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The European Union (EU) held a first round of emergency talks today on the spiralling bloodshed in Egypt amid warnings the bloc was ready to “urgently review” ties with the country.
Read More »Turkish FM condemns attacks staged in Baghdad
Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Thursday’s attacks staged in various regions of Iraqi capital Baghdad killing numerous civilians in a statement released on Friday. “We wish God’s mercy upon those who lost their lives in the sad incidents, offer our condolences to the families of the victims and a speedy …
Read More »Turkey to make efforts for solving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Turkey will make every effort to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday, speaking at the third Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States in Gabala (Azerbaijan).
Read More »UN sends relief aid to Syria
The office of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has dispatched 33 trucks loaded with core relief items to the Syrians displaced by conflict and trapped in their own territory.
Read More »UN chemical weapons experts to fly to Syria soon
A United Nations team is poised to fly to Syria to investigate allegations that chemical weapons have been used during the bloody civil war, the secretary-general’s office said Wednesday.
Read More »Bulgarian President calls for stability amid fresh anti-govt protests
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has called upon all parties in Parliament to ensure stability and prevent their political confrontation from spreading into society.
Read More »France reiterates support for Mali’s democracy
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.”
Read More »Mali confirms Ibrahim Keita as new President
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has won Mali’s presidential runoff election with 78 per cent of the vote, the government announced yesterday. The result gives the former prime minister a strong mandate to seek peace with northern separatists and to push for sweeping reforms of the army after a military coup. Sunday’s …
Read More »German FM says Egyptian scenario cannot take place in Tunisia
Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Tunis on Thursday that “the Egyptian scenario cannot take place in Tunisia,” citing major
Read More »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.
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