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Article
July 19, 2023
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Elif Selin Calik
Last week was, by all standards, a historical turning point for the relationship between Turkiye and its NATO allies. Three important developments were witnessed at the Vilnius summit. First,...
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Human Rights Watch has said that the EU should suspend migration control funding to Tunisian security forces until a human rights impact assessment has been carried out. In July,...
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Turkiye and Britain have agreed to start talks to update their free trade agreement (FTA), Anadolu news agency reported. Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat commented on the step saying it aims...
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Europe has been eager to encourage North African countries to work on limiting the number of migrants who reach Italy, Greece and Spain by sea
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A Spanish judge investigating the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware used against top politicians, including Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has halted the case due to a "complete" lack of cooperation from...
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The European Commission is helping the United Nations and Turkiye try to extend a deal allowing the Black Sea export of Ukraine grain and is open to "explore all...
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The European Union has concrete plans to combat Islamophobia, Marion Lalisse, the new EU coordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred, said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. Lisse, who was appointed to...
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The European Parliament has called on the Palestinian Authority to hold "free, credible, inclusive, transparent and fair" parliamentary and presidential elections without any further delay in order to strengthen...
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Blog
July 13, 2023
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Ramona Wadi
Reiterating the obvious is one prerequisite for being a diplomat. With the Jenin refugee camp becoming the latest attraction for the international community's humanitarian agenda, the grotesque statements are...
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The European Commission is helping the United Nations and Turkiye try to extend a deal allowing the Black Sea export of Ukraine grain – that could expire on Monday...
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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voiced their strong support for a Palestinian state yesterday in a set of recommendations while deploring Israel's continued violations of international law. European...
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Article
July 13, 2023
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Yvonne Ridley
If you live in the Middle East, Asia or Africa you've probably never heard of Nigel Farage; if so, count yourself lucky. He is a prime example of white...
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Turkey should be under no illusion that it might one day be allowed to join the European Union, the Kremlin said yesterday, as Moscow stressed its desire for strong...
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Indonesia's coastguard said, on Tuesday, it seized an Iranian-flagged super tanker suspected of involvement in the illegal trans-shipment of crude oil, and vowed to toughen maritime patrols, Reuters reports....
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Greece should not be burdened with the task of managing migration for the European Union, or be accused of not saving people at sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said...
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At least 10 Tunisian migrants were missing and one died after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said...
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Pope Francis said on Saturday that it was a "shame" that irregular migrants trying to reach Europe for a safe and better life were dying at sea, reports Anadolu...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the need for collective action Saturday to address escalating Islamophobia and xenophobia in Western nations, reports Anadolu Agency. "The vile attack on our...
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The EU Foreign Policy chief is "very closely" monitoring the latest developments in the Occupied West Bank and is ready to assist parties in breaking the "vicious cycle" of...
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EU lawmakers today urged Greece and the European Commission to launch an international and independent probe into last month's deadly migrant boat shipwreck off the coast of Greece. The European Parliament's...
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Article
July 5, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
Desecrating, then burning the Holy Quran in Sweden has, once again, raised a political storm of condemnation, but also of justification, if not outright approval. Such acts are protected...
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Israel is advancing plans with Greece and Cyprus to build the world's longest undersea electric cable which will connect European and Gulf countries through Jordan and Egypt. The project...
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The number of asylum applications in the European Union reached 996,000 in 2022, the highest in six years, according to an annual report published by the European Union Agency...
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Last week's fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy in a Paris suburb should not be seen as an individual, isolated case, but rather it lays bare France's institutional...
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Tunisian Interior Minister Kamel Feki yesterday discussed the issue of irregular migration with his Italian counterpart Matteo Piantedosi, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said in a statement, Anadolu reported. The statement...
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Israel has recently signed the largest arms deal in its history with Germany, worth a staggering €4 billion. The occupation state will provide Germany, which is concerned about getting...
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Russia, on Tuesday, restated a demand for its state agricultural bank to be reconnected to the global SWIFT payments system and said it would not accept a reported compromise...
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The Kremlin, on Monday, said it is not much hopeful that its demands regarding Russian exports as part of the Black Sea grain deal, set to expire later this...
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A UN refugee agency official called on the EU to firmly place safety and solidarity at the forefront of their actions in the wake of the June 14 shipwreck...
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Spain made a commitment to "promote EU-Turkiye relations with a positive agenda" as part of its presidency program, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency. According to...
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EU leaders mandated on Friday the bloc's foreign policy chief to draw a new report on EU-Turkiye relations based on "strategic and forward-looking" principles, reports Anadolu Agency. The 27...
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The EU on Saturday said burning a copy of the Quran or any other holy book "is offensive, and disrespectful and a clear act of provocation", Anadolu reports. The...