Eurasia Press & News
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi denied on Sunday 24/8/2014 that the Egyptian Armed Forces had carried out any military operation inside the Libyan lands. At a meeting with editors-in-chief of Egyptian newspapers and the Middle East News Agency, Sisi refuted reports circulated by the Doha-based Aljazeera channel in this …
Read More »ISIL a regional issue, US general says
The U.S. military could move against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria once its militants are determined to have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland or Europe, but not before, U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey has said. Right now, the insurgent group is still …
Read More »India and Russia hold joint air exercises
India and Russia on Monday started their first joint air exercise in Russia to boost cooperation between their air forces, said the Indian Air Force ( IAF). “Ex Avia Indra-2014 commenced today at Astrakhan region, near the Caspian Sea in Russia. The exercises will continue for 10 days and would …
Read More »Pakistan protesters given ultimatum to clear the streets
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the supporters of Imran Khan and cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri to clear the Constitution Avenue within 24 hours so that the movement of judges and officials is not hampered.
Read More »Libya’s crisis discussed in Egypt
Egypt held the fourth ministerial meeting for Libya’s neighbouring countries in which foreign ministers from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan and other countries met and discussed the ongoing turmoil in Libya on Monday. The meeting was held to “discuss the latest developments of the security and political situation in Libya”.
Read More »Lithuanian consul killed in eastern Ukraine
Lithuania says its honorary consul in the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Luhansk has been murdered. Lithuanian foreign minister Linas Linkevicius said the consul, Mykola Zelenec, was kidnapped and brutally killed by terrorists.
Read More »NATO condemns Russia’s aid trucks movement into Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Friday condemned the entry of a Russian convoy into Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities and without any involvement of the International Committee of the Red Cross. “This is a blatant breach of Russia’s international commitments, including those made recently in …
Read More »Clashes erupt in Benghazi
Clashes between irregular forces of a renegade general and Islamists erupted in Libya’s eastern Benghazi city on Wednesday, killing at least five people, medical and military sources said. Loud explosions and a war plane circling the port city could be heard in the evening in the Lithi district, where forces …
Read More »Britain will not collaborate with Assad to combat Islamic State
Britain will not work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to combat Islamic State (IS) fighters in the country and his permission would not be needed for any military intervention, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Friday. Hammond also said Britain had no plans to arm moderate fighters in Syria’s civil war, …
Read More »UN says 700,000 Iraqis are displaced in Kurdish north
About 700,000 Iraqis have gathered in the Kurdish north after being driven from their homes by jihadist fighters, the United Nations said Aug. 22 as it stepped up a massive aid operation to the region. “The Kurdistan region of Iraq is now hosting close to 700,000 displaced Iraqis, most having …
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