4 January: The Turkish ambassador to France is set to return to Paris within days to coordinate Turkey’s efforts to prevent the passing of a controversial bill in the French Senate penalising the denial of Armenian genocide allegations (Hurriyet Daily New

4 January: The White House has dismissed belicose statements from Iranian miliatry officials, including a warning to keep a US aircraft carrier away from the Gulf. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters “Iran is isolated and is seeking to divert

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3 January: The Russian Embassy in the Moldovan Capital Chisinau has promised a full investigation after a young Moldovan was killed by Russian Peacekeeping Forces at an incident at a road block on New Years Day. The incident sparked street protests yester

3 January: Turkey had its largest export earnings ever with nearly $135 billion in 2011, Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan said on Monday. This constituted a 20% increase over the figures of 2010. (Todays Zaman)

2 January: Iran successfully test-fired long-range missiles in the Persian Gulf this morning, a day after testing a medium-range missile,according to an Iranian military official. "We have test fired a long-range shore-to-sea missile called Qader [ca

"2012 will be a year of hard work". Sargsyan says Armenia is entering a new stage of development.

"We must and we will protect our country". Aliev announces increased military spending

2 January: Ireland’s 2012 Chair of the OSCE will seek to address protracted conflicts, promote Internet freedom and strengthen co-operation between the 56 OSCE participating States, said the new Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gil

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