tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71357959878646299272024-03-19T05:57:53.453+02:00Balkan Periscope - HellasBalkan Periscope - Information sourceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37814125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-64911386724894703052024-02-29T22:55:00.005+02:002024-02-29T22:55:30.135+02:00February 29 - Sudan’s General Hemedti in Tripoli for talks with Dbeibeh<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13SkpSOl7HqecFguNpe3OHAq26qStfv4bkIiwxDK2c3XuHiapG_teP2FbIZTMYa3j1qgUbhvLTAZndOJRch57NpHewcLL5i9uJgaP171hsuNPq9ptoat6X1q-id1cZ_LdAQgsyR-Liep5Gzxj5KVIAbb2FWhG10aAkcUfuTIptyXrWF5n2RbclWTWxX8/s1408/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1408" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13SkpSOl7HqecFguNpe3OHAq26qStfv4bkIiwxDK2c3XuHiapG_teP2FbIZTMYa3j1qgUbhvLTAZndOJRch57NpHewcLL5i9uJgaP171hsuNPq9ptoat6X1q-id1cZ_LdAQgsyR-Liep5Gzxj5KVIAbb2FWhG10aAkcUfuTIptyXrWF5n2RbclWTWxX8/w640-h396/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 29, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Commander
of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also
known as Hemedti, arrived in Tripoli today where he met the prime
minister of the Government of National Unity (GUN) of Libya, Abdul Hamid
Dbeibeh, with whom he had “fruitful and constructive” discussions on
developments in Sudan, according to a statement by Dagalo via X.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-29-sudans-general-hemedti-in.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-3950017616264037312024-02-21T22:32:00.005+02:002024-02-21T22:32:52.514+02:00February 21, Bulgaria: Varna Municipal Council votes against wind farms in the Black Sea<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHwGefjy9CQUQFHcXFyv1KSkKi3XX_yOzGGL41nr81s147TzjDrdJjW6N7GwDbkij0JGYcTDjAsm5fRbp-ClqPbUZ2vofkTkYStYZb-HJHBo5LoSmEa0Z0MdHWkhiCCbhh5Gc4cz-Gr-LI1sVCgFZ2Qg8W3CfREaoRDa4aaSbOr8sU-g-rweQC_uwYvM/s1263/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1263" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHwGefjy9CQUQFHcXFyv1KSkKi3XX_yOzGGL41nr81s147TzjDrdJjW6N7GwDbkij0JGYcTDjAsm5fRbp-ClqPbUZ2vofkTkYStYZb-HJHBo5LoSmEa0Z0MdHWkhiCCbhh5Gc4cz-Gr-LI1sVCgFZ2Qg8W3CfREaoRDa4aaSbOr8sU-g-rweQC_uwYvM/w640-h424/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 21, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span>Varna City
Council has adopted a statement demanding the withdrawal of the draft law on
the installation of wind farms in the Black Sea.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-21-bulgaria-varna-municipal.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-4255052171918165052024-02-21T22:18:00.005+02:002024-02-21T22:18:47.092+02:00February 21, Opposition supporters in Albania protest alleged corruption in Cabinet<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuKQys_uQP6AYHbCldbjq3BXVC4V0A7gWs_Nlrr1AzAsuuXutLHsSlAPeR9QbPrZIgdJ88fyGCqAguCE_pSvNAThQB47FdUohfGoJTsRGNPwlG1ZZe8Mdmy3oK-0xsvZMUiKetrxko7ZIh2zS-OzOzehKn4cx5H1W0zdpYruaGew_OlgLlZ1ytj33t4E/s1102/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1102" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuKQys_uQP6AYHbCldbjq3BXVC4V0A7gWs_Nlrr1AzAsuuXutLHsSlAPeR9QbPrZIgdJ88fyGCqAguCE_pSvNAThQB47FdUohfGoJTsRGNPwlG1ZZe8Mdmy3oK-0xsvZMUiKetrxko7ZIh2zS-OzOzehKn4cx5H1W0zdpYruaGew_OlgLlZ1ytj33t4E/w640-h326/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition
held an anti-government protest in Tirana on Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of
corruption. The protest, which ended peacefully, also marked 33 years since the
toppling of the main statue of the country’s late communist dictator, Enver
Hoxha. </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(Feb. 20)</span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Feb 21,
