Strasbourg 14.02.2023 The European Union should ratify the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, regarding the Court of Justice opinion of 2021. (Image: illustration). Members of the European Parliament will discuss the EU’s accession to the @coe's #IstanbulConvention on #ViolenceAgainstWomen from 1pm CET today. 6 EU countries – 🇧🇬🇨🇿🇭🇺🇱🇻🇱🇹🇸🇰 – have yet to…
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Russia-Ukraine peace talks progress
Brussels 30.03.2022 A round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul, Turkey, providing some perspective of progress. Ukrainian officials confirmed that the Ukrainian state was ready to declare itself permanently neutral and drop the project of joining NATO. More talks are expected to follow. #Russia's promise to scale down military operations…
Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sophia site just days before the first Muslim prayers will be held at the Istanbul historic building since it was reconverted to a mosque last week. Erdogan today inspects the carpets to be placed in Hagia Sophia after he converted it into to a mosque…
Orthodox cleric criticises Hagia Sophia Islamisation
Transformation of the Istanbul Hagia Sophia historic monument from a museum to a mosque would be “unacceptable”, a senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church said on July 4. Russian Orthodox Church says 'unacceptable' to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque: Ifax https://t.co/ioR8xFkwga pic.twitter.com/Pk7ptmw7Pt — Reuters (@Reuters) July 4, 2020 President Tayyip Erdogan has proposed…
Ankara requests suspects of Khashoggi assassination extradition
Turkey has instructed Saudi Arabia to extradite all suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including two key allies of crown prince – de facto ruler of the country Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). #BREAKING Istanbul chief prosecutor's office files arrest warrants for Saudi officials Ahmed Asiri and Saud al-Gahtani in relation to #JamalKhashoggi murder (Source: Reuters) pic.twitter.com/AqRGJQpfM8…
EU demands credible investigation of Khashoggi death
“After almost three weeks, facts are finally emerging, confirming that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the premises of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul on 2 October 2018″ – says the Declaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini on behalf of the European Union on the recent developments on…
Condolences: Istanbul New Year attack
‘Another deadly attack hit Istanbul overnight, killing at least 39 men and women and injuring dozens more, while they were celebrating the beginning of the New Year. We extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to those, who have been injured” – said HR Federica Mogherini…
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