Eurasia Press & News
The events of Thursday morning and evening could not be starker in difference. We saw, in the early part of the day, a rare and hopeful example of national consensus as the country’s lawmakers came together in Parliament. Hours later Lebanon was rocked by a massacre. Yet, as leaders look forward after …
Read More »Car used in attacks found in Paris suburb – police
Paris – A black Seat car used by gunmen who fired at people in restaurants during the attacks in Paris on Friday has been found in the eastern suburb of Montreuil, police said on Sunday. Six people close to Omar Ismail Mostefai, who took part in the killings at the …
Read More »Paris suicide vests mark change of tactics
All seven of the Paris militants wore identical explosive vests and didn’t hesitate to blow themselves up – a worrying change of tactic for jihadists. The suicide vests used by Friday’s attackers in Paris – a first in France – were made by a highly skilled professional who could still …
Read More »What are the implications of the Paris attacks?
French President Francois Hollande described the terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday as a declaration of war. Who’s winning the battle? And what are the implications on security measures, the refugees… us? Are Islamist terrorists succeeding in driving a wedge between religions and cultures? Tuesday’s edition of TimesTalk will discuss …
Read More »Police are questioning the family of one of the identified Paris attacks gunmen Omar Ismail Mostefai
French police are questioning the family of the first of seven gunmen identified in the Paris attacks. French authorities Saturday named the first attacker as 29-year-old Omar Ismail Mostefai, who was identified from a severed finger found at Bataclan concert hall, scene of the worst of the bloodshed. He was …
Read More »Situation in Libya: Algeria says it doesn’t support any side to the detriment of another
Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra said Friday that Algeria doesn’t support any side to the detriment of another.” “Algeria supports the Libyan people as the two countries have a common destiny and it is in the interest of Algeria that Libya gets out …
Read More »Heavy fighting in Benghazi, 16 killed
At least 16 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between forces allied with the official government and Islamic State fighters, a military commander said on Wednesday. Benghazi, caught up in fighting for more than a year, is just one front in Libya’s multi-sided …
Read More »Kabila holds talks with Mugabe as tensions flare in DRC
Harare – Leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, reportedly arrived in Zimbabwe on Thursday where he held a closed door meeting with his counterpart, President Robert Mugabe, in the capital Harare. According to the state-controlled Herald newspaper, the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues …
Read More »Nigeria troops rescue over 60, kill 4 Islamists – army
Abuja – Nigerian troops killed four suspected Boko Haram suspects and set free 61 people, mainly women and children, held by the jihadist group in the flashpoint north-eastern Borno state, the army said Thursday. In an operation, troops under air cover cleared Boko Haram camps “and in the process rescued …
Read More »UN moves to pull Burundi back from 'possible genocide'
New York – The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday that could pave the way for peacekeepers to be deployed to Burundi after months of violence raised fears of Rwanda-style mass killings. The French-drafted measure strongly condemned the wave of killings, torture, arrests and other rights violations …
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