Eurasia Press & News

Libya’s unity government has called for “urgent intervention” by the international community to end military escalation in its south, warning of a possible “civil war”. For more than a week, militias allied to the UN-backed Government of National Accord have fought off rival forces trying to capture an airbase in …

Egyptian security officials say three people have been injured in clashes between militants and local tribes in the Sinai peninsula. The officials told The Associated Press on Monday that militants from the Islamic State group launched RPG attacks on Sunday in response to the kidnapping of three of its members …

A Malian army spokesperson says armed men have attacked an army camp in the country’s north, killing at least four soldiers and wounding another. Lieutenant Colonel Diarran Kone on Tuesday would not give more details about the attack in Gourma-Rharous, about 160km south of Timbuktu.

Algeria “strongly” condemned Sunday, through the spokesperson of the ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdelaziz Benali Cherif, the two bomb attacks against two churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria (Cairo), denouncing once again terrorism in all its forms.

High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini said Sunday in Algiers the EU position regarding Western Sahara issue has not changed and “strongly supports” the UN efforts to achieve a political just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution …

High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini Sunday in Algiers reaffirmed that there was no military solution to the crisis in Syria, underlining convergence of views between Algeria and the EU.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency in Egypt following twin church bombings that killed dozens of people in two cities on Sunday. Sisi announced the “state of emergency for three months” in a defiant speech at the presidential palace after a meeting of the national defence …

The UN Security Council condemned the bombings of two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt on Sunday, calling the attacks “heinous” and “cowardly.” In a statement, the council urged all member states to cooperate with the Egyptian government in bringing to justice the perpetrators of the attacks, which were claimed by …

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Mogadishu army camp Monday, killing at least three soldiers a day after the army chief escaped an attack on his convoy, military sources said. “The suicide bomber was stopped at the main entrance and he blew himself up. Three soldiers died and …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered military deployments to protect “vital and important infrastructure” after Islamic State group bombings hit two churches on Sunday, killing dozens of people.