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Turkey’s former President Abdullah Gül has joined the condemnations of the shooting in Paris that killed 12 people at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, calling on the Islamic world to denounce the incident. “I condemn the brutal terrorist attack on magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris in the strongest possible …
Read More »EU summit will focus on fight against terror
European Union’s next scheduled summit on 12 February will focus on how to boost anti-terror efforts in the wake of the deadly Islamist attack on a French satirical weekly in Paris, the bloc’s leader Donald Tusk said today. “Terror has struck in Europe. It is, sadly, not the first time,” …
Read More »Turkey to order more F-35 jets
Turkey has decided to order four more of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jets in addition to the two it previously ordered, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said on Wednesday. Turkey said in 2012 it was sticking to plans to buy 100 of the planes with an initial order of two planes …
Read More »France to hold urgent meeting on fight against terror
France is to organise an important, high-level meeting on terrorism here next Sunday, including participation by European and US senior officials, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced Thursday. The meeting will discuss coordination and cooperation in the fight against terrorism in the wake of the attack here Wednesday that left …
Read More »US and Allied Forces conduct airstrikes against IS in Syria and Iraq
US and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria on Wednesday using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct six airstrikes, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve announced. Separately, US and partner nation military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq on Wednesday using bomber and …
Read More »Syrian chemical weapons to be destroyed by June
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane briefed the Security Council this morning on chemical weapons in Syria, in particularly followup in resolution 2118. After the conclusion of the joint OPCW-UN mission late last year, this is the first briefing for her to the Council, Kane told the reporters.
Read More »Blast kills three persons in Istanbul
A suicide female bomber blew up hereself at the tourist police station in the historic Sultanahmet district, downtown Istanbul, on Tuesday. The blast killed a police officer, beside the assailant, and injured two policemen, including one seriously.
Read More »Arab League expresses commitment to stop conflict in Libya
The Arab League held an emergency meeting in Cairo on Monday to discuss recent developments in Libya, according to an Arab League statement. The meeting came following an urgent request made by Ashour Bourashed, Libya’s permanent delegate to the League. The meeting was attended by Secretary General Nabil El-Araby and …
Read More »Hollande supports Syrian opposition, excludes any alliance with Al-Assad
French President Francois Hollande on Monday urged more support for the “moderate” Syrian opposition groups seeking to oust the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad and he excluded any alliance with the Syrian leader to fight against ISIL and other extremists in that country. Speaking on “France Inter” radio, Hollande again …
Read More »French, Saudi defense ministers discuss military aid for Lebanon
The Saudi and French defense ministers discussed in Riyadh Sunday the delivery of military aid to Lebanon. French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited his Saudi counterpart Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz.
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