September, 2013

• 18 September

  Turkey says UN report shows that Syrian gov’t is responsible for chemical attack

  After the release of a UN report, Turkey claimed to be certain that the chemical weapons attack in Damascus on Aug. 21 was committed by the Syrian regime, both in a written statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tuesday’s statements from Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. Saying …

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• 18 September

  Turkey says helicopter shooting will not change the Geneva process on Syria

  The shooting down of a Syrian helicopter by Turkish fighter jets on Monday after it crossed into Turkish airspace will not affect the deal that Washington and Moscow arrived at in Geneva on Syria’s chemical weapons, a senior Turkish diplomat said. When the news of the downing

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• 18 September

  Turkish opposition leader against war with Syria, calls for peace in the region

  Turkey’s Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has again slammed the government’s desire to engage in a military operation against Syria, calling for peace in the region.

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• 18 September

  Lebanon prepares for UN meeting on Syrian refugees

  Lebanon is getting ready for a United Nations meeting in New York next week to discuss ways of helping Lebanon cope with huge numbers of Syrian refugees who have taken residence in the country.

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• 18 September

  Obama to test Iran president’s interest in dialogue

  President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani appears to want to open a dialogue with the United States and that he is willing to test whether this is the case.

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• 18 September

  Egypt partially reopens Gaza crossing

  Egypt partially reopened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, a week after it was closed in response to a deadly attack on an Egyptian military headquarters near the frontier. Witnesses said two buses took 100 passengers into Egypt through the Rafah crossing, the main window to the world for the Gaza Strip’s …

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• 18 September

  Algeria supports consensus in Tunisia

  The president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, met with both Rached Ghannouchi and Beji Caid Essebsi separately on back to back days last week. The meetings came just as a mediation effort led by Tunisia’s largest union, the UGTT, has stalled. Comments by political leaders and analysts suggest a potential mediating …

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• 18 September

  Pakistan accuses India of firing across LoC

  Pakistani officials said a girl and an elderly woman were injured in disputed Kashmir region late on Tuesday night in shelling by Indian troops from across the Line of Control (LoC). The Deputy Commissioner of Kotli District of the Pakistani side of Kashmir, Masood ur Rehman, said two people were …

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• 17 September

  Algerian President makes key changes to government

  Just months ahead of the Algerian presidential elections, Abdelaziz Bouteflika made key changes to his cabinet on Wednesday (September 11th). Under the reshuffle announced by President Bouteflika, General Ahmed Gaid Salah will serve as both deputy defence minister and army chief.

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• 17 September

  Tunisian Presidency reiterates the importance of freedom of expression

  Freedom of opinion and expression constitute sacred principles, which should not be challenged”, a state published, Monday by the Presidency of the Republic reads, specifying that the press offenses, despite their negative impacts, are less dangerous than violation of freedom in society.”

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