2024.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;"> <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"></span><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-21-opposition-supporters-in.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-80028449501982157092024-02-20T22:41:00.007+02:002024-02-20T22:41:51.501+02:00February 20, Women's salaries in Bulgaria remain lower than men's<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MBrMHCP-MtCGTq80yQAwb8n5rhyphenhyphenlZJxjtRt2wJRe-sC613sPmcV-o2ZpB0o2y4uIrlkkXyhTVdDS3JHgXaCSWHWcRNlsa9hr2WjTkuGGDuMZ-8nJuNoluZ1H5zTwrFheg8nmKmst8g_emHzHerlP9BN5pTonOVenZlpLGe6mTibq5vmf2XT6BoPgSgk/s1307/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1307" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MBrMHCP-MtCGTq80yQAwb8n5rhyphenhyphenlZJxjtRt2wJRe-sC613sPmcV-o2ZpB0o2y4uIrlkkXyhTVdDS3JHgXaCSWHWcRNlsa9hr2WjTkuGGDuMZ-8nJuNoluZ1H5zTwrFheg8nmKmst8g_emHzHerlP9BN5pTonOVenZlpLGe6mTibq5vmf2XT6BoPgSgk/w640-h400/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 20, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p><p>Sofia.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EL;"><o:p> </o:p></span>In 2022, women's average hourly earnings were 12.6% lower than men's,
according to the latest National Statistical Institute data on the gender pay
gap.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-20-womens-salaries-in-bulgaria.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-67516533757193452532024-02-20T22:36:00.002+02:002024-02-20T22:36:30.273+02:00February 20, Skopje: Greek farmers block Evzoni border crossing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KZCLy2zEh44r1r_JfaToA6Ef9B2BAwCoTMq8NHmwfuO8QuD7Uqp35UjXrHlJOM9qz9JwKxMknZ97bR7KzB_ywEcsfXp_d0u2U9yrlheXAdfweqzqKMz2W4hTLES2OvA1UPmUeNOdHMVUYB3ADsXbTSSA1zaABTRrRA7V3C9ILS3Na8gXBI9QYJWyVlU/s1313/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1313" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KZCLy2zEh44r1r_JfaToA6Ef9B2BAwCoTMq8NHmwfuO8QuD7Uqp35UjXrHlJOM9qz9JwKxMknZ97bR7KzB_ywEcsfXp_d0u2U9yrlheXAdfweqzqKMz2W4hTLES2OvA1UPmUeNOdHMVUYB3ADsXbTSSA1zaABTRrRA7V3C9ILS3Na8gXBI9QYJWyVlU/w640-h302/1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Feb 20, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Protesting
Greek farmers as of 6 pm on Tuesday are blocking the Evzoni border crossing for
entry into Greece. Passenger and cargo vehicles are being let in every half
hour for ten minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-44732510439294499702024-02-20T22:29:00.003+02:002024-02-20T22:29:44.019+02:00February 20, Turkey, Albania contributing to peace in Balkans as NATO allies, says Turkish President<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHey05YoiBSuvkjFfc5aHcfoejKlIvxERv3QPSqxfxHMQwf9b5j_60CWhyi3ZIo_ekZNIgI_v84L6vPczmk1CXSus1z6HzZtZl1YuvUmjOlUlKWxlxe6e15n_kQ0SMjakfJxjnFAS-Nm1HoFfR4Z-yBxmtLm1KY0tUyM7eqm7kMlLiIGq46oSk7DCR1o/s1761/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1761" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHey05YoiBSuvkjFfc5aHcfoejKlIvxERv3QPSqxfxHMQwf9b5j_60CWhyi3ZIo_ekZNIgI_v84L6vPczmk1CXSus1z6HzZtZl1YuvUmjOlUlKWxlxe6e15n_kQ0SMjakfJxjnFAS-Nm1HoFfR4Z-yBxmtLm1KY0tUyM7eqm7kMlLiIGq46oSk7DCR1o/w640-h298/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 20, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remarked that both Turkey
and Albania, as members of the NATO alliance, contribute
