Eurasia News

Mali rebels to restart peace talks

Separatist rebels in northern Mali say they’re returning to a peace accord with the government about a week after they said they were suspending their participation. The announcement late on Saturday was made in neighbouring Burkina

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Turkish FM dismisses accusations Assad’s accusations against Turkey

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has dismissed accusations by embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that the Turkish government has been supporting “terrorists” to carry out attacks on the Syrian army and civilians, saying that the allegations are “false and meaningless.”

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Pakistan wants to solve issues with India through dialouge, Foreign Secretary says

Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Saturday that Pakistan wanted a negotiated settlement of all outstanding issues with India including Kashmir, said an official press release. According to the press release, the Foreign Secretary urged India to come to the negotiating table instead of leveling allegations against …

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OPCW experts start destruction of chemical arms in Syria

Experts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are commencing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons in line with a relevant UN Security Council resolution and a US-Russian initiative. A source of the OCWA team said in news remarks the 33-member delegation was starting the task of …

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Tunisia to have a new govt of independents

Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party agreed Saturday to stand down at the end of October by signing a roadmap with the opposition for a government of independents to be formed within three weeks. The document, drawn up by four mediators, foresees the nomination of an independent prime minister by the end of next …

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