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Israel: At least 37 Palestinians been killed 1000 wounded US Embassy move to Jerusalem

May 14, 2018 By administrator

At least 37 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured during clashes with Israeli forces along the Gaza border. Protests have amplified as the opening ceremony for the US Embassy in Jerusalem gets underway.

Fresh clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinians broke out on Monday on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, as protesters reached the climax of a six-week protest against the US moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Gaza’s health ministry said 37 Palestinians were shot and killed by the Israeli army — including a 14-year-old, leading the Palestinian government to accuse Israel of committing a “terrible massacre” in Gaza.

Palestinian government spokesman Yusuf al-Mahmoud in a statement called for “an immediate international intervention to stop the terrible massacre in Gaza committed by the forces of the Israeli occupation against our heroic people.”

It is the deadliest day in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 2014.

Conflicting sources have put the number of injured at between 227 and 500. The ministry said 200 were wounded by live fire.The Israeli army said in a statement its forces are “responding with riot dispersal means and fire, and are operating according to standard operating procedures” in response to “10,000 violent rioters.”

Jerusalem US Embassy opens Monday

Some 35,000 Palestinians have gathered at 10 different points along the border to protest the moving of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the disputed city of Jerusalem.

A lavish ceremony is due to take place later on Monday to mark the occasion.

The US decision has infuriated the Palestinians, who seek east Jerusalem as a future capital.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: embassy, Jerusalem, move

Turkish embassy in Berlin attacked, vandalized

February 27, 2018 By administrator

Turkish embassy vandalized

Police closed off the street near the Turkish embassy in Berlin on Tuesday as part of an investigation into vandalization that left one of its walls splattered in red, green and yellow paint – the colors of the Kurdish flag.

Four darkly dressed people threw paint bags at the embassy and then fled the scene under the cover of a smoke bomb, according to the guards.

Barbed wire was also laid out on a path by the embassy, which is located across from Berlin’s Tiergarten park. A taxi driver witnessed fireworks or flares burning in the bushes.

Germany is home to 3 million people of Turkish-origin, and about 750,000 ethnic Kurds.

Conflicts between Ankara and Kurds in Turkey and Syria have regularly spilled over into Germany. Turkey’s offensive against the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin in Syria has mobilized Kurds in Germany, with dozens of protests being held across the country over the past month.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: embassy, Turkish, vandalized

Russia Seizes 2 U.S. Properties and Orders Embassy to Cut Staff

July 28, 2017 By administrator

Russia Seizes 2 U.S. Properties and Orders Embassy to Cut StaffBy NEIL MacFARQUHAR,

MOSCOW — Russia took its first steps on Friday to retaliate against proposed American sanctions for Moscow’s suspected meddling in the 2016 election, seizing two American diplomatic properties and ordering the United States Embassy to reduce staff by September.

The moves, which Russia had been threatening for weeks, came a day after the United States Senate approved a measure to expand economic sanctions against Russia, as well as against Iran and North Korea. The bill, mirroring one passed by the House on Tuesday, now goes to President Trump for his signature.

The latest move by the Kremlin strikes another blow against the already dismal diplomatic relations between the two sides, with each new step moving Moscow and Washington farther from the rapprochement anticipated a few months ago.

Some analysts suggested that matters could get even worse. “Russia’s response to the new sanctions was inevitable,” Aleksei Pushkov, a legislator and frequent commentator on international affairs, wrote on Twitter. “There is a high probability that this will not be the end of it.”

The number of American targets inside Russia for Kremlin retaliation are limited, particularly if Moscow is worried about damaging the investment climate or about other economic fallout.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/world/europe/us-russia-sanctions.html?emc=edit_na_20170728&nl=breaking-news&nlid=49769097&ref=headline

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Cut Staff, embassy, Orders, Russia Seizes, U.S. Properties

Two killed in shooting incident at Israeli embassy in Jordan

July 23, 2017 By administrator

At least two people have been killed in a shooting at the Israel embassy in Amman following anti-Israeli protests in the Jordanian capital.

According media reports, two Jordanians were killed and one Israeli seriously injured in the Sunday incident which occurred outside the Israeli embassy, located in the city’s Rabiyeh neighborhood.

