January 8, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
An Egyptian court is to deliver a verdict on 21 April in the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 14 others charged with inciting the killing of protesters, judicial officials said on Thursday. The ruling will be the first against Morsi, who is facing several trials along with top …
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January 8, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Turkey
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has warned Turkish citizens in Libya to evacuate the country “immediately” through a statement released late on Jan. 7. “Because of the conflict and the airstrikes in Libya recently, we are suggesting that our citizens leave the country immediately,” the statement said. The ministry also said …
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January 8, 2015 Eurasia, Eurasia News, India, South East Asia
The Government of India on Thursday condemned the attack on French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office, adding that the nation will stand by France and its people in their fight against terrorism. “Our leadership has condemned this incident in no uncertain terms. The Prime Minister immediately condemned it as dastardly …
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January 8, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry condemned the terrorist incident which took place Wednesday in Paris, and led to the death of 12 people. In a foreign ministry statement later the same day, Shoukry extended condolences to the French government and people, expressing Egypt’s support for France in the face of the …
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January 7, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Mali’s foreign minister has told the UN Security Council that an international force could help stabilize Libya and the entire Sahel region and check the threat from Islamist groups. Mali is among five countries that launched an appeal to the United Nations and the African Union for foreign intervention to fight Libyan armed …
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January 7, 2015 Eurasia, Eurasia News
Ukrainian, Russian, French and German Foreign Ministers hold a conference call later this week to discuss a possible summit meeting of their leaders in Kazakhstan, to address the crisis in east Ukraine, an Ukrainian official said Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Perebeinos said foreign ministers would hold a conference call …
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January 7, 2015 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane briefed the Security Council this morning on chemical weapons in Syria, in particularly followup in resolution 2118. After the conclusion of the joint OPCW-UN mission late last year, this is the first briefing for her to the Council, Kane told the reporters.
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January 7, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
The Egyptian armed forces announced that they killed 11 militants during the period from 3 to 5 January. Two of them were killed in Al-Arish, eight in Sheikh Zuweid, and one in Rafah, according to a Tuesday statement by the military spokesman.
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January 7, 2015 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
A suicide female bomber blew up hereself at the tourist police station in the historic Sultanahmet district, downtown Istanbul, on Tuesday. The blast killed a police officer, beside the assailant, and injured two policemen, including one seriously.
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January 7, 2015 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Libya’s internationally recognised government on Monday appealed for weapons to combat militias which have seized parts of the oil-rich nation, at an emergency meeting of the Arab League. “We call on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and to arm, without further delay, the Libyan army,” …
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