Two attacks (one in Nigeria, the other one in Saudi Arabia) killed Shiite people gathered to celebrate Islamic festivity of Ashura.
A kamikaze is said to have blown himself up in the town of Potiskum, commercially-relevant city in the state of Yobe in North-Eastern Nigeria. Although pieces of news about the number of victims are non-unanimous, it is thought that from 15 to 30 people lost their lives. At present, there is no claim of responsibility but Boko Haram Sunni gunmen are the main suspects.
«Today, the government takes the decision to recognise the state of Palestine», this is the announcement made by Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallstrom. Swedish government has been considering this move since early October and today (October 30, 2014) the decision is official.
According to the news web-portal Greek Reporter, six Turkish jets F-16 violated Greek airspace for more than 30 minutes (from 01:11 pm to 01:44 pm) on Monday 27[1]. This piece of news, although it hasn’t been confirmed by Hellenic General Staff yet[2] and it hasn’t been reported by main international news agencies, would prove that the so-called “Aegean Dispute” between Greece and Turkey is not over.
A picture that has been seen all over the world: a black flag waving on the top of a building in Kobani (also known as Ayn al-Arab), a Kurdish town in northern Syria, just 15 kilometres from the Turkish border.
Beware not to talk about a forthcoming invasion toward Europe though. It must be considered that Turkey is neither Syria nor Iraq. Unlike the other two states: Turkey benefits from an essential political and institutional stability that guarantees solidity to the whole country, Turkish armed forces are both better prepared and equipped and, finally, Turkey is NATO Member State and would receive necessary support from the Alliance in case of spillover.