significantly to upholding peace and stability in the Balkans region.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-20-turkey-albania-contributing.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-4586008403110409632024-02-19T22:41:00.000+02:002024-02-19T22:41:09.177+02:00February 19, Canada to donate over 800 drones to Ukraine for defence<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkUL2dV5PuuRhHqaG_bISYolq8i79ghC6XIA_EOZCwokeCAgqxMeBgfUbByKk7KsMFAMEEzsVToFoSqAMX-zdqWxE4kyDQ1Uv7DoCU6NcnvHJNhYPgczPKd7Yn7eIz3yuLvhkpDm0HzJtfypZYkHbKAsOzU2KUZX4wS85ROzSexIUrzqn9qGRtuVWOb8/s1726/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1726" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkUL2dV5PuuRhHqaG_bISYolq8i79ghC6XIA_EOZCwokeCAgqxMeBgfUbByKk7KsMFAMEEzsVToFoSqAMX-zdqWxE4kyDQ1Uv7DoCU6NcnvHJNhYPgczPKd7Yn7eIz3yuLvhkpDm0HzJtfypZYkHbKAsOzU2KUZX4wS85ROzSexIUrzqn9qGRtuVWOb8/w640-h302/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 19, 2024. Posted by <a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Canada will
donate more than 800 SkyRanger R70 multi-mission Unmanned Aerial
Systems to Ukraine to help in its war with Russia, Canada's Defence Minister
Bill Blair said on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-19-canada-to-donate-over-800.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-28672998930920935782024-02-19T22:35:00.002+02:002024-02-19T22:35:08.920+02:00February 19, Norway will transfer funds to the Palestinian Authority after a monthslong standoff with Israel<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJxPYovrYHEF_MC_AQ4k-zeozFAd0QCzsuRNS-TKV3594jF4HoLq007NvRar55ansxSPOQ7rDV-qPxQ7GwEkeY8_bHU47gj_FVnyZ2blxSqAPIkHk5rqZImRQbhu1aM0XKbrI5Y5oeVLFhD9xPjj2nPeYICfHsaGOYQcO-PhcGOWBuwuiZKZTNHo8H2k/s997/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="997" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJxPYovrYHEF_MC_AQ4k-zeozFAd0QCzsuRNS-TKV3594jF4HoLq007NvRar55ansxSPOQ7rDV-qPxQ7GwEkeY8_bHU47gj_FVnyZ2blxSqAPIkHk5rqZImRQbhu1aM0XKbrI5Y5oeVLFhD9xPjj2nPeYICfHsaGOYQcO-PhcGOWBuwuiZKZTNHo8H2k/w640-h416/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 19, 2024. Posted by <a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Copenhagen,
Denmark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;">Norway says it will transfer tax funds to the Palestinian Authority that
have been frozen for months because of a dispute with Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-19-norway-will-transfer-funds.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-33378390574670302032024-02-19T22:26:00.000+02:002024-02-19T22:26:32.229+02:00February 19, Houthi rebels’ attack severely damages a Belize-flagged ship in key strait leading to the Red Sea<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolSxyo9T2-P67FgoJtSjJ7_9tx79RKrSFeH7Q9CHZfg7C1Q1QfNw6D4tw38CtPBXw5F1RdKrCvmacl3Gidsen3g7urNGQ2KYLaupZF4VUsJB8PeVikqTFQRKgmfeM3JJ4lJsxprtAvXH-lpa23MI6cKlo2MuO5dGa8eZoQRHa81C26tNS1OdA7WqZHLU/s1352/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1352" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolSxyo9T2-P67FgoJtSjJ7_9tx79RKrSFeH7Q9CHZfg7C1Q1QfNw6D4tw38CtPBXw5F1RdKrCvmacl3Gidsen3g7urNGQ2KYLaupZF4VUsJB8PeVikqTFQRKgmfeM3JJ4lJsxprtAvXH-lpa23MI6cKlo2MuO5dGa8eZoQRHa81C26tNS1OdA7WqZHLU/w640-h358/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 19, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;">Dubai,</span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">United Arab Emirates</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A missile
attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling
through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
has forced the crew to abandon the vessel, authorities said Monday. Another
ship reportedly came twice under attack in the Gulf of Aden.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-19-houthi-rebels-attack.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-71931847921082587042024-02-19T22:13:00.002+02:002024-02-19T22:13:29.486+02:00February 19, Passenger jet hits equipment on takeoff from Belgrade airport and is forced to make emergency return<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8bYhBfRsVm1GwC7DzHy4tCGinfJmi6dmGBfZHPkAXHB_D0cadyEIpMycsHT6kY0hGkIS22OaQZ4kJ_jXFCcb3WL5MVSJYjNI2nIzEowRRy0IsqSfJ9Fzo7xEP27IwLrnLYXEatkdvFVn1FFF8FwJ5GTT1zHeNxk1Mc0zmh7OHJGusoXTNON1rRj9JNc/s995/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="995" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8bYhBfRsVm1GwC7DzHy4tCGinfJmi6dmGBfZHPkAXHB_D0cadyEIpMycsHT6kY0hGkIS22OaQZ4kJ_jXFCcb3WL5MVSJYjNI2nIzEowRRy0IsqSfJ9Fzo7xEP27IwLrnLYXEatkdvFVn1FFF8FwJ5GTT1zHeNxk1Mc0zmh7OHJGusoXTNON1rRj9JNc/w640-h564/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br>Photo:
