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Serbia Criticised for Deporting Bahrain Dissident, Defying European Court
Sonja Toskovic from the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights said that Serbia breached international and domestic human rights obligations by deporting a Bahraini national to his home country despite an interim ruling by the European Court of Human Rights saying that the extradition should be postponed until the Strasbourg court completes its proceedings in the case on February 25.
Saudi recalls envoy to Lebanon over Yemen comments
Saudi Arabia said on Oct. 29 it was recalling its ambassador to Lebanon and giving Beirut's envoy 48 hours to leave Riyadh, after "insulting" remarks made by a Lebanese minister on the Yemen war.
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Senate committee backs Biden's nominee for ambassador to Turkey
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Oct. 19 approved the nomination of former Senator Jeff Flake as U.S. ambassador to Turkey.
The committee voted to approve 33 nomimees for the State Department, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other critical foreign policy nominations.
New extension of notam for passengers from abroad to Oct 22
In particular, the notam for flights from abroad that will be valid until 22/10/21 provides the following:
US working closely with Turkey, Qatar on Kabul airport: Blinken
The U.S. is "working closely" with its allies in Turkey and Qatar on quickly reopening Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sept. 3.
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"We're working closely with our partners Qatar and Turkey to help get the airport in Kabul up and running as quickly as possible," he told reporters at the State Department.
F1 announces revised 2021 calendar
Formula One on Aug. 28 announced a revised calendar for the rest of the 2021 season, following the cancellation of the Japanese Grand Prix due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The new schedule will have 22 races - a record number of races in one season - with some of the events shifted to new dates.
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England updates coronavirus entry rules, keeps Turkey in red list
The U.K. government said late on Aug. 4 it will ease English entry rules requiring arrivals from France to quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated, following its latest review of travel curbs, but has kept Turkey in the red list.
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CNSU updates list of high epidemiological risk countries; Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands in red zone
On Thursday, the National Committee for Emergency Situations updated the list of countries/territories with high epidemiological risk in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Andorra, Georgia, and Malaysia entering the red zone. At the same time, according to Decision no.
Coronavirus/ CNSU updates list of countries in red, yellow, green areas
The National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) on Thursday updated the list of countries or areas with high epidemiological risk.
Romanian Order of Architects calls on Gov't to push on Rosia Montana application procedure on World Heritage List
The Romanian Order of Architects (OAR) calls on the Government to continue the procedure for inscribing the Rosia Montana site on the UNESCO World Heritage List.