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The United States Congress allocated $1.3bn of military aid to be made available to Egypt in Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 2014). Following the decision, the US could also provide an additional $250m to the Egyptian government for

Turkey should re-calibrate its Syrian diplomacy and security policies in the face of realities, President Abdullah Gül urged Jan. 14 in his address to Turkish ambassadors convened in Ankarafor an annual conference. 

Turkey’s president is to meet Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after holding talks with opposition leaders on the embattled premier’s controversial bid to curb judges’ powers. President Abdullah Gul will meet Erdogan, as the president held separate meetings on the divisive bill with the heads of the opposition Republican

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday that talks between Belgrade and Pristina will continue on January 28. “We agreed with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton to

The European Union has made a formal request to Ankara asking to be consulted on the controversial judicial bill on the parliament’s agenda for ensuring that it is in line with EU legislation.

A split has emerged between the US and Russia over Iran’s participation in Syrian peace talks planned for next week. 

The Ukrainian government will do everything possible to make sure that the Association Agreement with the EU is signed in 2014, according to Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Arbuzov.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for “localised ceasefires” in Syria ahead of peace talks later this month in Switzerland.

Over 50,000 protesters rallied in centre of Kiev on Sunday, reviving an anti-government protest movement after a Christmas and New Year break.

Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, is on an official state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The Bulgarian President is the first head of state to visit China in 2014.