October 10, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Turkey
Representatives of Greek Cyprus and Turkish Cyprus will visit Athens and Ankara in a couple of weeks, the first time in nearly 50 years. So that, psychological barriers will be crossed, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said. Citing that negotiators of theGreek and Turkish Cypriots had a preparatory meeting on Oct. 9, leaders of Greek Cyprus and Turkish Cyprus will …
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October 10, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkey and Ukraine announced on Wednesday they have agreed in principle to exempt the citizens of each other from the visa procedures for 60 days. The announcement was made in a joint press conference here by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych here.
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October 10, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Magreb, Magreb News
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised U.S. forces for capturing a terror suspect known as Abu Anas al-Libi and says the longtime fugitive will be brought to justice. Obama said Abu Anas, seized Saturday in Libya, helped plan and execute the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East …
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October 10, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Magreb, Magreb News
A three-day visit to Morocco by Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan wrapped up on Tuesday (October 8th) with plans for new partnerships in health, education, training, security and other sectors. Officials attending the bilateral talks hailed the “high level” of collaboration in efforts to prevent illegal immigration and all forms …
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October 10, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News
Egypt’s interim president, Adli Mansour, granted Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the authority for full mobilization starting the beginning of November of this year. The presidency said that a bill drafted in 1960 regarding the army’s full mobilization states
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October 10, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News
An Egyptian court has set a date for the trial of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood, and some of the group’s leaders in relation to the Ittihadya violence that happened in December 2012. The trial will begin on November 4 before a Cairo criminal …
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October 10, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News
The United States said Oct. 9 it had suspended the delivery of major military hardware and cash assistance to Egypt in the wave of a bloody crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood. Washington has frozen “the delivery of certain large-scale military systems and cash assistance to the government pending credible progress …
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October 10, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
The EU will aid Bulgaria in its efforts to deal with the ongoing refugee influx, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said after meeting his colleagues in Luxembourg. Yovchev did not specify on the sum of money Bulgaria is going to receive.
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October 9, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Turkey
The Foreign Ministry in a written statement has reiterated its desire for political stability in Egypt, calling for dialogue in the country for a quick return to democratic order after bloody clashes in Egyptian cities on Oct. 6. Monday’s statement by the Foreign Ministry said Turkey desires real dialogue among …
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October 9, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
Russia and the United States agreed on how to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry. “We have a common understanding of what needs to be done and how. I am very glad that President (Barack) Obama …
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