Eurasia

UK Prime Minister David Cameron hosted Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at Downing Street on Monday to discuss the threat of international terrorism and the Egyptian economy. Cameron expressed his condolences to the Egyptian people and government for the deadly attacks in North Sinai, which claimed the lives of 30 …

French President Francois Hollande held talks with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in a fresh push to end the festering conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh. The summit in Paris enabled “the resumption of a direct dialogue” between the presidents of the two countries, though no accord …

The EU Monday welcomed the holding of Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Ukraine as a victory of the people of Ukraine and of democracy. “They marked an important step in Ukraine’s aspirations to consolidate democratic elections in line with its international commitments,” said the outgoing President of the European Council, Herman …

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has invited all Turkish people to act together in unity against terrorism. Davutoglu made the remarks following the shooting attack on Saturday in which three soldiers were killed while on duty by three masked terrorists in Turkey’s Yuksekova district of southeastern Hakkari province.

Tunisia’s main secular opposition party is claiming a big victory in the country’s historic election over the once dominant Islamists. Partial results from the official election commission are expected to be released throughout the day Oct. 27, but the Nida Tunis (Tunis Calls) party has cited exit polls to say …

French President Francois Hollande is meeting with Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan, who arrived at the Elysee Palace in Paris Oct. 27. A trilateral meeting of the presidents of Azerbaijan, France and Armenia is planned to be held in Paris later to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. Earlier, President Hollande voiced …

Pakistan’s army says military jets and helicopters have destroyed nine hideouts of militants in two separate airstrikes killing 33 militants in an ongoing offensive in the North Waziristan tribal region. An army statement on Monday says early morning airstrikes near the Datta Khel area destroyed five such hideouts killing 18 …

Egyptian Minister of Defence Sedki Sobhi announced on Monday that all troops in the western region must be ready to counter possible terrorist threats on the Egyptian border with Libya. The head of the armed forces, who took over command after former commander Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was elected president, urged …

Two alleged perpetrators of last Friday’s deadly bombing in Sheikh Zuweid,North Sinai, were killed in an armed forces operation in the same area. The armed forces confirmed Sunday an Apache helicopter “carried out a number of airstrikes targeting hideouts and terrorist outposts in the Al-Arish and Sheikh Zuweid in North …

Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif will visit the US next month for crucial security talks with American defence officials, his first such trip since taking over as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) last year. His week-long visit is likely to start from mid-November and preparations for trip are underway, …