October, 2013

• 29 October

  Joe Biden discusses Iraq situation with Barzani

  US Vice President Joe Biden discussed with President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani the challenges facing Iraq, it was announced here Monday evening.

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• 29 October

  Arab FMs to discuss solutions for Syria in Cairo on Sunday

  Arab foreign ministers will meet in Cairo on November 3 to discuss backing the Syrian opposition at a proposed Geneva peace conference, a top Arab diplomat said Monday. Asked whether the ministers would discuss providing backing for the opposition groups, Arab League deputy chief Ahmed Ben Hilli told reporters “the meeting on Sunday will look into this matter.”

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• 29 October

  UN-Arab League envoy warns of possible ‘Somalisation’ of Syria

  UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, in Syria Tuesday on the most sensitive leg of a regional push for peace talks, has warned of the ‘Somalisation’ of the war-ravaged country. His grim warning came as fighting prevented chemical weapons inspectors from visiting two sites, although UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the mission to destroy Syria’s arsenal …

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• 29 October

  Turkey’s National Security Council discusses Syria and Iraq

  Turkey’s National Security Council (MGK) met today to discuss the Syrian crisis, increasing violence in Iraq and the latest developments in the Middle East.

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• 29 October

  Turkey marks 90th anniversary since becoming a Republic

  The celebrations of the Turkish Republic’s 90th Anniversary were kicked off today with a ceremony at the Anıtkabir mausoleum of the nation’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in the capital Ankara.

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• 29 October

  EU begins association talks with Kosovo

  The European Union has launched negotiations for a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Kosovo. The SAA is seen as a crucial treaty, preceding a country’s accession into the EU.

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• 28 October

  Military operation goes on in Mali

  A high-ranking French military official says a major military offensive against local fighters in the north of Mali continues. French, Malian, and UN troops are involved in the operation, named Hydra, which is expected to last at least 10 days, according to French military spokesman Colonel Gilles Jaron. 

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• 28 October

  West African States say more troops are needed for peace in Mali

  Leaders of the 15-nation west African bloc Ecowas met on Friday in Senegal to call for “urgent steps” from the international community to secure peace in Mali and discuss the creation of a single currency. While the economy was expected to top the agenda, the Economic Community of West African …

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• 28 October

  Japanese PM to visit Turkey

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday left for Istanbul to enhance his country’s economic relations Turkey. During his three-day visit, Abe will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in which the two

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• 28 October

  Syria files details on chemical arsenal

  Syria has filed details of its poison gas and nerve agent program and an initial plan to destroy it to the world’s chemical weapons watchdog, the organization said yesterday. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a statement that Syria completed its declaration as part of a …

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