October, 2013

• 1 October

  EgyptFM calls on Tunisia to respect the will of Egyptian people

  The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry said that the internal situation of Tunisia is witnessing a lot of developments, but, Cairo is refrained to issue a comment and does not intend to change that. He urged the Tunisian authorities to respect the will of the Egyptian people expressed as of …

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• 1 October

  Turkish Parliament to discuss new Syria motion

  A new bill to replace a parliamentary motion passed last year authorizing cross-border military operations in Syria will be on Parliament’s agenda on Oct. 3, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has said. 

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• 1 October

  Kenyan lawmakers investigate mall tragedy

  Kenyan lawmakers investigating alleged security failings during the deadly assault on Nairobi’s Westgate mall by Islamist gunmen were due to meet on Tuesday, as leaders gathered to commemorate the 67 killed.

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September, 2013

• 30 September

  Turkish PM announces reforms to strengthen democracy

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a long-anticipated reform package on Monday to facilitate a settlement process aiming to end a three- decade Kurdish insurgency. Under the framework of political party amendments, parties will be able to make their election campaigns in languages other than Turkish, Erdogan said, a …

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• 30 September

  Egypt recalls ambassador to Tunisia

  Egypt has recalled its ambassador to Tunisia, Ayman Mesharrafa, in response to the Tunisian president’s demand of releasing ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy. The Egyptian interim government has recalled its ambassador from Tunisia.

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• 30 September

  Egyptian court upholds one-year prison sentence for ex-PM

  An Egyptian court upheld a one-year prison sentence against former Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, who was appointed by deposed President Mohamed Mursi, and the judge said he must now serve the jail term. Kandil was handed the sentence in April, when he still headed the government, for failing to implement …

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• 30 September

  Serbian President to address PACE

  Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić will address the regular session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which begins on Monday in Strasbourg.

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• 30 September

  Turkish President welcomes Obama-Rouhani phone call

  Turkish President Abdullah Gül has hailed the historic phone conversation between U.S. President Barack Obama and Iran’s newly-elected leader, Hassan Rouhani, on Sept. 27 – the highest-level contact between the two countries since 1979. “I am pleased to learn the phone call between President Obama and President Rohani,” Gül said, …

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• 30 September

  Turkish PM discusses Syria and Egypt with Qatari emir

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was scheduled to have a tête-à-tête meeting with new Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Friday in İstanbul to discuss the latest developments in the region, particularly

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• 30 September

  Turkey hails UN resolution on Syria

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has welcomed a draft resolution of the U.N. Security Council to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. The resolution itself is important, Davutoğlu said Sept. 27, since the Security Council has considered the Syrian crisis as

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