Monthly Archives: September 2014

Turkey to participate in military actions against ISIL

Turkey could lend military or logistical support to U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğanwas quoted as saying on Sept. 23, signaling a potential shift in Ankara’s stance on the issue. “We will give the necessary support to the …

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Obama condemns Russian agression against Ukraine

US President Barack Obama has slammed Russia’s “aggression” in Ukraine but offered to lift sanctions against Moscow if it throws its weight behind an unravelling peace deal with Kiev. The outstretched hand to Moscow on Wednesday came a day after pro-Russian guerillas brushed off Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s limited self-rule …

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Cairo Court to decide on Mubarak on Saturday

Cairo Criminal Court will decide on Saturday the destiny of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak, his sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, his former interior minister Habib Al-Adly, six of his close aides, and fugitive businessman Hussein Salem. Mubarak, Al-Adly, and his six aides are accused of being behind killing and injuring peaceful …

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India could be asked to join fight against IS

As Washington completes a round of airstrikes on the Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria, U.S President Barack Obama on Wednesday garnered more support for the coalition at the United Nations. On Monday, PTI quoted U.S. officials as saying that Mr. Obama will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to …

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Turkey ready to support coalition against ISIL

Turkey is ready to support the US-led coalition efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) both militarily and politically, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was quoted as saying on Tuesday. After securing the safe return on Saturday of 46 Turkish citizens who were kidnapped by ISIL …

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Kerry meets Syrian peace activists

Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday met with a delegation of prominent Syrian women human-rights and peace activists on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, the State Department announced. “He stressed the U.S. governmentآ’s strong support for Syrian civil society and human rights defenders, who, …

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Mali separatists pledge to speak with single voice

Malian separatist militias agreed on Sunday to speak with a “single voice” in talks with Bamako on ending conflicts that still rage a year after Mali returned to democracy. The APS news agency in Algeria, which is hosting a second round of talks between separatist groups and Malian government representatives, …

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Shoukry and Kerry discuss bilateral ties

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed developing bilateral ties between Egypt and the United States in a meeting on Tuesday. A statement by Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two sides discussed future cooperation in confronting terrorism, specifically the Islamic State of …

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