French President Francois Hollande on Thursday welcomed the landslide victory of Ibrahim Boubarca Keita in Mali’s presidential election. In a statement, Hollande praised the large turnout that was “an evidence of the commitment of the Malian voters to restore democracy.”
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Tunisia calls on Egyptian security forces to stop using violence
A Tunisian government’s spokesman condemned on Thursday the Egyptian army’s “disproportionate use of force” against protesters.
Read More »Turkey recalls its Ambassador to Egypt
Turkey’s ambassador in Egypt has been recalled to Ankara for consultations following the bloody crackdown in the country on supporters of the toppled President Mohamed Morsi.
Read More »UNSC holds closed-door consultations on Egypt crisis
The UN Security Council on Thursday launched closed-door consultations on the crisis in Egypt, one day after a deadly crackdown by security forces. The meeting at the request of France, Britain and Australia comes a day after nearly 600 people were killed when
Read More »Turkish Republican People’s Party asks UN to call for sopping violence in Egypt
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has called on the U.N. Security Council to call for a halt to the violence in Egypt, arguing
Read More »India plans resolution against Pakistan
The issue was raised Wednesday in both houses of parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contending that the government should bring a resolution against Pakistan. The government is preparing a resolution condemning Pakistan, after the country’s lower house of parliament brought a
Read More »Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over Deputy PM Bozdağ’s remarks
Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria İsmail Aramaz has been summoned to the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry in order to explain Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ’s recent remarks about Ankara’s intention to gain possession of a Plovdiv mosque and reopen it to prayers.
Read More »President of Armenia receives Romania’s outgoing Ambassador
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Wednesday received Romania’s outgoing Ambassador to Armenia Crina Prunariu.
Read More »Keita pledges to reunite Mali
Mali’s president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita began the daunting task on Tuesday of planning the country’s recovery from political crisis, a military coup and war after his rival conceded defeat at the polls. Official results from the nationwide vote have not been announced, but Somaila Cisse congratulated Keita on his victory …
Read More »Mali awaits election results on Wednesday to officialize Keita’s victory
Though results of Mali’s presidential run-off are not to be released till Wednesday, the officialization of the sweeping victory of Ibrahim Boubacar Keiti (IBK) has turned to be a mere formality, as his rival Soumaila Cisse had admitted defeat on Monday evening and confirmed on Tuesday that he would not …
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