Archive for: August, 2014

Pakistan army recovers Prof Ajmal after 4 years captivity

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Pakistan army has reportedly recovered Vice Chancellor of Islamia College University Peshawar Professor Ajmal Khan on Thursday August 28, 2014 after remaining in captivity of Tehreek Taliban Pakistan. Prof Ajmal Khan was abducted on September 8, 2010 when he was going to the Islamia College University from his residence. Prof Ajmal was reportedly recovered from […]

Pakistan Political Crisis: War of personal egos

Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri

Pakistan Awami Tehreek and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have refused to back down from their demand of Prime Minister’s resignation during their meeting with the Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif on late Thursday night. The way resignation of Nawaz Sharif has become the core demand is apparently nothing but a war of personal egos. After one […]

Platini rules out running for president of FIFA in 2015

Michel Platini

The UEFA president, Michel Platini, in Monaco confirmed Thursday he will not run for election for the FIFA presidency to be held next year and opt to start re-election for a third term as head of the European Federation. The French manager announced his decision at a press conference, having previously communicated to the presidents […]

Turkey bid to be ‘humanitarian power’ in region

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Surrounded by countries at war and two “humanitarian catastrophe ” in Syria and Iraq, Turkey has become a country of refuge and humanitarian assistance origin for different populations in the region. In recent days, Turkey has announced that it is building two fields for Yazidis and others displaced in northern Iraq near the Iraqi cities […]

Poroshenko claims Russian military invasion of Ukraine

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As fighting flare up in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian opened a third front in fighting in the south, in the Sea of Azov, the allegations of Russian involvement in favor of the separatists are amplified. The Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, denounced the direct presence of forces of Moscow in the rebellious province of Donetsk, where […]

Iraqi Army tries to free 12,000 civilians encircled by militia

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The Iraqi army reinforced its positions Wednesday near Amerli in preparation for a new attempt to liberate the city. It is a war of nerves. For two months the Islamic State (EI) has besieged 12,000 of its inhabitants. This is the main Shiite enclave remaining behind the lines of that Sunni extremist group. Ayatollah Ali […]

EU to support Italy in Mediterranean border control

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The European Commission announced Wednesday the creation of a European operation in charge of border management agency (Frontex) gradually substituted for the Italian Mare Nostrum Mediterranean. The operation, dubbed Frontex Plus by the Commissioner for Home Affairs in the EU, Cecilia Malmström, will take effect in late November and will depend on voluntary contributions from […]

New Turkish prime minister says membership of EU is a priority

Ahmet Davutoglu

The future prime minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, said Wednesday that the integration into the European Union is a strategic objective that his country strongly pursue. In an extraordinary congress of the government ruling Justice and Development (AKP, moderate Islamist), which owns Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President-elect, the new head of the Turkish government said the […]

Islamic State claims to have killed 250 Syrian army personals

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The jihadists of the Islamic State (EI) have killed dozens of Syrian troops after taking Tabqa air base in the province of Raqa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), an NGO based in London and field staff. The military complex was conquered by the fundamentalists of EI on Sunday and after weeks […]

Obama seeks allies against jihadists of Islamic State

USA president Barack Obama

President Barack Obama seeks allies to fight the jihadists of the Islamic State (EI) in Syria and Iraq. Obama refuses to embark his country in another war against terrorism or further unilateral adventures in the Middle East. The belief is that the White House will only achieve contain bombing jihadists, but require a coalition to […]

Tayyip Erdogan takes oath as President of Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday took the oath as the first president of Turkey elected in the polls, giving it a term of five years at the Euro-Asian state. “In my capacity as President, swear on my honor and reputation to the great Turkish nation and before history to safeguard the existence and independence of […]

2 reporters killed by gunmen in Quetta

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Two reporters of a News Agency in Quetta were gunned down by unknown attackers on Thursday August 28, 2014. One employee was also killed by the gunmen. Chief Minister Baluchistan Dr Abdul Malik has condemned the killing of the three persons. Armed attackers entered an office of a News Agency on Jinnah Road, Quetta opened […]

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