “We should say clearly that no military solution is possible to the current crisis in Libya. We should …
Read More »Egypt does not attend second International meeting on Libya
Egypt and Libya boycotted on Wednesday the second session of the International Contact Group on Libya in Addis Ababa objecting to the presence of Qatar and Turkey. Egypt withdrew from the meeting to “send a clear message” that there must be coordination about the participation of countries outside the African …
Read More »UN strongly condemns Tripoli attack
The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned today, in the strongest terms, the attack that took place at the Corinthia Hotel, in Tripoli yesterday. “Terrorism has no place in the new Libya and will not undermine the ongoing political dialogue which the United Nations is facilitating,” the Secretary-General’s spokesperson said in …
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