Several rockets launched from the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon landed on the outskirts of the east Bekaa town of Sirin on Thursday without causing any casualties. According to the National News Agency six rockets crashed into uninhabited areas on the outskirts of the mostly Shiite town of …
Read More »Burkina Faso sends additional 935 soldiers to Mali
Burkina Faso’s government has adopted a bill to send 935 more soldiers to Mali under the auspices of the United Nations Integrated Mission for Stabilization of Mali (MINUSMA). The deployment of the additional troops aims to respond to the demands of the operational concept that was
Read More »British PM to visit India
British Prime Minister David Cameron will be in India on a day-long visit, his third in two years, on his way to Colombo to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on November 15-16. Cameron will hold talks with Singh on number of crucial bilateral, regional and international issues.
Read More »Egypt lifts state of emergency
An Egyptian court ruled a three-month state of emergency be lifted on Tuesday, a step that may help the army-backed government restore a semblance of normality after the military ousted President Mohamed Morsi. But as emergency rule was ordered to end, the government edged a step closer to passing a law on demonstrations that the opposition says could be a new way to curb protests.
Read More »Romania supports Albania on its EU path
Romania supports Albania’s efforts to join the European Union (EU), Romania’s parliament speaker said on Tuesday. “Progress of Albania in the fields of judiciary, parliamentary reform and public administration is a testimony that your
Read More »Georgian-US military exercises held in Batumi
Joint Georgian-US military-naval exercises are to be held at the port of Batumi on Tuesday. The Georgian Coast Guard told Trend today that representatives of the Coast Guard
Read More »Bulgarians protesters clash with police outside of Parliament
Five people were arrested in clashes on Tuesday between police and Bulgarian students who had cordoned off parliament in the capital Sofia as part of an anti-government protest, police said. Skirmishes erupted and at least one person was injured as officers tried to push back the students, who had formed …
Read More »Turkey, Azerbaijan Presidents discuss Nagorno-Karabakh situation
Turkey and Azerbaijan discussed issue of Nagorno-Karabakh during the official talks between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and visiting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Gul said on Tuesday. “We discussed territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and liberating the occupied lands, issues which we also consider national
Read More »Turkish FM says relations with Kurds in near countries are not a threat
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said Turkey’s relations with Kurds living in neighboring countries are not a threat and added that taboos regarding ties with Kurds should be broken. Davutoğlu’s comments came as he was on his way back to Turkey from a two-day-visit to Iraq on Monday
Read More »US welcomes Syrian opposition decision to take part in peace talks
The United States welcomes the Syrian Coalition’s decision to participate in the Geneva II conference, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Tuesday night. “This is a significant step forward in the process to convene the Geneva conference, the goal of which is the full implementation of the Geneva
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