August, 2014

• 7 August

  Russia to apply retaliatory measures against western sanctions

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he has ordered the government to think over retaliatory measures against western sanctions, local media reported. “Political tools of pressure on the economy are unacceptable and contradict all norms and rules. The Russian government has already proposed a number of

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• 7 August

  Over 60 extremists killed by Iraqi airstrike in Mosul

  Iraq’s state TV says a government airstrike in the militant—held northern city of Mosul killed 60 fighters from the extremists Islamic State group. The TV says the strike at dawn on Wednesday targeted a prison in downtown Mosul used by the Islamic State as a religious court and detention facility.

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• 7 August

  Egypt negotiates with Libya the evacuation of citizens

  Egypt is engaged in intense communication with officials in Tunisia in order to evacuate citizens stuck at the border area between Libya and Tunisia All Egyptians currently trapped in the border area between Libya and Tunisia will be returned home, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said after ending his trip to …

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• 4 August

  Over 19 killed in Damascus by airstrikes of Syrian warplanes

  Nineteen people were killed on Sunday and many injured in airstrikes by Syrian warplanes on the town of Kafr Batna, in the governorate of Rif Dimashq (the Countryside of Damascus), southern Syria, also a suburb of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Two similar strikes targeted the city …

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• 4 August

  NATO Chief, British PM discuss Ukraine

  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the impact of the Ukraine crisis on the Alliance’s collective security with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Philip Breedlove at Allied Command Operations headquarters in the Belgian city of Mons on Monday.

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• 4 August

  Around ten thousand Egyptians stranded at border with Tunisia

  Around 10 000 Egyptians fleeing the fighting in Libya are still stranded at the border with Tunisia, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri said Monday on a visit to Tunis.

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• 4 August

  Clashes continue in Libya

  Libya’s government said 22 people had been killed in the latest battles between armed factions to control Tripoli airport, and fighting left a huge fire raging on Sunday at gas tanks at the city’s fuel depot. The factions have been fighting for nearly three weeks to gain control of Tripoli …

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• 4 August

  EU calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to cease-fire

  The European Union is very concerned by the latest armed incidents which caused a number of casualties along the Line of Contact and the Armenian-Azerbaijani State border in recent days, EU said in its statement. “We call on both sides to immediately respect the ceasefire, refrain from the use of …

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• 4 August

  Egyptian FM, Tunisian PM discuss Libya’s situation

  Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed facilitating and speeding up the evacuation of Egyptian nationals from Libya’s neighbour to the west, Tunisia with Tunisian Prime Minister Mahdy Gomaa.

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• 4 August

  Egyptian security forces battle militants in North Sinai

  Egyptian security forces have killed 11 militants in an exchange of fire in the North Sinai, the military said today. 

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