Eurasia Press & News

Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Lebanese Mufti Abdul Latif Derian, and Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawqy Allam met on Tuesday to discuss extremist ideologies and the religious relations between Egypt and Lebanon. During their talks, Al-Sisi pointed out the importance of correcting religious discourse and re-defining the concepts and the …

Ukraine will step up efforts to persuade the United States to send weapons, a government source said on Tuesday, after Washington signaled it might be ready to arm troops battling a rebel offensive. At least 19 civilians and five government troops were killed over the previous 24 hours as fierce …

Turkey as a member of the OSCE Minsk Group observes all the steps taken to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which is a serious obstacle to peace, stability, prosperity and broad cooperation in the South Caucasus, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Feb. 3. The ministry said Turkey is trying to increase the …

Members of Security Council on Tuesday condemned in the strongest terms the continued escalation of attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram “terrorists”. The condemnation came as a result to the attacks against Maiduguri, Borno State, and attacks in the Lake Chad Basin region against the Chadian army deployed to fight Boko …

The International Court of Justice Tuesday dismissed claims of genocide by both Croatia and Serbia allegedly committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. “Croatia has failed to substantiate its allegation that genocide was committed. Accordingly, no issue of responsibility under the Convention for the commission of genocide can arise …

 Defence ministers of the 28-member NATO will hold a formal one-day meeting in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the challenges the Alliance faces to the east and to the south, and their impact on NATO’s defence plan, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu told a news conference this evening. She noted that …

Turkey has harshly condemned an Egyptian court’s decision to sentence 183 men to death over allegations of killing 13 policemen in 2013, accusing the judiciary decision of being politically motivated. “We strongly condemn the confirmation of the death sentences of 183 people, constituting a new contingent of mass death sentences, …

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met with the President of the International Peace Institute in the United Nations, Terry Larson, in Cairo Tuesday, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting discussed the bilateral relations between Egypt and the institute, as well as negotiations …

United States President Barack Obama continues to evaluate the US policy on the Ukraine crisis with the objective of further isolating Russia and convince Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to reevaluate his strategy. “The President’s view continues to be that this administration needs to be continually assessing what our strategy is to further isolate the …

At least four soldiers were killed today when a vehicle of the security forces was hit by a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region. The remote-controlled IED hit the vehicle, killing four troops in Urmagai area of central Kurram Agency bordering Afghanistan this morning, officials said. Soon after the …