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Turkey Unrest May Impact Syria Peace Talks

Turkey is central to U.S. and European efforts to get opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to possibly come to the peace table. But growing domestic unrest in Turkey could complicate Ankara's efforts at Middle East diplomacy.

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Act together to counter cyber attacks, urges Civil Liberties Committee

Cyber criminals would face tougher EU-wide penalties, under a draft directive agreed by MEPs, Council and Commission negotiators last year and endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee. The new rules also aim to facilitate prevention and to boost...

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Israeli-Palestinian peace process: two ‘democratic and pluralist’ states for two peoples

East, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in Paris, reiterated its support for a solution establishing “two states for two peoples”, while emphasising the need to...

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Pro-Government Forces Deal Syrian Rebels Big Setback

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Qusair, Syria