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Man unable to attend his own wedding due to visa problems

With the rising Schengen visa problems experienced by Turkish citizens, a Turkish man from Istanbul will be unable to attend his own wedding in Germany due to the rejection of his application, local media has reported.

Complaints about the Schengen visa, which is required for Turkish citizens to enter European Union member countries, have increased recently.

ECHR Dismisses Croatian TV’s Complaints About Local Courts’ Divergent Justice’

Croatian Radio and Television. Photo: HRT.

The court said HRT was a victim of uneven judicial practice by Croatian courts, but that its rights from the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms had not been violated.

5 Iraqis killed in armed attack in Mardin en route to hospital

An Iraqi group of five people, who were on their way to a private hospital in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, were killed in an armed attack on early Jan. 19 in the neighboring province of Mardin.

The perpetrators of the armed attack on the jeep, which set off from Iraq's Duhok Governorate, followed the vehicle from the Habur Border Gate, according to the local media.

Six desecrating Turkish flag detained in Jarabulus

Six people, who tried to desecrate a Turkish flag during demonstrations against Türkiye in the northern Syrian province of Jarabulus, have been detained, İhlas News Agency has reported.

According to the report, "provocateurs" caused an uprising in the city on Aug. 11 and tried to take a Turkish flag down, following statements by Türkiye's top diplomat Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

Kosovo Man and Woman Indicted on Syria Terror Charges

The Special Prosecution on Monday charged a woman, identified only by the initials A.M-Z., and a man, identified as A.K., with involvement in terrorist groups.

The prosecution said that A.M-Z. voluntarily travelled to Syria in 2014, together with her husband and daughter, in order to join terrorist organisations ISIS and Al-Nusra.