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Romania to activate its Coalition for Refugee Integration
Romania's Council for National Defence (CSAT) decided on Wednesday to activate the Interministerial Committee of the country's National Coalition for Refugee Integration, tasking the Interior Ministry with assessing the capacity to take in refugees/ asylum seekers and the possibility of expanding it.
Turkish politician selected as delegate of US electoral college for first time
A Turkish politician living in the U.S. state of New Jersey has become the first Turkish-American to be appointed on behalf of the Democratic Party to the United States Electoral College, a group of presidential electors.
Who is the new president of Croatia and how the Serbs remember him for
He defeated incumbent President Colinda Grabar Kitarovic in the second round of the presidential election by more than 105,000 votes.
After 99.85 percent of polling stations processed, the former prime minister won 52.70 percent or 1,031,204 votes, while Grabar Kitarovic won 47.30 percent and 925,764 votes, respectively.
Kurds declare federal region in Syria's north: Officials
Syrian Kurds on March 17 declared a federal region in the country's north, officials told AFP, but both the government and an opposition coalition swiftly rejected the announcement.
Syrian opposition in Russia meet amid diplomatic push
Syria's main opposition group on Aug. 13 insisted President Bashar al-Assad must go and rejected calls to join forces against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists as it met with Russia's foreign minister.
Syria dissidents meet to forge new opposition alliance
Syrian opposition representatives met in Cairo on June 8 in a bid to forge a new, broader alliance against President Bashar Al-Assad's regime and agree on a roadmap for ending the conflict.
The new grouping would offer an alternative to the National Coalition, the exiled opposition bloc that is widely recognized and supported by Arab and Western governments, organizers said.
Assad 'welcomes' larger Russian naval presence in Syria
Syria would welcome an increased Russian military presence at its sea ports, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian news channels published March 27.
ISIL claims bloody attacks on Kurds, regime in Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks across Syria that left dead dozens of people, in an announcement on its radio station.
France says Assad 'not credible' partner in fight against ISIL
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is not a "credible" partner in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), French President Francois Hollande said March 5 after meeting Syria's exiled opposition chief.
Syrian opposition cautious over regime's Aleppo freeze pledge
Syria?s moderate opposition would obey a deal that maintains the safety of Aleppo?s residents, the head of Syria?s opposition National Coalition has said after a U.N. envoy said Damascus was ready to suspend the bombardment of Aleppo for six weeks.