Eurasia Press & News

Egypt’s army killed 14 militants in an exchange of fire during a raid in central Sinai, the military spokesman said in a statement on Monday. According to a statement published on Egypt’s army spokesman Facebook page, the military arrested 10 other militants. Three car bombs and 10 explosive devices were …

EU Foreign Minister were expected to meet here on Monday, to discuss ways of supporting the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord in its effort to exercise control over the Libyan territories and combat irregular migration. The High Representative of the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica …

The European Foreign Affairs Council noted in its conclusions on Monday that it was prepared to review restrictive measures on Libya in order to help support peace, stability and security. It also urged all those involved to avoid anything that might undermine the political transition and to engage in constructive …

At least 20 people were killed in an attack by armed rebels on a town in Central African Republic, a local official and residents said Thursday. Dozens of others were wounded when heavily armed rebels of the newly formed group Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation – or 3R – attacked the …

Two terrorist bunkers were destroyed in a combing operation carried out Sunday, in Bejaia, by a detachment of the People’s National Army said Monday, the ministry of National Defence in a communiqué. “As part of the fight against terrorism and in a search operation carried out in Bejaia, a detachment …

Algeria on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to support for the United Nations’ peace process in war-torn Libya. Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League, Abdelkader Messahel, received in his office in Algiers a Libyan delegation representing a coalition of Libyan political parties, led by Ali Bashir Zouik, …

Tunisia’s armed forces have taken delivery of six US-made military helicopters from a total order of 24 for use in its fight against “terror”, the government announced Saturday. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was present at the southern military base of Gabes for the delivery of the aircraft, said a government …

Africa’s Sahel region risks becoming a “space for terrorists” unless immediate, co-ordinated action is taken, Chad’s President Idriss Deby warned on Monday, as the area’s leaders gathered for security talks in the Malian capital. The presidents of Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Niger met in Bamako to discuss the …

Fayez Al-Sarraj, the leader of the Government of National Accord (GNA), has said that NATO or the European Union (EU) could deploy ships to operate in Libyan waters. They would work alongside the Libyan national military coastguards, to slow down and tackle the flow of migrants travelling across the Mediterranean …

Nine Libyan army solders have been killed in the eastern city of Benghazi in clashes with militants after the army took control of a crucial area in the city, according to a military source on Friday. The army took control of Ganfouda district recently, an area known as “12 blocks” …