Serbian Dnevnik</span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Feb 19, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Belgrade, Serbia.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A passenger
jet with 106 people on board returned safely to the Belgrade airport after it
hit runway equipment and sustained severe damage shortly after takeoff from the
Serbian capital, media and airline blogs reported Monday. There were no
injuries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-19-passenger-jet-hits.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-45357781431206080262024-02-19T22:00:00.001+02:002024-02-19T22:00:16.468+02:00February 19, He was poisoned<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f9rwOATcK3Z_mUNluXzwdn99FPgNmKY6tz1hrL4__lvg_7ThihIM_0leKaqw0jopUk6TlJaYIn61c5iKpK0SWTHzPa2v5DIFGIhgtwSTly0Y_p796h7zCmCfqyiP8D4XMhyphenhyphenWa_kzeBckI3qnpruVMeLtCqo0BeX0l7va23CVBzn4RdmywLtYXwrlELU/s981/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="981" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f9rwOATcK3Z_mUNluXzwdn99FPgNmKY6tz1hrL4__lvg_7ThihIM_0leKaqw0jopUk6TlJaYIn61c5iKpK0SWTHzPa2v5DIFGIhgtwSTly0Y_p796h7zCmCfqyiP8D4XMhyphenhyphenWa_kzeBckI3qnpruVMeLtCqo0BeX0l7va23CVBzn4RdmywLtYXwrlELU/w640-h434/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><i><span lang="EN-US">Russian
head Igor Kirilov spoke up today with the latest information.</span></i><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
Ukrainian armed forces poisoned the head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo,
with phenolic compounds.<br>
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<span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-19-he-was-poisoned.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-62177101990260094762024-02-19T21:51:00.002+02:002024-02-19T21:51:22.088+02:00February 19, UN court starts hearing on Israeli practices in occupied territories<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9GuM5If22tHhIhrLq19jQ2HRpUEqS7cRIRF_5HBnGbcz_X3SQvROBHGvMU66fDTbIbQIkG9dT_5NuBT6cmmII_Qy9YVXBm2lEjjzCKPJWML3XPb-V-44BdPbb_8ZKcvuJDTs1XkwvVr93sVywoeeFqJH0vP5wWIH2-DhyphenhyphenB0fVvZkcN_NQFNxfV_Q778/s1137/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1137" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9GuM5If22tHhIhrLq19jQ2HRpUEqS7cRIRF_5HBnGbcz_X3SQvROBHGvMU66fDTbIbQIkG9dT_5NuBT6cmmII_Qy9YVXBm2lEjjzCKPJWML3XPb-V-44BdPbb_8ZKcvuJDTs1XkwvVr93sVywoeeFqJH0vP5wWIH2-DhyphenhyphenB0fVvZkcN_NQFNxfV_Q778/w640-h476/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><span lang="EN-US">Feb 19,
2024. </span><a name="_Hlk152616131"><span lang="EN-US">Posted by </span></a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/"><span lang="EN-US">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span>Amsterdam.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A hearing
on Israel's policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian Territories is
beginning at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations'