The heavily-protected area around the embassy has been sealed off by the police while security forces have been deployed throughout the compound which has so far been evacuated.

Local police said that the two killed Jordanians were working for a furniture firm and had entered the complex before the shooting began, and that an investigation has been launched into the incident.

Jordan has been the scene of severe public outrage against Israel since July 14 when the Tel Aviv regime bolstered security measures at al-Aqsa Mosque.

On Friday, thousands of people took to the streets in Amman to protest against Israel’s installation of metal detectors at a site sacred which is also holy to Jews. The mosque is Islam’s third holiest site after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

The occupied Palestinian territories have witnessed new tensions ever since Israeli forces introduced restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem al-Quds in August 2015.

More than 300 Palestinians have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces in the ongoing tensions since the beginning of October 2015.

The Tel Aviv regime has tried to change the demographic makeup of Jerusalem al-Quds over the past decades by constructing settlements, destroying historical sites and expelling the local Palestinian population. Palestinians say the Israeli measures are aimed at paving the way for the Judaization of the city.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: embassy, Israeli, Jordan, two killed

Report: US Marshals Arrest Two In Turkish Embassy Brawl

June 14, 2017 By administrator

US Marshals Arrest Two In Turkish Embassy Brawl

Eyup Yildirim (left) kicking Kurdish protester outside Turkish embassy, May 16, 2017. (Youtube screen grab)

U.S. Marshals have arrested two Turkish men living in U.S. for their role in beating peaceful protesters outside of the Turkish embassy in Washington, D.C. last month, a source with knowledge of the matter tells The Daily Caller.

The State Department confirmed in a statement to TheDC that arrests have been, and the Washington, D.C. Metro police department identified the two men as Eyup Yildirim and Sinan Narin.

“Now that charges have been filed, the Department will weigh additional actions for the named individuals, as appropriate under relevant laws and regulations. Any further steps will be responsive and proportional to the charges,” a State Department official said.

Yildirim, a 50-year-old construction company owner from New Jersey, faces charges of assault with significant bodily injury and aggravated assault. Narin, from Virginia, faces an aggravated assault charge.

The Washington-based Turkish news website Washington Hatti first reportedon Wednesday that Yildirim was one of the men arrested.

 TheDC first reported last month that Yildirim is the man seen in videos of the brawl kicking a female protester while she was on the ground.

Lucy Usoyan, the woman kicked and stomped by Yildirim, Narin and other Erdogan supporters, told TheDC that she went to the hospital where she was diagnosed with head trauma.

Narin, who was first identified by The New York Times last month, acknowledged to the newspaper that he kicked Usoyan. But he claimed that he thought that Usoyan was a man.

Usoyan, a Kurdish activist, said that she feared for her life during the assault. She also said that her doctor told her she would need six weeks to fully recover from the beating.

Yildirim and Narin were part of a group of supporters of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who showed up at the Turkish embassy. Video of the incident shows a large group of Erdogan supporters and bodyguards suddenly crossing the street in front of the embassy to where the smaller group of protesters were staged. The Erdogan henchmen, some of them armed, were then seen punching, kicking and stomping the protesters.

At least 11 were injured.

Erdogan watched the attack unfold from his black Mercedes-Benz, which was parked outside of the embassy. Video recordings show that he may even have ordered his bodyguards and supporters like Yildirim to launch the assault on the protesters.

An audio analysis of recordings of the blitz also revealed that voices can be heard shouting phrases like “Servet says dive in,” or “Servet says attack.”

TheDC also identified Servet Erkan as one of the Erdogan bodyguards who took part in the violence. Another member of Erdogan’s security detail who was seen choking a female protester was identified as Ismail Dalkiran. (RELATED: Audio Analysis Shows Erdogan Thugs Were Ordered To Attack)

The embassy melee has generated outrage from lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle, while the Turkish government has blamed the U.S. government and Washington, D.C. police department for failing to corral the protesters. (RELATED: Here’s The Erdogan Henchman Who Choked Female Protester At Embassy)

Last week, the House unanimously passed a bill condemning the Turkish government over the incident.

Despite the arrest of Yildirim and another Erdogan goon, some of the men involved in the attack likely will not be arrested or punished.

