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The Antalya Summit is likely to be the first G-20 Summit during which a major political crisis is debated. Since 1999 when the G-20 was first established, its annual summits have generally focused on seeking solutions to global economic problems by bringing together the most influential industrialized and developing economies.

Amid news reports that the international coalition is preparing to launch an intensified aerial campaign on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) positions in Jarablus and Raqqa in Syria after this weekend's G-20 Summit, speculation about a potential ground operation into Syria by the Turkish military seemingly returned over the last week. 

More than 800,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, the UN said Nov. 13, warning the Greek island of Lesbos especially was overstretched, with thousands, including young children, forced to sleep outside.

Turkey's first light festival, which started on Nov. 13 at Istanbul's Zorlu Center, will continue through Nov. 29.

More than 20 world-renowned light artists will be contributing to the festival curated by Rebecca Mendez, the head of the Media Art Department at the Los Angeles-based university, UCLA.

Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlio?lu has kicked off a day-long series of meetings in Vienna on Nov. 13 in effort to maintain momentum for renewed diplomacy towards a political settlement of the conflict in Syria.

Iraqi Kurdish forces entered Sinjar on Nov. 13 in a major operation to retake the northern town from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group, an AFP journalist reported.

Lebanon observed a national day of mourning on Nov. 13 after two suicide bombs the day before killed 43 people in southern Beirut, in an act the United Nations condemned overnight as "despicable."

Turkey will host the G-20 Summit in the Mediterranean city of Antalya on Nov. 15-16 at a time when the entire neighborhood is hit by political and economic crises.

An ISIS-supporting terror cell plotting to kidnap British diplomats in exchange for the release of their leader, fundamentalist preacher Najmuddin Ahmad Faraj (aka Mullah Krekar) – from a Norwegian jail were foiled before they put their plans in action.The men were arrested by the North East Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) after Italian officers pinpointed the European j

Serbia becomes member of UNESCO Executive Board

Serbia has been granted four-year membership in the UNESCO Executive Board on Wednesday, Serbian Ambassador in UNESCO Darko Tanaskovic told "Tanjug".