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Turkish religious body backs child marriages under Islamic law

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis -
Girls as young as nine and boys as young as 12 can marry under Islamic law.  This is according to an online glossary of...

Ukraine lawyer murdered, body found in river

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
Police in Ukraine are investigating the murder of a lawyer and human rights activist whose body was found in a river in Kiev. Iryna...

Moldova president rejects court decision to suspend his powers

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
A decision by Moldova’s constitutional court to suspend the president’s powers temporarily was rejected by President Igor Dodon on January 2. The ruling coalition had...

Ankara proves more effective than Washington in lobbying Albania

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis -
Turkey appears to have greater diplomatic leverage in Albania than Washington these days. The UN General Assembly Resolution condemning Washington’s move of the US Embassy...

Islamic State fighters hiding in Turkey

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
Syrian Kurdish intelligence has warned that hundreds of Islamic State fighters from Britain are hiding in Turkey, adding to fears of an increased threat...
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