Erdogan’s personal bodyguards and the embassy’s security detail are likely protected by diplomatic immunity from prosecution.

The U.S. government could punish the Turks in another way, including through diplomatic channels. At least two lawmakers have called on the U.S. State Department to halt the planned sale of $1.6 million worth of firearms to the Turkish security detail.

“The Department would like to thank the Department of Justice and the investigative agencies for their diligence,” the State Department said in its statement to TheDC.

“We are committed to holding those responsible for the violence on May 16 accountable. As we have previously stated, the events surrounding the conduct of Turkish Security personnel during President Erdogan’s visit to the United States is troubling.”

The Metro police department says that additional information about the case will be released on Thursday.

A call placed to Yildirim’s phone went directly to voicemail.

Source: http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/14/breaking-us-marshals-arrest-two-in-turkish-embassy-brawl/?utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Arrest, brawl, embassy, Turkish, US Marshals

Turkish Embassy tries to thwart Armenian Genocide Commemoration Ceremony in Manila but failed

September 29, 2016 By administrator

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Another Turkish Embassy failed attempt

The Turkish Embassy in Manila tried to hinder the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Ceremony.

Upon the initiative of the Armenian Embassy in Vietnam, a Holy Liturgy commemorating the Armenian Genocide victims was served in Santuario de San Antonio Parish in the capital of Philippines, Manila, on Tuesday.

The liturgy was attended by the Philippines parliament senators, representatives of Manila city administration, Mayor of Tagum city, heads of the diplomatic missions accredited in the country and the Armenian-Philippines friendship group members.

After the liturgy, a memorial evening was held in Astoria Hotel, Manila, during which the Armenian Ambassador to Philippines, Raisa Vardanyan, and renowned businessman Jeffrey Nug delivered speeches.

Prior to the aforementioned liturgy, the Turkish Consul to Manila took actions to thwart it. The latter contacted the leader of the parish and told him that the liturgy was a political campaign organized by Armenians, which “should be banned to avoid further political consequences.”

According to the MFA information, the Turkish Embassy also sent a note of protest to the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs.

Nevertheless, the liturgy was held, being followed by an event during which the participants were briefed on the Armenian history and Genocide.

Filed Under: Genocide, News Tagged With: Armenian, embassy, Genocide, Manila, Turkish

Germany shuts Ankara embassy amid fear of attack by Erdogan supporters

September 14, 2016 By administrator

germany-close-embassyGermany has temporarily closed its embassy in Ankara, reportedly because of fears of an attack. Turks are said to be outraged by a German magazine’s depiction of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a dictator.

Germany closed its embassy in Turkey on Wednesday, along with all other consular offices in Turkey, with reports that officials feared the buildings might come under attack.

The Foreign Ministry confirmed that its embassy and consular offices – including the main consulate in Istanbul – would be closed from September 12 to September 16. However, the ministry did not comment on the cause.

Germany’s “Bild” newspaper reported that the decision had been taken as a precaution after the German Foreign Ministry learned that mob attacks were likely during the Eid al-Adha religious holiday. Public outrage in Turkey was said to be brewing over the depiction of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the latest edition of German news magazine “Der Spiegel.”

Minarets to rockets

The Turkish government accused the weekly of giving a distorted view of the country in its “Focus on Turkey” special edition. Ankara accused Spiegel of prejudice and said the front page was “particularly provocative.”

In a statement, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said the cover, published during Eid, sought to create “a negative image not only about Turkey but also Islam.”

German magazine "DER SPIEGEL"s cover with Erdogan as dictator ! pic.twitter.com/OtdGzZhajV

— Christos G Failadis (@xfailadis) September 14, 2016

 

The front page features a stone-faced Erdogan wearing sunglasses as the minarets from Istanbul’s Blue Mosque appear to have been transformed into military rockets lifting off into the air. Under the main title “Hotspot Turkey,” is the strapline, “A land loses its freedom.”

At the bottom of the page, a teaser for one of the magazine’s stories is titled simply “The Dictator.”

The Turkish Foreign Ministry described the magazine’s publishing policy as “far from being responsible,” saying that it was “the clear and latest example of an anti-Turkey approach.”

“We regretfully condemn the attempts… to smear Mr. President,” it added, urging an end to efforts to tarnish Turkey’s image.

