Eurasia

Egypt’s army chief called on Wednesday for mass rallies to back a crackdown on “terrorism and violence”, in comments a senior Islamist quickly slammed as a “threat,” vowing to press protests. With tensions already running high following the

Bulgaria supports Serbia’s accession to the EU, Bulgarian National Assembly President Mihail Mikov said in Belgrade, where he met with his Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Stefanovic.

MPs, ministers and journalists were evacuated on Wednesday from the parliament building in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they spent the night under siege. The building was surrounded by

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled that Turkey could take action as clashes between Kurds and al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front fighters rage just over Turkey’s border with Syria, saying

European Union foreign ministers are calling for the release of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.

Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traore has met for the first time with members of two northern Tuareg separatist groups, provoking anger

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov calls for Syrian government and opposition to work together against extremists in the country during a meeting with Syrian Deputy PM Qadri Jamil in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a new call on July 22 for the Syrian government and opposition

Top officials in Belgrade on Friday called on Serbs in the north of Kosovo to show unity and participate in the local elections scheduled for November 3.

Egypt said on Monday, July 22 it would cancel visa fees for Syrians, the latest effort to ease diplomatic tensions between the two Arab states after the army ousted President Mohamed Morsithis month.

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said “Cyprus issue is the top priority of Greece’s foreign policy.” On the occasion of the anniversary of Turkey’s Cyprus Peace Operation of July 20, 1974, Venizelos said the economic difficulties that Greece faced has not affected its policy on Cyprus.