Eurasia

Tunisia to continue talks to solve political crisis

Tunisia was to push ahead on Monday with talks to resolve a political crisis sparked by the assassination of an opposition politician last month, but with no signs of compromise. The ruling Islamist Ennahda party was to hold fresh talks with the powerful UGTT trade union to try and find …

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EU to review aid package for Egypt

As ambassadors from the 28 members of the European Union gather in Brussels to “urgently review” a €5 billion aid package to Egypt, the interim government in Cairo has criticised the move.

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24 policemen killed in Egypt on Sinai attack

Militants fired rocket-propelled grenades at two buses in the Sinai on Monday killing 24 policemen, as Egypt’s military chief vowed a “forceful” response to violence roiling the Arab world’s most populous nation.

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Turkish FM condemns attacks staged in Baghdad

Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Thursday’s attacks staged in various regions of Iraqi capital Baghdad killing numerous civilians in a statement released on Friday. “We wish God’s mercy upon those who lost their lives in the sad incidents, offer our condolences to the families of the victims and a speedy …

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