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January 30, 2014

EU calls on Egypt to clarify court order banning Muslim Brotherhood

The European Union has requested clarifications from Cairo in regards to the judiciary’s recent decision to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and all its activities, as well as confiscate its...

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January 30, 2014

Moscow accuses NATO of looking for Libyan scenario in Syria

Moscow has accused some NATO countries of trying to repeat the Libyan scenario in Syria. In a statement on the fringe of the International Exhibition of Weapons and Military...

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January 30, 2014

Italian coastguard rescues 700 Syrian asylum seekers

The Italian Coastguard Service announced on Wednesday that it has rescued around 700 asylum-seekers, most of them Syrians including many children, on board three boats in the Mediterranean Sea....

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January 30, 2014

Russia’s Foreign Minister doubts the West’s ability to convince Syrian opposition to join Geneva peace conference

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that it was still not clear whether Western countries would be able to convince representatives of the Syrian opposition to join...

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January 30, 2014

Ashton’s visit to Egypt stirs controversy

Every time UN Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Representative Catherine Ashton visits Egypt it fuels speculations about the announced and concealed purposes of her visit, so much so that...

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January 30, 2014

Turkey says it forced a Syrian aircraft away from its borders

Turkey’s military chief of staff has revealed that two F-16 aircrafts took off from the Amasya Merzifon Airport in western Turkey and headed to the Syrian border, following reports...

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January 30, 2014

Moussa: Ashton understands Egypt’s situation

UN Foreign Affairs Representative Catherine Ashton left the Shura Council headquarters following her meeting on Wednesday with Amr Moussa without giving any statements. Moussa, Chairman of the 50 Commission...

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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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