highest court, on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-19-un-court-starts-hearing-on.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-59017113169408411482024-02-16T16:10:00.000+02:002024-02-16T16:10:10.746+02:00February 16, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signing security agreements with Germany, France as Kyiv shores up support<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4NA7iATmzqVy9BpLzqQQwILley9hyphenhyphenqv6glk3J39BtL3-JeTOQ6aqCwRemNV0AsSffqfYO23pbE1WKCukIuWfp7vo4_nls12YVu6MhszEUSQqEhya6BNN0sWQzN-ku8vKWPV2Jxlg1_sYaVeiFcC_ncDp6yO1MNYM8-Ey8hOPNpf3Ek2OvqDPNupyZyk/s1050/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1050" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4NA7iATmzqVy9BpLzqQQwILley9hyphenhyphenqv6glk3J39BtL3-JeTOQ6aqCwRemNV0AsSffqfYO23pbE1WKCukIuWfp7vo4_nls12YVu6MhszEUSQqEhya6BNN0sWQzN-ku8vKWPV2Jxlg1_sYaVeiFcC_ncDp6yO1MNYM8-Ey8hOPNpf3Ek2OvqDPNupyZyk/w640-h428/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 16, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;">Berlin.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed
a bilateral security agreement with Germany and planned to sign another with
France on Friday, securing a strong signal of long-term backing as Kyiv works
to shore up Western support nearly two years after Russia launched its full-scale
war.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-16-ukraines-zelenskyy-signing.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-40642922994753948662024-02-16T16:03:00.002+02:002024-02-16T16:03:15.008+02:00February 16, Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russia’s Putin, has died, Russian authorities say<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGciv9VmGgSJVZheaoTCTlTdTFguGj-cwcmS62sV3FEhhvYQheo7R0JAKs8aURuJgU-luyhPoBxnGFDqUeYFHPdyF4h6u4hgKKr1ezvI1nqvcn4r8bxPv3l0skpLw2YZhgjqpgmLAm5irP712OGg0u_54iVohysoe7_jSw6E4gcNxw2hrF5i7FGMBWVN0/s993/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="993" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGciv9VmGgSJVZheaoTCTlTdTFguGj-cwcmS62sV3FEhhvYQheo7R0JAKs8aURuJgU-luyhPoBxnGFDqUeYFHPdyF4h6u4hgKKr1ezvI1nqvcn4r8bxPv3l0skpLw2YZhgjqpgmLAm5irP712OGg0u_54iVohysoe7_jSw6E4gcNxw2hrF5i7FGMBWVN0/w640-h452/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><span lang="EN-US">Feb 16, 2024.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Alexei
Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded
against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in
prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-16-alexei-navalny-fiercest-foe.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-3376581213495798402024-02-15T19:03:00.002+02:002024-02-15T19:03:24.695+02:00February 15, Erdogan and Sisi Emphasize Cooperation to Support Stability in Libya<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec2JLa512LTM5hyphenhyphenTlMJ1n4vnQBpkQnVCGx7XD8430Qb9t9qCP9vcy7ebWRZuXfI4jDzDDLX-RRVOtDpTtyBDiwLEGwdeaQIH2eNugYVksfei0qC2XBdVE2H3m3-2e_alM42Urp8yl1DDXnSt-ilTa3DfVPUj2PEKVuplOZIVO1YyqiLQtdq73ejWYPsE/s1059/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1059" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec2JLa512LTM5hyphenhyphenTlMJ1n4vnQBpkQnVCGx7XD8430Qb9t9qCP9vcy7ebWRZuXfI4jDzDDLX-RRVOtDpTtyBDiwLEGwdeaQIH2eNugYVksfei0qC2XBdVE2H3m3-2e_alM42Urp8yl1DDXnSt-ilTa3DfVPUj2PEKVuplOZIVO1YyqiLQtdq73ejWYPsE/w640-h424/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 15, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In a joint
press conference between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, both leaders stressed the importance of
coordination and cooperation between their countries to support efforts aimed
at achieving stability in Libya.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-15-erdogan-and-sisi-emphasize.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-59639371157992419482024-02-15T15:34:00.000+02:002024-02-15T15:34:04.630+02:00February 15, Greek parliament to vote on legalizing same-sex marriage in first for an Orthodox Christian country<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77B7dS2syUGOZszG0YEmox2UHgcxpBbzqpU7LLHEDFHeTghC3gr6w5crAyefix4LH6RsYMw8iNlWIrpOdYGPnPI7Q4lusNsE69jycUI6sBixdfrvaZZ9Z-_378TdPyVEgO7E2BZg_A9V-RpNrq-VAEm_toLJ4Ddb0QCxKTtyNc7tGqIIxjeoQNgBWoG0/s1050/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1050" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77B7dS2syUGOZszG0YEmox2UHgcxpBbzqpU7LLHEDFHeTghC3gr6w5crAyefix4LH6RsYMw8iNlWIrpOdYGPnPI7Q4lusNsE69jycUI6sBixdfrvaZZ9Z-_378TdPyVEgO7E2BZg_A9V-RpNrq-VAEm_toLJ4Ddb0QCxKTtyNc7tGqIIxjeoQNgBWoG0/w640-h426/2.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><span lang="EN-US">Feb 15,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Athens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Greece’s
