Eurasia Press & News

Turkey and the United States have hammered out a deal for providing training and equipment to moderate opposition groups in Syria, a Turkish spokesman said here on Tuesday. Both sides are set to sign an agreement for a training and equipping program for Syrian opposition in the next few days, …

Egypt’s armed forces announced late Monday the deployment of its forces in all governorates nationwide to “protect public and private properties, secure roads … and contribute to the capture of criminals and outlaws.” Armed Forces Spokesman Mohamed Samir said in a statement that the deployment comes to carry out the …

Algeria condemned “in the strongest possible terms the despicable” murder by ISIS organization Daech of Egyptian innocent citizens in Libya, recalling its “firm” position rejecting terrorism in all its forms and aspects, said a communiqué of the Foreign Ministry.

A Libyan air force commander said 40 to 50 militants were killed in Monday’s air strikes against ISIS targets in Libya. “There are casualties among the individuals, ammunition and the communication centres belonging to them,” Saqer al-Joroushi said on Egyptian state television. “The number of deaths are not less than …

An Egyptian military court will try deposed president Mohamed Morsi and 198 Islamist leaders and supporters over a deadly protest in 2013 following his overthrow, a prosecution source said Feb. 18 The defendants in the trial, which will start on February 23, also include Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said that Turkey and Pakistan will “continue their cooperation and solidarity in the fight against terror and Islamophobia” around the world. “We have a common position regarding terrorism and all Islamophobic attacks in different parts of the world,” Davutoğlu told a joint press conference …

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi demanded the lifting of the arms embargo on Libyan so that its army can defend the country. The comments were made during an interview with France’s Europe 1 channel, aired Tuesday.

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) agreed during a summit Monday to provide Cameroon and Chad with an emergency aid of about $100 million to combat the Boko Haram militancy. The summit was attended by the presidents of the ECCAS countries Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and …

More than 160 people suspected of having links to Boko Haram have been arrested in Niger’s border area with Nigeria which was attacked this month by the Islamist group, police in Niger have said. “We would like to warmly thank the residents of the Diffa region whose assistance has allowed us …

The fifth inclusive inter-Malian dialogue has started Monday afternoon in Algiers between Mali’s government and the representatives of the politico-military groups of northern Mali. The different parties involved in Algeria-sponsored negotiation process, which began in July 2014, have committed to reaching a peace agreement in accordance with the roadmap signed …