Turkish and German relations have been tested lately, with Turkey having barred German parliamentarians from visiting the Incirlik airbase over a Bundestag resolution that declared the massacre of Armenians during World War I to have been “genocide.” The ban was later lifted after the German government pointed out that the resolution was not legally binding.

The German government also complained last week about the confiscation of DW’s interview footage with Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Akif Cagatay Kilic. The minister had been asked about the July coup attempt in Turkey, which was followed by a harsh crackdown on opponents of Erdogan.

rc/sms (dpa, AFP, Reuters)

Source: http://www.dw.com/en/germany-shuts-ankara-embassy-amid-fear-of-attack-by-erdogan-supporters/a-19553393

Filed Under: News Tagged With: close, close syria turkey, embassy, Germany, Turkey

Armenia embassy building groundbreaking ceremony is held in Brazil

August 16, 2016 By administrator

new-ambassyPresident Serzh Sargsyan, who is on a working visit to Brazil, attended, in capital city Brasília, the groundbreaking ceremony for the building of the Embassy of Armenia in Brazil.

Construction of embassy building is scheduled to be completed within one year.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, and Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil José Serra delivered remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony.

After the ceremony, a joint memo was signed and a respective container was placed in the foundation of the embassy building which is under construction.

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Armenian, brazel, ceremony, embassy

France closes embassy in Turkey Ankara, consulate in Istanbul until further notice

July 13, 2016 By administrator

france flagFrance on Wednesday, July 13 said it had closed its embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul until further notice for security reasons, after cancelling events to mark the July 14 Bastille Day holiday, AFP reports.

“The Embassy of France in Ankara, as well as the Consulate General in Istanbul will be closed from Wednesday July 13, 1:00 pm (1000 GMT), until further notice,” the embassy said in a statement after scrapping the July 14 receptions at the missions on security grounds.

It did not give any further details on how the closure would be implemented.

France’s consulate in Istanbul, its embassy in Ankara and its mission in the Aegean city of Izmir were all to have held celebrations marking the July 14 Bastille Day.

French consul to Istanbul Muriel Domenach wrote on Twitter the events in all three cities had been cancelled “for security reasons” and France was in touch with the Turkish authorities, AFP says.

Earlier, the Istanbul consulate had sent an email message to French citizens in Turkey saying there had been “concurring information of a serious threat against the organisation of the July 14 celebrations in Turkey”.

It said the decision had been taken in coordination with the Turkish authorities.

Turkey is on a high security alert following the June 28 attack on Istanbul’s main airport which was blamed on Islamic State (IS) jihadists and killed 47 people.

Thirty-seven suspects have been placed under arrest over suspicion of involvement in the attacks. Of these, 15 are Turks and 22 foreigners, according to official media, AFP says.

Authorities have said a number of citizens of ex-Soviet republics are among the suspects, raising concerns over the threat to Turkey from Islamist militancy in the Central Asia and the Northern Caucasus.

But of seven suspects arrested earlier this week, three are Algerian, two Tunisian and two Egyptian, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.

Related links:

Ria.ru: Дипмиссии Франции в Анкаре и Стамбуле закрыты из соображений безопасности
AFP. France shuts missions in Turkey until further notice

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Ankara, embassy, France

Georgia: Rally staged outside Tbilisi’s Turkish embassy despite Municipality ban

April 24, 2016 By administrator

210989Despite recommendation of Tbilisi’s Municipality and the statement of Georgia’s Armenian community on shifting the venue for the annual April 24 rally from outside the Turkish embassy to the territory adjacent to the church of St. Echmiadzin, a group of protesters still staged a rally outside the embassy to express their constitutional right.

Earlier, Georgia’s Armenian community issued a statement saying, “considering the complicated situation in the country and the region, as well as the stance, request and concern of the Georgian authorities, the community resolved to abstain from holding a traditional April 24 rally outside the Turkish embassy. This year, by way of exception, the event will be held at the territory adjacent to the church of St. Echmiadzin.”

Photo: Hayk Sahakyants

Filed Under: Articles, Genocide Tagged With: ban, despite, embassy, Municipality, Rally staged outside, Tbilisi’s Turkish

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