Eurasia Press & News

Egypt will ask Interpol to issue an arrest warrant for Mohamed Ali, a construction contractor and an outspoken critic of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as it steps up its crackdown on opposition abroad. An Egyptian court dealing with threats to national security has tasked the government with addressing the International …

Tunisia’s largest party, Ennahda, is accused of accepting funding from abroad for its political campaigns, as political turmoil continues in the North African country. A Tunisian prosecutor announced an investigation into three political parties on Wednesday, including the Islamist Ennahda party. Tunisia has been gripped by political turmoil since the …

The armed group has emerged as a strong player as US-led foreign forces pull out of Afghanistan after 20 years. The Taliban have won a string of battlefield victories in recent weeks as the United States-led foreign forces are about to complete pull-out from Afghanistan after 20 years. The armed …

Tunisia faces political, economic turmoil again as President Saied removes PM Mechichi, suspends Parliament. Often celebrated as the Arab Spring’s so-called success model, Tunisia is facing its biggest political crisis since the 2011 revolution that introduced democracy. On Sunday, President Kais Saied removed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, who was also …

Pēc gandrīz divdesmit gadu militāras klātbūtnes ASV pamet Afganistānu, tā arī nepanākot Rietumiem saprotamas demokrātiskas iekārtas izveidi šajā valstī. Lai sajūta, ka Rietumu misijas bijušas neveiksmīgas, nostiprinātos vēl vairāk, var pieminēt, ka Francija jūlijā paziņoja – līdz nākamā gada aprīlim tā izvedīs apmēram 5000 militārpersonu, kuras kopš 2013. gada centušās …

От Арабската пролет насам, тръгнала именно от Тунис, въпросната страна често е посочвана като “успешната история” на масовите вълнения в Северна Африка, започнали през 2011-та година. Основната причина за това е тази, че в Тунис секуларистите и ислямистите успяваха да намерят компромиса помежду им, формирайки коалиционни кабинети. Тези правителства често …

Crisi di crescita democratica o recrudescenza autoritaria in Tunisia? Il presidente Kais Saied rimuove il primo ministro Hichem Mechichi, sospende i lavori del Parlamento e revoca l’immunità dei deputati, appellandosi all’articolo 80 della Costituzione che prevede “misure eccezionali” in caso di “pericolo imminente”. Rachid Gannouchi, presidente del Parlamento e leader …

Kais Saied odwołał premiera i ministrów, zawiesił parlament, odebrał posłom immunitety i zapowiedział, że będą ścigani za korupcję. Jego zdaniem sfrustrowane społeczeństwo ma dość. O takiej sytuacji analitycy polityczni mówią: konsolidacja władzy. Prezydent Tunezji Kais Saied odwołał premiera i ministrów, w tym sprawiedliwości i obrony, zawiesił podzielony, ale różnorodny parlament, …

‘The children who were killed are not jihadists… I demand justice for our children.’ It was a January afternoon when Madabbel Diallo heard fighter jets circling overhead. He paid them no mind: French aircraft regularly hunt jihadists in this part of central Mali. He was attending a wedding, sitting with …

An unprecedented leak of more than 50,000 phone numbers selected for surveillance by the customers of the israeli company NSO Group shows how this technology has been systematically abused for years. The Forbidden Stories consortium and Amnesty International had access to records of phone numbers selected by NSO clients in …