January, 2015

• 19 January

  UNSC urges Libya factions to support peace

  The UN Security Council has welcomed a ceasefire announced by an Islamist-backed militia in Libya and threatened to impose sanctions on those who obstruct peace efforts. The 15-member council voiced support for a second round of UN-brokered talks to be held in Geneva next week and strongly urged all warring …

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• 19 January

  Afghan soldiers attacked in eastern province

  A local official says the Taliban have attacked Afghan troops in eastern Laghman province, triggering a gunbattle that killed two soldiers and wounded a third. The provincial governor’s spokesman Sarhadi Zwak says the attack began around today in Alishing district.

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• 19 January

  EU FMs holds talks on fight against terror

  EU foreign ministers met today on building an alliance — including with Muslim countries — against a growing Islamist militant threat, with Europe on high alert after deadly Paris attacks and anti-terrorism raids in Belgium. The immediate focus for the 28-nation European Union is how to prevent citizens known as “foreign fighters” …

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• 16 January

  Ukraine talks postoned for end of January

  Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko agreed on Thursday that the delayed talks on the Ukraine conflict with leaders of Russia, France and Germany will take place at the end of the month. In a telephone call, the two leaders “noted that the meeting of leaders …

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• 16 January

  US, UK to maintain sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict

  The United States and Britain agree to maintain tough sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, President Barack Obama said today. “We agree on the need to maintain strong sanctions against Russia until it ends its aggression in Ukraine and on the need to support Ukraine as it implements …

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• 16 January

  Turkey to increase cooperation with EU to stop IS

  Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who is visiting Brussels this week, offered to cooperate more with Europe in the fight against the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Davutoğlu is currently visiting Brussels and trying to highlight common grounds with the EU and expressing Turkey’s readiness to work …

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• 16 January

  France calls on intl community to have clear stance in fight against terror

  French President Francois Hollande called on the international community Friday to adopt a clear and collective position against terrorism, saying recent attacks in Paris would not undermine freedom of expression as one of Republic’s major pillars. France is working closely with its neighbors, particularly Belgium, to fighting “terrorism,” said Hollande …

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• 16 January

  British special envoy for Libya warns of dangerous situation if UN talks fail

  If U.N. attempts to get peace talks going between rival Libyan factions fail, there is a risk of full-scale civil war which would pose a serious threat to Libya’s neighbours and to Europe, the British special envoy for Libya said. The U.N.-sponsored talks, which began in Geneva on Wednesday, aim …

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• 16 January

  Algeria, Senegal discuss bilateral relations

  A new era is open in the bilateral relations between Algeria and Senegal following Senegalese President Macky Sall’s four-day state visit to Algeria, during which a boost was given to the multidimensional relations between the two countries. President Sall, during his stay in Algiers and the visits he made to …

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• 16 January

  Egyptian FM to visit Rabat

  Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri travelled to Rabat on Thursday amid recently strained relations between the two countries, diplomatic sources said. Shoukri is set to deliver a personal message from President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to  Morocco’s King Mohammed VI. A report which aired on Moroccan state television in December describing Egyptian …

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