A unified Cyprus seems too much to ask
Turkey Pulse Pinar Tremblay October 19, 2017 Article Summary Despite long and dogged efforts, hopes for a unified island of Cyprus diminish as too many factors seem to favor the […]
EU to cut aid to Turkey as accession talks trail off
Barin Kayaoglu October 25, 2017 Article Summary The European Council has decided to cut its pre-accession funds for Turkey in yet another bad sign for the country’s EU membership process. The European Council, the EU organ comprised of heads of member states who give strategic direction to the European integration project, […]
University of Hamburg publishes ‘religious expression’ code
The University of Hamburg has become Germany’s first institute of higher education to set forth guidelines for religious practice on campus. A 10-member interdisciplinary commission drafted the guidelines. The University of Hamburg has become Germany’s first higher education institute to write a code of conduct that defines how students can live […]
Leave the past behind, Bulgarian PM tells Balkan leaders
Reuters International This content was published on October 27, 2017 2:22 PMOct 27, 2017 – 14:22 SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Western Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union should leave the past behind and solve their mutual problems first, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday. The EU won’t […]
It’s not ‘antisemitic’ for Jeremy Corbyn not to celebrate the centenary of the Balfour Declaration – it’s sensible
This celebratory dinner will no doubt see nostalgic celebrations of imperialism that ignore Britain’s role in fuelling an international conflict that has cost so many lives, and Corbyn is right […]
Even the UK courts believe our arms sales to Saudi Arabia are wrong – which is why we were acquitted of criminal damage this week
Motivated by our Quaker belief and our political principles, we stressed that we had never wanted to take the action against BAE Systems in the first place. We had felt […]
As a vegan Muslim, Lancashire’s move to ban halal meat is misguided and divisive
Tories are hardly champions for animal rights Nadia Javed 106 comments I switched to veganism due to concerns about my health, the environment and animal cruelty Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive/PA Images […]
Spain fires Catalan government following declaration of independence
Carles Puigdemont and cabinet formally removed from posts as Mariano Rajoy faces challenge of implementing takeover Carles Puigdemont and parliamentarians applaud at the end of the session at the plenary room of the Catalonian parliament after declaring independence. Photograph: Boixa/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Emma Graham-Harrison in Barcelona Saturday 28 October 2017 13.53 BST […]
Is Turkey’s foreign policy axis shifting toward Eurasia?
SADIK ÜNAY @sadikunay Should we interpret the recent rapprochement between Ankara and Moscow or Tehran and Baghdad as a sign of Turkey’s strategic axis shift toward Eurasia? Certainly not […]
Catalan independence declaration comes moments before Spanish Parliament approves direct rule
Video: The moment Catalonia declared independence from Spain. (Photo: AP) (ABC News) The Spanish Government has moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia, stripping the region of its autonomy less than an hour after its Parliament declared independence in a stunning show of defiance. Key points: The Catalan […]
Catalan crisis: Spain PM Rajoy demands direct rule
Source: BBC Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on senators to approve direct rule over Catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the region’s push for independence. He said he wanted to dismiss Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his vice-president and all regional ministers. Mr Rajoy’s speech was met with applause […]
‘A difficult life’ – As refugee arrivals to Greece pick up, misery grows
Reuters International This content was published on October 26, 2017 Migrants stand next to tents at a makeshift camp on the Greek island of Samos, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Costas […]
No British Muslim man has the ‘right’ to a second (or even third) wife
Source: The Telegraph By Shelina Janmohamed Secondwife.com now has 100,000 users I’m not a second wife, and I have no plans to ever be one. There is only really one reason […]
Istanbul’s oldest burial site found during metro excavation works
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Related Articles History 9.7 million-year-old teeth fossils discovered in Germany History Turkey, Hungary restore 500-year-old Ottoman tomb in Budapest History 1,600-year-old mosaics unearthed again […]
Ultra-wealthy: Global billionaire club gets bigger and richer
By swissinfo.ch This content was published on October 26, 2017 Ernesto Bertarelli is one of Switzerland’s 35 billionaires (Keystone) The total wealth of the world’s 1,542 billionaires – including 35 in Switzerland – grew 17% to $6 trillion (CHF5.93 trillion) last year, led by a surge in Asia’s emerging […]
By killing Isis fighters instead of bringing them to justice, we become as guilty as our enemies
For decades, we have been condemning the dictators of the Middle East for their drumhead courts and their mass hangings. But how can we condemn them now, when we are announcing, quite publicly, that we want our own citizens dead if they joined Isis Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices […]
Security guards in Berlin are pushing refugees into prostitution
Source: The Local Employees at security companies in Berlin are believed to have persuaded refugees into prostitution in refugee homes, according to a media report broadcast on Tuesday. In the report, aired by broadcaster ZDF’s investigative programme called “Frontal 21,” social workers, insiders at security companies and refugees attest to […]
EU and Turkey: A long-gone dream?
EMRE GÖNEN The best advice for both the EU and Turkey is that threatening each other with punitive measures has never been a good idea in international relations in […]
Fragmented history : Swiss help to illuminate the Middle Ages
October 17, 2017 11:00 AMOct 17, 2017 – //tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/embed?urn=urn:swi:video:43582180 Researchers at the University of Fribourg hope to reveal more about the Middle Ages by piecing together fragments of manuscripts. (RTS/swissinfo.chexternal link) In medieval times, the vellum of discarded manuscripts was not thrown away, but reused as bookbinding material to strengthen or decorate new […]
Police failing to tackle modern slavery as trafficking continues, report finds
HM Inspector of Constabulary Wendy Williams, who led the inspection, said many of the shortcomings reflect ‘deficiencies in basic policing practice’ May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent @maybulman Tuesday 24 October 2017 Police are failing to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK, leaving perpetrators free to continue to exploit vulnerable people, […]