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President Erdogan explained his statements on President Abbas to his counterpart Vladimir Putin

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan explained his comments about a plan to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the RIA news agency cited Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov as saying on Thursday. Erdogan said earlier this week his forces in Syria were there to topple Assad, a statement which came as a surprise to Moscow. Ushakov gave no details about what kind of explanation Erdogan provided.

A “weapon pipeline” from Iran to Somalia and Yemen was found by International investigators

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International investigators have found a suspected “weapon pipeline” from Iran through Somalia to Yemen where Shiite rebels are battling the government, according to a report released on Wednesday. The analysis by Conflict Armament Research (CAR) is based on the seizure in February and March this year of weapons from dhows, traditional sailing vessels, in the Arabian Sea. Although their findings were “relatively limited”, the investigators said their analysis “suggests the existence of a weapon pipeline extending from Iran to Somalia and Yemen”. It said that traffickers offload weapons in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia “for local arms markets or as transhipment points for onward supply to Yemen”.

New sanctions resolution against North Korea imposed by UN Security Council

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The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday adopted a new sanctions resolution against North Korea, ramping up earlier punitive measures following the reclusive country’s fifth and largest nuclear test in September. The 17-page resolution was unanimously adopted by the 15-member council after the text was settled upon in protracted negotiations between the United States, its author, and China, the North’s closest ally and major trading partner.

Prime Minister Abdulaziz bin Habtour called the first meeting of the newly-formed national salvation government

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Prime Minister Abdulaziz bin Habtour convened the first meeting of the newly-formed national salvation government here in the capital Sanaa to assume responsibilities. The meeting was held on Tuesday after the new cabinet was sworn in before President of the Supreme Political Council, Saleh al-Sammad. The Ministers discussed the priorities of their task and preparation to launch their comprehensive policy to be submitted to the parliament next week.

The impeachment vote against South Korea’s President will be postponed

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An impeachment vote against South Korea’s scandal-hit President will be postponed by at least a week, lawmakers said on Wednesday, after Park Geun-Hye announced she was willing to stand down early. Lawmakers from Park’s own party had backed moves to impeach her this Friday, but now want the issue discussed in Parliament before holding a vote, likely to be scheduled a week later.

49th anniversary of the Independence Day in Yemen

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Leader of the revolution Abdulmalik al-Houthi congratulated the Yemeni people on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the Independence Day, when Yemen got freedom from Britain in 30th November 1967, as well the formation of the new national salvation government. “The aggression coalition countries are seeking to completely occupy our all homeland and enslave our free Muslim people whose value principles force the defense of ourselves,” Sayyed al-Houthi told the nation. “The step of forming the government stressed the giant importance of reinforcing our domestic position and serving our people, despite the difficult economic situation imposed by the aggression coalition,” the leader said.

According to Pakistan, India deployed one million troops in Jammu and Kashmir

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Pakistan said on Wednesday that India has deployed one million troops in Jammu and Kashmir, which is the highest concentration of soldiers in the world at one place. Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said the presence of Indian troops in such a “large scale was a hurdle in implementing the UN resolution” on Kashmir. The spokesman alleged that since the last four months, Indian troops have “killed innocent Kashmiris and violated basic human rights”.

Kosovo may not obtain the liberalization of visas in 2017

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Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa said that Kosovo may not benefit from the visa liberalization regime in 2017 either, if the agreement for the border demarcation with Montenegro is not ratified. PM Mustafa made these declarations today during the government meeting. Mustafa has proposed a committee to be formed in order to evaluate Kosovo’s territory.

Moscow would like Syria’s Aleppo situation to be resolved by end of 2016

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Mikhail Bugdanov,  Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, affirmed that Moscow hopes to resolve the situation in Aleppo by the end of the year. According to Russian Defense Minister, this week brought a breakthrough for the Russian-backed Syrian drive to retake eastern Aleppo, allowing humanitarian relief to be brought in to tens of thousands of civilians living in the recaptured districts. On Monday, the Russian-run Syria Reconciliation Center reported that more than 500 fighters in Aleppo chose to surrender to the advancing Syrian Army. Russian Reconciliation Center also noted that 3,179 people, including 1,519 children have left eastern Aleppo through the ‘humanitarian corridors’ set up by Syrian government forces. This week, Damascus stepped up its siege on eastern Aleppo, a city that for years has been split between government troops and militant forces. The Syrian Army is targeting Al-Nusra Front and other radical militants. The operation put a strain on the ability of armed groups to prevent civilians from fleeing areas under their control. Previously, some of the terrorist groups controlling eastern Aleppo, like Al-Qaeda off-shoot Al-Nusra Front, used deadly force to stop civilians trying to escape.

Turkey and Russia have different vews on the regime in Syria

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Turkish President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan fuelled Russia’s reservations concerning Ankara’s goals in Syria. In a speech he gave at a conference in Istanbul the Turkish President stated that “the reason for the presence of the Turkish Armed Forces in Syria is to overthrow the tyrant Bashar Al Assad who exercises state terrorism. We did not intrude for any other reason.” This statement provoked an immediate reaction from Moscow which supports the Syria regime.

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