September, 2013

• 23 September

  Kenyan police arrests over 10 suspects for mall attack

  Kenyan police on Monday said they had arrested more than 10 suspects for questioning over an ongoing attack on a Nairobi shopping mall where more than 60 people were massacred. “We’ve arrested more than 10 individuals for questioning in relation to the Westgate attack,” police said in a message on …

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• 23 September

  Kenyan Forces are in ‘Full Control’, says Interior Minister

  Kenya’s security forces have freed most of the hostages in Westgate Mall, and are in “full control” of all the floors in the building, according to the spokesperson of the country’s interior ministry, Joseph Ole Lenku.

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• 23 September

  Kenyan police manages to rescue more hostages from mall

  Kenyan police have managed to rescue some of the hostages being held by the Al-Qaida linked Al- Shabaab group at the shopping mall in Nairobi. Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo confirmed that the security forces were trying to gain access from the rooftop of the Westgate shopping mall, saying …

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• 23 September

  Turkey condemns attack at Kenyan mall

  Turkey has strongly condemned the deadly attack on an upscale Kenyan shopping mall by an al-Qaeda-linked group that killed and injured dozens. A statement the Turkish Foreign Ministry released yesterday expressed condolences for the families of the victims and the Kenyan government and people. It added that these kinds of …

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• 23 September

  Serbian President informs UN chief about problems in Kosovo

  Serbian  President Tomislav Nikolić said after a meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that he informed the UN chief about “all the problems in Kosovo.” These range “from the judiciary to the local elections,” the Serbian president stated.

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• 23 September

  Iraqi Ambassador in Ankara presents credentials to Turkish President

  The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Ankara, Talal Jamil Al-Oubadi presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Abdullah Gul. A statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry cited “After the presentation ceremony, the Turkish President in the presence of his Senior Adviser for Middle East …

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• 23 September

  Turkey spent 2 billion dollars to support Syrian refugees, says PM

  Turkey has spent $2 billion for the maintenance of Syrian refugees living in the country, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

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• 23 September

  Turkish FM meets with members of Syrian community in US

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met with members of the Syrian community in the United States on Saturday as part of talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The delegation representing the Syrian community in the US conveyed their thanks to Turkey for its …

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• 23 September

  Pakistan to observe 3-day mourning over Church bomb attack

  Pakistan is to observe a 3-day nation-wide mourning over the twin suicidal blasts that targeted a Church in northern Pakistani city Peshawar, killing 81 and wounding 120 others. The twin blasts targeted All Saint’s Church in Peshawar’s Kohati gate area on Sunday were largely condemned by the Christian community across …

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• 23 September

  Suicide bombers kill 78 people at church in northwest Pakistan

  A PAIR of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country’s Christian minority. A wing of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing in the city of Peshawar, saying it would continue to …

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