parliament is to vote Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first
for an Orthodox Christian country and despite opposition from the influential
Greek Church.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-15-greek-parliament-to-vote-on.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-70212959202341487992024-02-15T15:14:00.002+02:002024-02-15T15:14:29.076+02:00February 15, US secretary of state visits Albania, a key regional ally seeking European Union membership<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9h0tHxpeKU2u8Hhs_ixjzdLHFAzobs-W7AdMTOZEjCd-WokLMU4l3V_Se7KoNszq59IFb77JTW1MtzmXCzroonai9SnL9BHP8JYq__4itN5bvwdaIDMG_vxH1KQKxQ-mRCLBu6O8cGoGT_Cr3kGv_t8LcRX_DYu2R93xzsooIt0rToQzl03w3TTHxPHU/s1073/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1073" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9h0tHxpeKU2u8Hhs_ixjzdLHFAzobs-W7AdMTOZEjCd-WokLMU4l3V_Se7KoNszq59IFb77JTW1MtzmXCzroonai9SnL9BHP8JYq__4itN5bvwdaIDMG_vxH1KQKxQ-mRCLBu6O8cGoGT_Cr3kGv_t8LcRX_DYu2R93xzsooIt0rToQzl03w3TTHxPHU/w640-h422/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><span lang="EN-US">Feb 15,
2024. </span><a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tirana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Albania on Thursday to reaffirm
relations with a key partner in the Balkans and an ally in supporting Ukraine’s
fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-15-us-secretary-of-state_15.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-43632378965196891322024-02-15T15:06:00.005+02:002024-02-15T15:06:49.404+02:00February 15, France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCdTvnXgGgetkZThDTDV4T5HrVAhkiTU-tif1-MWalPidDrFnaO5JNwtkdQ0L2HisVGdbSd_QzUD4mUFedEHu1UcWoM3oEKuYzJ3OPm-ZV0ArXQyvV7hMRkHpAUL6Sdju0VJurcC0ShVky94vAln3Tw4ETPNCMz8-v1bLGJ8cISiCJKQ2oKmYVw11ESI/s1171/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1171" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCdTvnXgGgetkZThDTDV4T5HrVAhkiTU-tif1-MWalPidDrFnaO5JNwtkdQ0L2HisVGdbSd_QzUD4mUFedEHu1UcWoM3oEKuYzJ3OPm-ZV0ArXQyvV7hMRkHpAUL6Sdju0VJurcC0ShVky94vAln3Tw4ETPNCMz8-v1bLGJ8cISiCJKQ2oKmYVw11ESI/w640-h476/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 15, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Paris.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a
bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on
Friday in Paris as part of a trip that will also go through Germany, the French
presidency said in a statement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> <span></span></o:p></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-15-france-and-ukraine-to-sign.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-10285598511907631392024-02-15T14:56:00.005+02:002024-02-15T14:56:48.801+02:00February 15, "Change the approach towards Serbia; It's not fair..."<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRwp4PqaxVSO8l80RdMtUMXZ-8vLAiEbpMNJotSxZaBjOVP_w8lAqWxoEzDXRYJpzsWfmGEJQnyQmIkXHhwVsNJ0mlJ5U_GA6CspGzWd3z7shob-FgUt6BlHubTEUPzerBijV5pYaUdwQmv_S1hVZn7wvY0ie-zwgvFp1gkCyZLg6KWjX2xSvCerCsrg/s1403/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1403" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRwp4PqaxVSO8l80RdMtUMXZ-8vLAiEbpMNJotSxZaBjOVP_w8lAqWxoEzDXRYJpzsWfmGEJQnyQmIkXHhwVsNJ0mlJ5U_GA6CspGzWd3z7shob-FgUt6BlHubTEUPzerBijV5pYaUdwQmv_S1hVZn7wvY0ie-zwgvFp1gkCyZLg6KWjX2xSvCerCsrg/w640-h398/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 15, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</a><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Serbia
