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Smugglers Make £1million a Day Trafficking Migrants
The Mediterranean migrant crisis is being fuelled afresh by criminal gangs making £1million a day smuggling over tens of thousands from as far away as Bangladesh, reported The Sun.
An investigation by MPs found that while the number of war refugees from Syria crossing to Italy is going down, illegal immigrants from the poor Asian country are spiralling.
Serbian Army joins another UN peacekeeping mission
The Serbian Army (VS) will soon join another UN mission in the Middle East, the Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday, Beta reported, citing a statement.
Lieutenant Colonel Stevan Raseta will serve as a military observer in the UNDOF mission, established by a UN Security Council resolution in 1974 in order to separate Syrian and Israeli armed forces during Arab-Israeli wars.
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Turkey aims to boost cement exports
Turkey's cement industry aims to increase exports by 10 percent year-on-year to 13 million tons in 2017, Ali Özinönü, the chairman of the Council of Cement and Soil Products Sector at the Turkish Exporters Assembly, stated on May 16.
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Turkey inks agriculture deals with six African countries
Turkey and six African countries signed cooperation deals in agriculture, fisheries and livestock in the Mediterranean resort province of Antalya on April 28.
Germany pushes plan to boost private investment in Africa
Narrowing the gap between rich and poor is key to avoiding a destructive rise in populism, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on April 22 as he laid out a plan to boost private investment in Africa.
I thought Cizre was Rize, Ivory Coast footballer says after transfer
A footballer from the Ivory Coast who moved to regional amateur league club Cizrespor in 2014 has admitted that he mistook Cizre for Rize due their similar pronunciations, only realizing his mistake after his transfer, private broadcaster CNN Türk has reported.
Turkey sees rise in transplant operations
The number of people travelling to Turkey for transplant operations has doubled in the last two years, a specialist doctor told state-run Anadolu Agency on Feb. 10.
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Ivory Coast's president dismisses security chiefs
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara dismissed the heads of the army, police and gendarmes on Jan. 9, after a two-day military mutiny that spread unrest across the West African nation, according to a presidency statement.
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Mutinous soldiers free Ivory Coast defense minister after reaching deal
Mutinous soldiers released Ivory Coast's Defense Minister Alain Richard Donwahi late Jan. 7 after detaining him for two hours in a tense standoff over pay.
Rioting Migrants in Italian Refugee Camp Take Hostages
Migrants in a refugee camp in Italy have taken as hostages 25 social workers, reported Reuters.
The migrants blocked the staff in the camp, including doctors and a nurse. Besides, they switched off the power and set the furniture on fire.