Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the Syrian government was holding talks with the opposition ahead of possible peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Interfax news agency reported. Lavrov spoke to his Turkish counterpart by telephone on Tuesday and they agreed to push for a ceasefire and ...
Fears are mounting in Tunisia that the return of ‘jihadists’ from foreign battlefields could destabilize a country already reeling from a wave of attacks since its 2011 revolution. Concern has increased after a Tunisian was identified as the suspected attacker who mowed down 11 people with a hijacked truck at ...