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January 30, 2014

OIC and Russia sign cooperation agreement

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has signed a framework agreement for cooperation with Russia. Secretary General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu met the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow this week....

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January 30, 2014

Turkish Parliament renews mandate allowing the use of force abroad

The Turkish Parliament has approved the renewal of a mandate that allows the Turkish government and Armed Forces to carry out military operations outside Turkey’s borders when necessary. This...

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January 30, 2014

Inter-Parliamentary Union suspends Egypt’s membership

PHOTOS The inter-Parliamentary Union, an international organisation of parliaments which seeks to promote dialogue and ensure peace and co-operation between peoples and their representative democracies, suspended the membership of...

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January 30, 2014

Financial Times: Egypt takes wrong track

British newspaper the Financial Times has declared that the prosecution of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is illustrative of how Egypt is taking the wrong track. The newspaper noted...

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January 30, 2014

Turkey prevents three truckloads of chemicals entering Syria

Sources in the Turkish army have revealed that Turkish authorities seized three truckloads of chemical materials at its border with Syria. In a statement, Turkish chief of staff said...

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January 30, 2014

Azzam urges Egyptians in Europe to help criminalize coup leaders

Hatem Azzam, a member of an anti-coup public diplomacy delegation touring Europe, recently addressed a conference in Vienna to discuss the negative consequences of the 3 July coup in...

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January 30, 2014

German expert says Egyptian media exploited Morsi freedoms to overthrow him

A German expert in international communications has expressed her surprise that the Egyptian media have rejected the freedoms opened up by ousted president Mohamed Morsi and opted instead for...

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January 30, 2014

Giving Peace a Chance – Ground-breaking report exposes work of pro-Israel lobby in the UK

The Middle East Monitor, in coordination with Spinwatch, have released a report into the work of the British Israel Communications and Research Centre. The report, Giving Peace a Chance...

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January 30, 2014

20 years on, trial of Turkish military officers accused of killing Kurds begins

The trial of six former military officers charged with killing six Kurdish villagers in 1993 has begun in Hernak in south-eastern Turkey. The former military officers, who include generals,...

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January 30, 2014

Russia insists on Saudi and Iranian participation in Geneva II

Russia’s foreign minister has stressed the importance of Saudi and Iranian participation in the Geneva II Conference on the Syrian issue. Sergei Lavrov insisted that all countries with influence...

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