May, 2015

• 27 May

  Tunisia granted new US ally status

  President Barack Obama on Thursday elevated Tunisia to new allied status, promising financial and security assistance to ensure the North African country’s transition to democracy remains a success in a fragile region. Obama announced in an Oval Office meeting with newly elected Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi that he intends …

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• 27 May

  Kurdish forces drive IS out of Assyrian Christian villages

  Kurdish forces have driven the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group from more than a dozen Assyrian Christian villages that the jihadists had captured in northeastern Syria, a monitor said May 27. “Following a 10-day offensive, Kurdish fighters took control early this week of 14 Assyrian villages …

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• 27 May

  Russia scraps Mistral deal with France

  Russia has scrapped its controversial deal with France to buy two Mistral-class warships and is now designing its own alternative to the vessels, according to a source from Russia’s state military industrial complex. The €1.2bn deal, agreed between Russia and France in 2011, was initially planned to see two Mistral-class …

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• 27 May

  France reaffirms support for Tunisia's democratic transition

  Jean-Louis Destans, Deputy of the Eure Department at the French National Assembly and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee at this Assembly, Tuesday, reasserted France’s commitment to carry on supporting the democratic transition process in Tunisia.

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• 26 May

  US pledges full support for Iraqi efforts to retake territories from IS

  US Vice President Joseph Biden has pledged “full support” for Iraqi efforts to retake territories lost to the Islamic State, as Baghdad bristled at the Pentagon chief’s criticism of Iraqi forces over the battle against the extremist group.

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• 26 May

  EU increases assistance for Sahel region

  The European Commission Friday announced assistance worth 34 million euro for immediate food aid for the most vulnerable people in the Sahel region including Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Chad, and Burkina Faso. “Millions of people in the Sahel are exposed to the risk of hunger and it is crucial …

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• 26 May

  Algeria reaffirms support for Yemen democracy

  President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika reaffirmed in a message sent to Yemeni President Abd Rabbou Hadi, on the occasion of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the national unity of his country, “Algeria’s support to the Yemeni people and his support to the steps aimed at laying the …

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• 26 May

  Algeria eliminates 25 Terrorists in Bouira operation

  The elimination of 25 terrorists in Bouira (122-km east of Algiers) was a “daring operation” and a “quality leap” reflecting the capacity of the People’s National Army and the security forces in the eradication of terrorist groups, said Thursday in Algiers the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and …

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• 26 May

  Dozens of militants killed by Egypt security forces in North Sinai

  A dozen suspected militants were killed late Sunday in an operation launched by security forces in North Sinai, army sources said. The suspected militants were believed to be members of Egypt’s most active militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which renamed itself “Sinai Province” after pledging allegiance to the leader of …

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• 26 May

  Egypt calls for UN military intervention in Libya

  Egypt has called for the UN to authorise military intervention in Libya on Wednesday (18.05.2015), despite western powers’ preference for the use of diplomacy in the war-torn north African state. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said “there is no choice” but to create a global coalition to confront the extremists in …

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