January 9, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul has expressed his strong support for the separation of powers in his country. He delivered a speach on Thursday during a visit to a military academy in Istanbul.
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January 9, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
US Secretary of State John Kerry is hitting the road again from January 11 to the 15 for discussions about the war in Syria in France.
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January 8, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Serbia
Greek Ambassador to Belgrade Constantine Economides said on Wednesday that the EU-Serbia intergovernmental conference scheduled for Jan. 21 will be a historic moment both for Serbia and the Western Balkans.
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January 8, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
The Turkish government removed police chiefs in 16 provinces, including the capital of Ankara overnight amid a corruption probe that has shaken the country, local media reported on Wednesday.
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January 8, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
A first shipment of chemical materials was moved from Syria on Tuesday, which initiated the process of transferring chemical weapons from the country to locations outside its territory for destruction.
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January 8, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
An Egyptian court adjourned Jan. 8 the murder trial of Mohamed Morsi to February 1, citing “weather conditions” that prevented the toppled president’s transport to court from his prison. It had been scheduled as the second hearing in Morsi’s trial, after an initial court appearance in November
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January 8, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News
The first half of 2014 is extremely important both for Europe, and for Greece, Evangelos Venizelos, Greek Deputy PM and Minister of Interior, said. “The first half of 2014 is vital for Europe, as the European Parliamentary elections will be held in May, but is also
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January 8, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Macedonia, Serbia
Macedonia and Serbia are about to sign an agreement on using common diplomatic missions abroad. Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who has said that the move was a Serbian initiative, while the decision “a result of common thinking”.
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January 8, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Kavkaz, Kavkaz News, Turkey
Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov received a delegation of the Turkish Armed Forces, headed by the chief of the Turkish Air Forces Logistics Department, Colonel General Atilla Gulan on Jan. 8. The Azerbaijani defence minister said at the meeting that
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January 8, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
Egyptian security forces are on high alert for a court appearance in the capital Cairo by deposed President Mohammed Morsi. Morsi and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood figures are accused of inciting the killing
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