should not be conditioned with its accession in the European Union on the issue
of Pristina, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bulgaria is
among the 18 Nato countries that meet the criterion of allocating 2 per cent of
GDP to defence, Defence Minister Todor Tagarev said on February 15 in Brussels,
where he is participating on a meeting of the alliance’s defence ministers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-15-bulgarias-defence-minister.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-76228023924378821642024-02-15T14:37:00.004+02:002024-02-15T14:37:30.807+02:00February 15, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arrives in Tirana<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOBdrIP5RWU9OHHWsd-8u8nLcxZPo_UG8FqVPRqcOuhKAchYMj8m3u1dRSUV3DDodDfQTWfX1leAjs5H8ZLhAXEmsei_L_it0mf431b4uVozn66L3gKhXlATVIoO4sHz9TRcjN2n5Jsm4hre5IatF9DpmYsrLmfOgl_3VzlGOfHCR5_RHWpzLcM7-nzA/s1154/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1154" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOBdrIP5RWU9OHHWsd-8u8nLcxZPo_UG8FqVPRqcOuhKAchYMj8m3u1dRSUV3DDodDfQTWfX1leAjs5H8ZLhAXEmsei_L_it0mf431b4uVozn66L3gKhXlATVIoO4sHz9TRcjN2n5Jsm4hre5IatF9DpmYsrLmfOgl_3VzlGOfHCR5_RHWpzLcM7-nzA/w640-h338/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><span lang="EN-US">Feb 15,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;">The American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Tirana. The
plane in which Blinken was traveling landed at the “Mother Teresa” airport at
around 11:12.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-15-us-secretary-of-state.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-50572910640094485412024-02-14T23:16:00.005+02:002024-02-14T23:16:48.848+02:00February 14, Sisi, Erdogan agree on steps to strengthen trade and investment between Egypt & Turkey<p><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscYoIU7Gf3efHrAHZQpdgYHQHz0uJCYPEWHWBQi7NlOeHiQKe5JqhbhrK2D8nSqgtb1P54RpT3EDFnSSEx4cSpqfyl_NUar6TNHMj93MkywQv1D9ZwIsY_eOtvaQtuF2FYFCfkS_fSPt0V7s0Qd9jiJ_n9UN9XgJzzjXmGF8DH_HDBXXHiY5MalZ5cfY/s1087/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1087" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscYoIU7Gf3efHrAHZQpdgYHQHz0uJCYPEWHWBQi7NlOeHiQKe5JqhbhrK2D8nSqgtb1P54RpT3EDFnSSEx4cSpqfyl_NUar6TNHMj93MkywQv1D9ZwIsY_eOtvaQtuF2FYFCfkS_fSPt0V7s0Qd9jiJ_n9UN9XgJzzjXmGF8DH_HDBXXHiY5MalZ5cfY/w640-h430/1.JPG" width="640"></a></i></div><i><br>Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Turkish
counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sign a joint declaration on restructuring
meetings of the high-level strategic cooperation council in Cairo, 14 February
2024. Photo: AFP</i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Feb 14,
2024. </span><a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;">Balkan Periscope - Hellas</span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and his
Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a joint declaration on
Wednesday on restructuring meetings of the high-level strategic cooperation
council.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-14-sisi-erdogan-agree-on-steps.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-4418960772468756902024-02-14T23:08:00.007+02:002024-02-14T23:08:52.125+02:00February 14, Over 30 migrants were returned to Bulgaria under the Dublin Regulation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2G0VRFmzDy1XWiWOOkaV0hk2OrswAmXwTVqUyMs9V1HvTQLHjNuRRKl4FL3xiJm8VZ7sWDHsoA7TWy3_tSa6iVoiWzBeToUwvwziPmGsEg8lDYRTAK7jmzv1PpxKJjDj0aBriQFKiQ8KewbAD1LUCuGJDrUW2ast80Y8NG1_EMRD34oxHBRAJTEKwHzw/s952/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="952" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2G0VRFmzDy1XWiWOOkaV0hk2OrswAmXwTVqUyMs9V1HvTQLHjNuRRKl4FL3xiJm8VZ7sWDHsoA7TWy3_tSa6iVoiWzBeToUwvwziPmGsEg8lDYRTAK7jmzv1PpxKJjDj0aBriQFKiQ8KewbAD1LUCuGJDrUW2ast80Y8NG1_EMRD34oxHBRAJTEKwHzw/w640-h480/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br>Feb 14, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;">Sofia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Eighteen
