August, 2013

• 8 August

  Dutch FM says the EU is concerned about Egypt’s future

  Holland’s Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans affirmed here Thursday that Europeans were keen on the future of Egypt, stressing that his current visit to the country was to support the EU efforts to help create dialogue among Egyptian political factions.

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• 8 August

  Georgia marked today the fifth anniversary of 2008 war with Russia

  Georgia marked today the fifth anniversary of the 2008 war with Russia over Georgia’s separatist territory of South Ossetia, with both sides still blaming each other for the costly conflict.

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• 8 August

  Turkish PM Erdogan condemns situation in Syria and Egypt

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, “A mentality in Syria which has stepped on the holiness of Ramadan has massacred individuals fasting.” Referring to Syria, Erdogan said at a meeting

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• 8 August

  Croatia urged to address 1995 army’s war crimes

  Croatian rights activists called on the Zagreb authorities to show respect for victims and deal with war crimes committed by the army during its 1995 Operation Storm. Croatian human rights organisations have sent a letter to the country’s president, prime minister

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• 8 August

  Greek PM to visit Washington

  Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is to pay a visit to Washington on Thursday and meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry.

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• 8 August

  Algeria masses forces on Tunisia border

  Algeria’s army has reinforced its forces along the eastern border with Tunisia, Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said on Thursday, days after the killing of eight Tunisian soldiers.

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• 8 August

  Tunisian forces launch air strikes on militants

  Tunisian forces launched air and ground strikes on militants near the Algerian border on Friday after fierce overnight clashes in the area, which coincided with increased instability and political turmoil in the North African country.

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• 8 August

  Egypt efforts negotiate a resolution to standoff with Muslim Brotherhood collapse

  Egypt’s interim presidency has announced that foreign diplomatic efforts to negotiate a resolution to the standoff with the Muslim Brotherhood following the removal of

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• 8 August

  Syrian rebels claim attack on Assad

  Syrian rebels said on Thursday they targeted President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade as he was heading to attend prayers at a Damascus mosque to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but footage broadcast by state television showed him unharmed.

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• 8 August

  Obama talks Syria and Egypt situation with Turkish PM Erdogan

  U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over developments in Syria and Egypt, the White House said. Obama made the phone call from California, where he was on a tour, at the request of Erdogan, the White House said in a …

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