Members of Libya’s Berber community, angered over what they believe is their marginalisation, stormed the national assembly Tuesday. Berbers “who had been demonstrating outside the seat of the General National Congress, broke in to the chamber… ransacking
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The European Union said on Wednesday that reports that protesters had been killed in a security force crackdown were “extremely worrying” and called for restraint from Egyptian authorities.
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Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday when they cleared a camp of Cairo protesters who were demanding the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, his Muslim Brotherhood movement said.
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The Iraqi Ambassador to Serbia, Falah Abdul Hassan, discussed with the Serbian Parliament Speaker the mutual relations.
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There is only a political solution to Karabakh conflict, Russian President said in Baku. During the Tuesday press conference, Vladimir Putin said he had discussed
Read More »Turkey asks Iran for assistance to release kidnapped pilots
Turkey has requested Iran’s assistance to release the Turkish pilots kidnapped in Lebanon last week, according a Lebanese media report.
Read More »Turkey closes Beirut offices after kidnap of its two pilots
Turkey has closed its cultural centre and commercial office in Beirut after the kidnap of two Turkish Airlines pilots, Ankara’s ambassador to Lebanon said on Monday.
Read More »Afghan president to visit Pakistan on 26 August
According to reports Afghan president Hamid Karzai will visit Pakistan at the end of this month to meet with the Pakistani officials regarding the Afghan peace process. An official in presidential palace speaking
Read More »Pakistan PM calls to reset relations with India
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a “new beginning” in relations with India amid high tension over the disputed region of Kashmir, in comments published Tuesday.
Read More »UN Secretary General visits Pakistan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday on a two-day visit for talks on disaster management, peace and education, officials said. Ban will meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and
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