migrants from Austria and 14 detained in other EU countries were returned to
Bulgaria today, February 13, under the Dublin Regulation. Some of the migrants
arrived by charter flight.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-14-over-30-migrants-were.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-72762357947053734972024-02-14T23:01:00.002+02:002024-02-14T23:01:15.424+02:00February 14, Iran’s gas network stable after ‘sabotage acts’: Official<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhRXqVVC_mYJz0kh-nM8H0s_aYqELFcAgGE9w-FDdPPnx8ewxM77r22acRmEZczqanKIPr9tmm9KYFUiOEdaJpicNW0pDGvEk6wE0h9l7m0UFqD-3BismZ7vEPlAQLy_4A9tpvzqkEjEKHvi_PBKtS_AJ30nqrob1u1-tHPWcqy_qR8QarRXPYo8QDR8/s1185/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1185" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhRXqVVC_mYJz0kh-nM8H0s_aYqELFcAgGE9w-FDdPPnx8ewxM77r22acRmEZczqanKIPr9tmm9KYFUiOEdaJpicNW0pDGvEk6wE0h9l7m0UFqD-3BismZ7vEPlAQLy_4A9tpvzqkEjEKHvi_PBKtS_AJ30nqrob1u1-tHPWcqy_qR8QarRXPYo8QDR8/w640-h422/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><span lang="EN-US">Feb 14, 2024. <a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by </a></span><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/"><span lang="EN-US">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;"><o:p> </o:p></span>Tehran.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Iran’s gas
transmission network is stable after sabotage acts targeted natural gas
pipelines in two provinces in the center and south of the country, says the
dispatching director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-14-irans-gas-network-stable.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135795987864629927.post-42474344398674158722024-02-13T22:12:00.004+02:002024-02-13T22:12:37.203+02:00February 13, Cyprus says Lebanon blocked return of 116 Syrian migrants<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbHrpUSNjrAzReLBADqPOH3qgj2nD4CPGK5pesSqeEySNyLRb9uvY_y8BvP0Xa8EsgNVO_IuSg0eg1SJCo9YJVHbz-FApUW8PruOPfeoVX_3Bt4adUFWw4S9KrLFV7jSSM9-dMulo9ZLplI7W5g2wX-f8pgCrD5cYPL0h05n2upzY_Kk029PixdQcdIM/s1500/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1500" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbHrpUSNjrAzReLBADqPOH3qgj2nD4CPGK5pesSqeEySNyLRb9uvY_y8BvP0Xa8EsgNVO_IuSg0eg1SJCo9YJVHbz-FApUW8PruOPfeoVX_3Bt4adUFWw4S9KrLFV7jSSM9-dMulo9ZLplI7W5g2wX-f8pgCrD5cYPL0h05n2upzY_Kk029PixdQcdIM/w640-h356/1.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br><i><span lang="EN-US">A file
photo shows migrants sit on a Cyprus marine police boat as they’re brought to a
harbor after being rescued from their own vessel off the Mediterranean island
nation’s southeastern coast, of Protaras, Cyprus, Jan. 14, 2020. </span>(AP)</i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EL;">Feb 13, 2024</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. </span><a name="_Hlk152616131">Posted by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152616131;">Balkan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cyprus said
on Tuesday it was in discussions with Lebanon over the return of 116
Syrian migrants rescued off its coast after Beirut refused to accept them
back.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://www.echedoros-a.gr/2024/02/february-13-cyprus-says-lebanon-blocked.html#more">more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com