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Tragically, and in his own words, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an thinks (or pretends to think) that "the primary reason behind terror in Turkey is to prevent Turkey from getting into the world's top 10 economies." 

The problem in Cyprus is not finding a resolution to the over 50-year-old power sharing quagmire between the two peoples of the island but to pretend as if a solution is wanted by a certain date. Is this an overstatement? Probably.

The United Nations Security Council decided on extending the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until June 15 to help the country to establish a government.

The resolution requested U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report to the Security Council on the implementation of this resolution at least every 60 days. 

Tehran's recent ballistic missile tests did not violate a U.N. resolution and were not illegal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said March 15 after being questioned on the issue by Australia.

The United Nations Security Council met on March 14 at the request of the United States to discuss the missile tests that have raised the prospect of new sanctions.

The United Nations Security Council on March 2 unanimously adopted a resolution that dramatically expands existing U.N. sanctions on North Korea in response to its Jan. 6 nuclear test, a measure largely negotiated by Washington and Beijing. 

Turkey stands ready to help fight the growing threat of terrorism in West Africa under a new strategic partnership that aims to boost trade and other ties with the continent, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said on March 2.

A temporary truce in Syria fighting that started at midnight Damascus time (2200 GMT) on Saturday seemed largely to hold, Reuters reported.

Yet, some rebels claimed that there were what they called occasional violations in Hama province on part of government forces.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday morning that his government was ready to assist in implementing a ceasefire in Syria, which was proposed by Russia and U.S.A.

The agreement on ceasefire will take effect on February 27, and concerns the cessation of hostilities in Syria, excluding Islamic State and Nusra Front militants.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants are believed to be responsible for sulfur mustard gas attacks in Syria and Iraq last year, the United States said on Feb. 17.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has announced that a Syrian national with links to the People's Protection Units (YPG) was identified as the perpetrator of the attack in Ankara. The attacker received assistance from outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in Turkey, the prime minister said.