September, 2014

• 9 September

  Arab FMs meet in Cairo to discuss regional situation

  Ministers from the 22 Arab League member states have conducted meetings with their Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi at a time when the region faces a number of crises.

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• 9 September

  Russia threatens to close airspace amid Western sanctions

  Russia will retaliate against a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine and may block flights through its airspace, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published today.

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• 9 September

  EU to apply new sanctions on Russia

  Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels of waging fresh attacks in the restive east today, further imperilling a fragile truce as EU leaders prepared to approve punishing new sanctions on Moscow. Russia warned it would retaliate against the new measures, which the EU has nevertheless said could be suspended if Moscow observes …

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• 3 September

  France halts Mistral delivery to Russia

  Blaming Russian behaviour and actions in Ukraine, France on Wednesday decided to stop the delivery of the first of two Mistral heavy transport ships to Russia, President Francois Hollande’s office announced Wednesday. The move is certain to spark bitter controversy with Moscow.

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• 3 September

  Merkel says NATO-Russia agreements remain unchanged

  As the Nato summit is set to kick off in Wales tomorrow, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed that the Nato-Russian military agreements will remain unchanged, curbing any rising fears between Russia and Nato due to the Ukrainian crisis. In a press statement on Wednesday, Merkel said “the Nato-Russian Military agreements …

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• 3 September

  Fierce clashes in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi

  Fierce clashes in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi between Islamist militiamen and rival forces loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 fighters on both sides, a security official said on Tuesday. The fighting erupted late on Monday, with forces and fighter jets belonging to General Khalifa Hifter pounding positions …

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• 3 September

  Libya recalls its ambassador from Turkey

  Libya’s Parliament has called back its ambassador from Turkey. Quoting an unnamed source, the Dubai-based broadcasterAl Arabiya reported Sept. 2 that the Libyan Foreign Ministry accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of interfering with Libya’s internal affairs after saying the

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• 3 September

  900 militants killed in Pakistan by army forces

  More than 900 militants have been killed so far in the ongoing 10-week old operation launched by Pakistani armed forces in June to wipe out sanctuaries of local and foreign militants in North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the military said on Wednesday.

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• 3 September

  France holds security meeting on Iraq, ISIL

  France on Wednesday held a high-level “Restricted Defence Council” meeting aimed to examine the situation in Iraq and ways to counter the threat from the extremist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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• 3 September

  US approves Apache deal with Egypt

  Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi told a delegation of US congressmen, headed by the chair of the Armed Services Committee Howard McKeon, that major world powers should fulfill their responsibilities of supporting countries against terrorism considering its escalation in the region, according to a Tuesday statement by the Egyptian armed …

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