August, 2013

• 13 August

  US to resume assistance for Mali after polls

  he United States signalled on Monday that it was prepared to resume aid to Mali following a presidential election that paved the way for the return of a democratically elected government.

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• 13 August

  Cisse admits defeat, congratulates Keita on his victory

  Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, an ex-prime minister with a reputation for firmness, won Mali’s presidential election after his rival conceded defeat on Monday in a poll meant to draw a line under more than a year of turmoil.

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• 13 August

  Keita is the new President of Mali

  Mali’s presidential election has been won by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita after his rival admitted defeat in the second round. Keita, 68, served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 2000.

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• 13 August

  German FM to visit Tunisia

  German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle is to pay an official two-day visit to Tunisia on August 14, the foreign ministry announced on Monday. During the visit, Westerwelle is to hold talks with Tunisian Interim President, interim Premier, President of Constituent Assembly, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the ministry …

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• 13 August

  Egyptian Deputy FM visits Algeria

  Algerian Foreign Affairs Minister Mourad Medelci received Monday visiting Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ali Al-Hefni.

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• 13 August

  Egypt extends Morsi detention for 15 days

  Egypt’s judiciary extended ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s detention yesterday as his supporters marched through Cairo in defiance of the expiry of a government ultimatum to dismantle their huge protest camps. The judiciary said it was extending Morsi’s detention

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• 12 August

  Russian FM says dialogue is the only solution for Syrian conflict

  The only way to end the ongoing violence in Syria lies in dialogue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the UN-Arab League joint envoy to Syria

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• 12 August

  Pakistan summons Indian envoy over border firing

  Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian envoy and conveyed serious concerns over the ” violations of a ceasefire agreement by the Indian forces,” the Foreign Ministry said. Pakistan says the Indian troops fired on its border areas on Monday and killed a civilian along the Line of Control (LoC), …

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• 12 August

  US President says there’s great opportunity to solve Cyprus issue

  U.S. President Barack Obama and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras have given optimistic outlook over the stalled talks in the divided island of Cyprus.

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• 12 August

  Greek PM meets UN Secretary General to discuss key political issues

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon discussed impacts of the global economic crisis on Greece with Antonis Samaras, the Prime Minister of the financially-troubled southeastern European country. “The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister discussed preparations for the resumption, in the fall, of negotiations

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