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Turkey wants EU leadership, says EU Minister Bağış
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Turkey is not simply a candidate for European Union membership, but is a candidate for the union’s leadership, EU Minister Egemen Bağış said today during his opening speech at the Town Twinning Workshop, a project aiming for international collaborations on local levels by partnering European and Turkish districts. AA Photo Bağış said Istanbul’s unique status as a “peaceful coexistence of all cultures and religions” makes … Continue reading
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Syrian Peace and the Bosnia Precedent
Edward P. Joseph, Elizabeth O'Bagy (source )
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In a situation as complex as Syria’s, the search for parallels is understandable. Indeed, the current effort led by Secretary of State John Kerry to reach a diplomatic settlement draws its inspiration from the Dayton Agreement, which ended another seemingly intractable civil war in Bosnia. Concerted diplomacy backed by air strikes achieved a settlement within a matter of months in Bosnia. So, could the Bosnia … Continue reading
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El Salvador gangs say Supreme Court ruling threatens truce
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The leaders of El Salvador’s main street gangs have said a decision taken by the Supreme Court threatens a truce that has saved thousands of lives. The gangs were formed by Salvadorean immigrants in the United States The Constitutional Chamber of the Salvadorean Supreme Court declared illegal the appointment of Security Minister David Mungia Payes. He is one of the main architects of the truce, … Continue reading
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EP report on readmission agreement harshly criticizes Turkey
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Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış on Tuesday criticized the draft recommendation penned by Sommer on the readmission agreement. German Christian Democrat Renate Sommer Despite its consent to the signing of the readmission agreement by Brussels, a central pillar of visa facilitation negotiations between the European Union and Turkey, the European Parliament has harshly criticized Turkey, alleging that Ankara has not fulfilled “a single point … Continue reading
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‘Does anyone seriously think this is about a broken condom?’
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High-profile QC Julian Burnside has said the Swedish government has given away its true motivation for seeking to extradite Julian Assange. Burnside told Lawyers Weekly that it is important to expose the illogical steps being taken by Sweden to get the WikiLeaks founder into custody. “I do not believe that all of this fuss and bother is about an arguably broken condom … it is … Continue reading
Japan signs Turkey nuclear deal
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The Turkish government has signed a deal with a Japanese-French consortium to build a new nuclear power station. Shinzo Abe (right) signed the deal in Turkey with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) The $22bn (£14bn) contract is Japan’s first successful bid for an overseas nuclear project since a tsunami wrecked the Fukushima power station. The deal was signed by visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo … Continue reading
News Analysis: Turkey, Israel likely to put differences aside due to common interests
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ANKARA – The compensation agreement reached between Turkey and Israel over a 2010 attack indicates the two former allies are committed to restoring ties amid uncertainty and upheaval in the Middle East, analysts say. The Turkish government announced earlier this week that the two countries have stricken a framework deal on compensation payments for the victims of a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound … Continue reading
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Report: Lebanon’s Offshore Gas Reserves Larger than Israel
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Lebanon has high prospects of gas in its offshore Exclusive Economic Zone larger than the amount in Tamar and Leviathan fields off Israel’s Mediterranean shores. According to Neil Hodgson, an international expert at Spectrum company, there are high chances of detecting large quantities of gas offshore Lebanon. Hodgson pointed out that “if all goes well, Lebanon will be able to produce gas by 2019 or … Continue reading
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Cyprus ‘Czech-mated’
Marios Leonida-Evriviades (source )
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A sovereign state was bullied into accepting a diktat – in the case of Czechoslovakia the loss of a third of its territory to Nazi Germany. Czech Republic plans to boycott Durban III. Photo: Laszlo Balogh / Reuters What happened to Cyprus in the early hours of March 25 and in the lead-up meeting of March 15 in Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union, … Continue reading
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