Posts Tagged ‘expresident’

France closes embassy and consulate in Turkey for ‘security reasons’

     French embassy and consulate were closed in Turkey due to security concerns, the Embassy of France in Ankara said in a statement on Wednesday. “The embassy of France in Ankara, as well as the consulate general in Istanbul will be closed from Wednesday July 13, 1 p.m. local time, until further notice,” the statement […]

LuxLeaks trial: Corruption watchdog says sentence increases fears for whistleblowers

“Transparency International is very disappointed with the verdict on the LuxLeaks whistleblowers,” Anja Osterhaus, regional program manager for Transparency International, a global anti-corruption organization, told RT. “It’s very bad news for whistleblowers, the sentence. We are afraid this can add to the fears these people [have],” Osterhaus said, adding that while the certain level of […]

Downing of Russia’s Warplane: Turkey’s “Apology” to be Tested on Syria’s Border

Merkel to confront Erdogan about Turkey’s ebbing democracy after MPs stripped of immunity

READ MORE: Turkish parliament approves lifting lawmakers’ legal immunity  While commenting on the move, which would subject Turkish lawmakers to possible prosecution, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert told journalists on Friday that “the German government has just taken note of the result of this vote.” ‘Coup against parliament:’ Politicians and analysts slam lifting of Turkish […]

Fight against terrorism to top agenda at Moscow intl. security forum

“Representatives from at least 80 countries, three deputy prime ministers, 20 defense ministers, 15 chiefs of staff, 10 international organizations and military delegations have confirmed their participation” in the forum, Anatoly Antonov, Deputy Defense Minister, told TASS. Nearly 500 guests have arrived in the Russian capital for the security conference, which is being held for […]

Wrong time, wrong place: Lost snowy owl seen in Cornwall, UK

     The scene of engine houses against the backdrop of a crisp blue sky might be fairly common in Cornwall, but what is not is the small white bird nestling in the hedgerow. This snowy owl, which was snapped by photographer Adam Whitehouse, was probably trying to gather its bearings after flying way off course. […]

UMNO’s Annuar Musa Blasts Mahatir Mohamad

nsnbc : The Chief of Information of Malaysia’s governing UMNO blasted former PM Mahatir Mohamad for leaving the party, speaking out against the government and for trying to serve his own agenda. Mahatir, for his part, had called for the resignation of PM Najib Razak, saying that he had caused great harm to Malaysia. Mahathir […]

Germany accused of ‘paying’ African countries to take back ‘foreign’ asylum seekers

Berlin has been adding specific “Readmission Agreements” to development aid accords with African countries in order to deport asylum seekers to these countries – regardless of their actual country of origin, “Pro Azyl” (For Asylum), a German refugee rights organization, alleges. “These agreements commit the African countries to readmitting their own citizens who have had […]

ISIS clearly learned their love of head chopping from the Saudi dictatorship

A 50-second video was uploaded to YouTube by A Saudi activist Ali Dubaisy, who says Middle East Eye he had obtained it from sources inside the kingdom. He said a tourist in the Red Sea city of Jeddah filmed the footage on a mobile phone, adding that it is rare to obtain such footage as […]

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