Border Control
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 13:36
The authorities in Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, have set up tighter border controls in the Far North region to guard against infiltration by jihadist Boko Haram fighters from neighbouring Nigeria as civilians flee insurgent attacks and a Nigerian military offensive, seeking safety across the border in Cameroon. A rapid response military unit has also been deployed and beefed up in the northern regions and some tourist hotels now have armed guards.
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 08:57
Domestic politics insiders in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, believe Atambayev was referring to complications with Uzbekistan in the Ferghana Valley.
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 08:22
The Lebanese Army has upped its alert at the border with Syria following an intelligence report citing activity by armed Syrian rebels in the area.
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 07:19
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Top Stories from Central Asia and the South Caucasus:
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 11:27
The United States joined the twenty-sixth round of Geneva International Discussions on the conflict in Georgia December 17-18. We welcomed the recent absence of violence along the administrative boundary lines but reaffirmed our view that the physical barriers installed along them negatively impact Georgia’s territorial integrity as well as the lives and livelihoods of adjacent populations, and called for these barriers to be removed.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 10:05
“I am appalled to learn of yet another murder of an Armenian solider in an unprovoked attack by Azerbaijani troops against Armenian forces,” said Costa.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:42
Kyrgyz nationals who have gathered at the border do not listen to the authorities of the Kyrgyz region of Batken and demand an immediate resumption of construction of the Ak-Sai – Tamdik highway that runs through the territory of Vorukh, an exclave of Tajikistan within Kyrgyzstan.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:39
Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Political Affairs and Security, member of Bureau of the OSCE PA, MP Azay Guliyev has discussed on Wednesday issues of settlement of the conflicts in the region with the OSCE Special Representative for the South Caucasus Joao Soares. Deputy himself told Trend.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:31
Georgia is working intensely on an agreement to prevent any renewal of shooting incidents, head of a Georgian delegation, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia David Zalkaliani told journalists on the results of the next round of Geneva talks.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:12
Several roads along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border remain closed after an alleged arson attack destroyed a teahouse belonging to a Kyrgyz citizen in a disputed area.