August, 2013

• 9 August

  Damascus rejects attack on Assad

  Syrian authorities have taken the rare step of denying media reports of an attack on President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade as he traveled to a mosque on Thursday to attend prayersmarking a Muslim holiday.

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• 9 August

  Turkish deputy PM says that Turks in Bulgaria act like bridges between two countries

  Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said Tuesday that Turks living in Bulgaria were acting like bridges between two countries. “The social, political, and cultural relations between the neighbouring countries Turkey and Bulgaria are so strong,” said Bozdag during his 3-day visit in Bulgaria adding he believed the relations would even get better.

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• 9 August

  UN Secretary General and Russian FM discuss Syria

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed Thursday the escalating humanitarian crisis and increasing sectarian violence in Syria with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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• 9 August

  Georgian FM says relations with Russia not to be restored yet

  Broken diplomatic ties between Georgia and Russia are unlikely to be mended unless Moscow stops recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia’s foreign minister said.

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• 9 August

  Two soldiers were killed in a blast near the Algerian border on Sunday

  Tunisian police shot dead an Islamist militant in Tunis and two soldiers were killed in a blast near the Algerian border on Sunday, as the government grappled with growing security and political crises.

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• 9 August

  Mali: majority of refugees were unable to vote

  The overwhelming majority of refugees who fled the conflict in northern Mali were unable to vote in the first round of the presidential election because their identity cards had not reached them, according to a report by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

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• 9 August

  Tunisian president calls on all parties to leave their differences aside during Eid El Fitr break

  Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki invited the Tunisian people as well as political parties and components of civil society to “leave their differences aside” during the 3-day Eid break, in a televised message

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• 9 August

  France calls on Egypt to open dialogue for solving the crisis

  French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Thursday called on all parties in Egypt to open dialogue, saying France is ready to assist any political process to reduce the conflict in the country.

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• 9 August

  Egypt clarifies declarations about mediation efforts

  Egypt’s Foreign Ministry clarified a stance announced by the country’s presidency on the end of mediation efforts aiming to break the political deadlock that followed the ouster of elected President Mohamed Morsi.

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• 8 August

  Pakistan PM sad over border clashes in Kashmir, calls for peace

  Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday expressed “sadness” over the border clashes in Kashmir, and said India and Pakistan must take “effective steps” to restore normalcy on the frontier. Sharif told foreign ministry officials in Islamabad that he was sad over the incidents  involving Pakistani and Indian troops along …

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