Eurasia Press & News
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Feb. 26 that any attempt to expand territory held by separatists in Ukraine would be “unacceptable” and told Russia to withdraw 1,000 items of military equipment from its neighbour’s territory. Speaking after meeting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, the alliance’s secretary general expressed cautious optimism about the prospects of …
Read More »Egypt army kills dozens of Islamist militants in Sinai
Egypt’s military killed dozens of suspected Islamist militants in an operation in Sinai, security sources said on Wednesday, while state media reported the kidnapping of a businessman in the region. Apache helicopter gunships killed 18 suspected militants after they destroyed four vans in North Sinai, security sources in the remote …
Read More »Egypt continue evacuations of its citizens from Libya
More than one thousand Egyptian nationals will be evacuated, Thursday, from Djerba/Zarzis international airport, thanks to five chartered flights from Cairo. One of the planes had already landed, Wednesday after midnight, transporting the remains of an Egyptian shot dead, ten days ago, in Libya, according to an Egyptian official who …
Read More »UN underlines the need of more aid for Sahrawis region
Uhe World Food Programme (WFP) and other United Nations agencies have urged on donors to continue their food aid for the Sahrawis living in refugee camps Tindouf (Algeria), warning of the insufficient funding to meet their needs in the second half of current year. WFP Deputy Director in Algeria Francesca …
Read More »CJTF-OIR strikes 31 IS positions in Syria and Iraq
The US-led coalition launched a total of 31 airstrikes in Syria and Iraq against ISIL between 8 a.m. on Thursday, and 8 a.m. on Friday, local time, the Combined Joint Task Force for Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) announced in a statement. In Syria, attack, fighter, bomber, and drone aircraft launched 20 …
Read More »First deaths reported in Ukraine shake ceasefire
Ukraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold, and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if the truce is solid. Government troops fighting pro-Russian separatists in the east began towing artillery away from the …
Read More »US condemns attack on Christians by IS in Syria
The US has condemned the Islamic State’s attacks on predominantly Assyrian Christian villages in the northeast Syria and called for the immediate and unconditional release of the civilians taken captive. “ISIL’s latest targeting of a religious minority is only further testament to its brutal and inhumane treatment of all those …
Read More »Syrian Kurds press big offensive against IS in northeast of Syria
Kurdish militia pressed a big offensive against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in northeast Syria Feb. 25, cutting one of its supply lines from Iraq, as fears mounted for dozens of Christians abducted by the hardline group that recently beheaded 21 Egyptian Copts. The new Kurdish offensive …
Read More »Egyptian air strikes kill seven in Libyan city of Derna
Seven civilians were killed when Egyptian jets attacked suspected Islamist militant targets in the eastern Libyan city of Derna last week, Amnesty International said on Monday, citing eyewitnesses. Egypt had flown air strikes last Monday against Islamic State targets, a day after the militant group released a video showing the …
Read More »Kenyan President started 3 day visit to Algeria
President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has started Tuesday a three-day to Algeria at the invitation of President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Kenyatta was welcomed upon his arrival at Houari-Boumediene International Airport by Speaker of the Council of the Nation (Upper House of the Parliament) Abdelkader Bensalah, Foreign Minister Ramtane …
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