October, 2013

• 2 October

  Egyptian army chief urges quick political transition to restore stability

  Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Tuesday for a quick political transition to restore stability after he directed the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and installed an interim government.

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• 1 October

  Ban discusses Syria with El-Arabi

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met here late Monday with Nabil El-Arabi, Secretary General of the Arab League, discussing with him issues pertaining to the Syrian crisis. Ban briefed his counterpart on recent developments at the United Nations relating to Syria and expressed strong hopes that the successful

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• 1 October

  Georgian PM calls on EU to increase support for Georgia

  Russian-Georgian relations were discussed by the Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili, at a meeting with members of EU Council’s Political and Security Committee.

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• 1 October

  Malian President cancels visit to France due to Tuareg fighting

  Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubakar Keita has cut short a visit to France and returned home to deal with an upsurge in violence by Tuareg tribesmen in northern Mali, official sources confirmed. The French parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission said that

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• 1 October

  NATO stages naval exercise in the Mediterranean

  NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow together with ambassadors, commanders and other representatives from the Alliance and NATO’s Military Committee observed Allied naval forces in action in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday. A large fleet of warships from NATO’s Response Force (NRF) are currently conducting manoeuvres as part of the …

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• 1 October

  39 still missing after mall attack in Kenya

  More than three dozen people remain unaccounted for almost a week after the end of the four-day terrorist attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall that killed at least 67, the head of the Kenyan Red Cross said yesterday. The Red Cross’ report of 39 missing people conflicts with the government’s contention …

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• 1 October

  Morocco calls for more aid in Africa

  Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad Dine El Otmani took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly today to decry the lack of international aid and other obstacles that prevent Africa from reaching its full potential.

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• 1 October

  EgyptFM calls on Tunisia to respect the will of Egyptian people

  The spokesman of the Foreign Ministry said that the internal situation of Tunisia is witnessing a lot of developments, but, Cairo is refrained to issue a comment and does not intend to change that. He urged the Tunisian authorities to respect the will of the Egyptian people expressed as of …

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• 1 October

  Turkish Parliament to discuss new Syria motion

  A new bill to replace a parliamentary motion passed last year authorizing cross-border military operations in Syria will be on Parliament’s agenda on Oct. 3, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has said. 

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• 1 October

  Kenyan lawmakers investigate mall tragedy

  Kenyan lawmakers investigating alleged security failings during the deadly assault on Nairobi’s Westgate mall by Islamist gunmen were due to meet on Tuesday, as leaders gathered to commemorate the 67 killed.

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