ERDOĞAN: MOST OF WESTERN COUNTRIES PLAYING THREE MONKEYS NOT TO FIGHT ISLAMOPHOBIA

Sun 10  September 2023: On recent provocative acts and burning of copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, in some Western countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye will continue its fight against Islamophobia. “Unfortunately, most of the countries that defend democracy and human rights are playing three monkeys in the face of […]

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EXCLUDING RUSSIA FROM GRAIN DEAL TALKS WILL NOT BE SUSTAINABLE: ERDOGAN

Sun 10  September 2023: Any initiative to revive the Black Sea grain deal that excludes Russia will not be sustainable, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency. “A process for the grain issue that excludes Russia is unlikely to be sustainable,” Erdogan said at a news conference after the G-20 summit in […]

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NIGER SAYS FRANCE AMASSING TROOPS, EQUIPMENT IN ECOWAS STATES

Sun 10  September 2023: Niger’s military has accused France of gathering forces and equipment in several West African countries with a view to launch a “military intervention” against Niamey. Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesman for Niger’s coup leaders, made the claim on national television late on Saturday. He said France was continuing to deploy its […]

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MAR­RAKESH FEELS NEW TREMORS AS EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL REACHES 2,012

  People recite a prayer in front of the bodies of victims killed in Moulay Brahim [Fadel Senna/AFP] Sun 10  September 2023: Earthquake rescue efforts have continued in Morocco as it mourned the victims of a disaster that killed more than 2,000 people, flattening buildings in cities and villages. Morocco’s Interior Ministry says the death toll […]

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MIGRANT WORKERS IN CANADA ‘VULNERABLE’ TO MODERN-DAY SLAVERY: UN EXPERT

Sun 10  September 2023: UN special rapporteur says he is ‘deeply disturbed’ by migrant workers’ accounts of abuse and exploitation in Canada. Montreal, Canada – Canada’s temporary foreign worker programmes are a “breeding ground” for modern forms of slavery, a United Nations expert has warned, about a year after Jamaican farmworkers in the province of Ontario denounced their […]

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BIRMINGHAM’S BANKRUPTCY IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG – LOCAL AUTHORITIES ACROSS ENGLAND ARE AT RISK

Sat 09 September 2023: The city of Birmingham has issued what is known as a section 114 notice. This signals that the council is unable to balance its budget, due to lack of financial resources. That the largest local authority in Europe and the second largest city in the UK should effectively declare itself bankrupt should come as […]

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MOROCCAN QUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 1037

Sat 09 September 2023: Moroccan troops and emergency services are scrambling to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck late Friday in a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh, the US Geological Survey reported. In the mountain village of Moulay Brahim near the quake’s […]

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