Eurasia Press & News
French former prime minister and presidential envoy for the Algerian-French economic relations Jean-Pierre Raffarin arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit. Raffarin said he will hold talks with the Algerian officials on a number of economic
Read More »Russian embassy in Libya attacked on Wednesday
The attack on the Russian embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday left one attacker dead and four others were injured, according to the Libyan government. The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the embassy was attacked, stating that none of the diplomats were injured.
Read More »Tunisian Ambassador returns to Cairo
Diplomatic sources have said that Tunisian Ambassador Mahmoud Khmer returned to Cairo on Tuesday evening after a two-month vacation.
Read More »U.N. condemns torture in Libyan detention centres
Torture is widespread in Libyan detention centres run by brigades which emerged during the 2011 revolution, a UN report said Tuesday, urging Tripoli to bring all facilities under full state control. “The report indicates that torture is widespread and most
Read More »Morocco calls for more aid in Africa
Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad Dine El Otmani took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly today to decry the lack of international aid and other obstacles that prevent Africa from reaching its full potential.
Read More »Egypt condemns Tunisian President statements at UN General Assembly
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected and condemned statements made by Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki during a speech delivered to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. In a statement released on Thursday night, the ministry alleged Marzouki had called on Egyptian authorities to release “what he described …
Read More »Tunisian President confident in the success of the transition process in his country
Tunisian Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki expressed confidence in the success of the transition process in Tunisia despite the stumbling blocks and the difficulties met, quoting, among other things, a minority that “does not believe in democracy and tries to disrupt the process.”
Read More »UN report says thousands are detained in Libya outside state control
Thousands of people in Libya remain locked up in militia prisons, outside of state control, more than two years after the revolution, according to a new UN report presented to the Security Council. The report says many are suffering torture and mistreatment and calls the situation “unacceptable”. “We have a …
Read More »Tunisian President meets Obama in New York
Tunisian Caretaker president Moncef Marzouki met on Monday evening in New York with US president Barack Obama who expressed his country’s unconditional commitment to support Tunisia in speeding up the completion of the transitional process so that it might be a model in the region.
Read More »Libyan PM calls for foreign help on security
More than 3,000 Libyan men will soon head to Turkey, Italy, the UK and the US for training, Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan announced on Sunday (September 22nd). From road blockages to robberies, kidnappings and assassinations, Libyans are confronted at all sides with problems they blame
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