Eurasia Press & News
Turkey has closed its cultural centre and commercial office in Beirut after the kidnap of two Turkish Airlines pilots, Ankara’s ambassador to Lebanon said on Monday.
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August, 2013
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13 August
Afghan president to visit Pakistan on 26 August
According to reports Afghan president Hamid Karzai will visit Pakistan at the end of this month to meet with the Pakistani officials regarding the Afghan peace process. An official in presidential palace speaking
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13 August
Pakistan PM calls to reset relations with India
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a “new beginning” in relations with India amid high tension over the disputed region of Kashmir, in comments published Tuesday.
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13 August
UN Secretary General visits Pakistan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday on a two-day visit for talks on disaster management, peace and education, officials said. Ban will meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and
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13 August
Syrian rebel commander visits Latakia province
The head of the rebel Free Syrian Army has visited the coastal province of Latakia, according to video footage, a show of force in President Bashar al-Assad’s family’s home province. Several villages in Latakia, which is a stronghold of Assad’s
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13 August
Georgia and US hold joint naval exercises
Joint Georgian-U.S. naval exercises began in the waters of Batumi port on Tuesday morning. The U.S. naval destroyer Bulkeley and two Georgian coast
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13 August
Russia expects intl conference on Syria after September
Moscow foresees the international conference on Syria could start after September only, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Monday. “It would hardly happen in September, because there will be other events, for instance, the UN General Assembly’s ministerial week,” he said.
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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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