Mesopotamische EntwicklungsGesellschaft - Mezopotamian Development Society (Registered) THE MOST REQUESTED DAILY & ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSSERVICE ON KURDISTAN FOR THE HIGHLY INVOLVED PEOPLE MESOP English & German Version - (FOUNDED 1988) / PO Box 5135 - D 61440 OBERURSEL – Germany VISIT & SUBSCRIBE (or unsubscribe) MESOP NEWSLETTER ON OUR WEBSITE : mesop.de Editors Facebook: facebook/guy.debod / twitter: Guy Debord @1Debord1 Hour by hour new News from all parts of Kurdistan - German follows English MESOP MOTTO : „NEVER MAKE A CONCESSION FROM THE TRUTH MESOP ALLERT : TEHRANS HANGMEN DISGUISED AS REFORMERS MESOP Execution Alert: Loghman Moradi Hanged in Iran Today? February 23, 2014 at 5:15 am MESOP - Loghman Moradi is to be taken away at 6:00 a.m. Sunday for court proceedings, which may mean the gallows. – Read all: mesop.de/?p=43569 TODAY’S MESOP COMMENTARY Syria Daily: UN Tells Assad to Allow Aid — Will It Make a Difference? By Scott Lucas February 23, 2014 15:44 Updated - UPDATE 1630 GMT: The Assad regime has conditionally accepted the United Nations’ non-binding resolution calling for aid to besieged areas. - The Foreign Ministry said it would “ready to cooperate”, provided implementation respected “state sovereignty and the role of the state, and principles of neutrality, transparency, and non-politicized assistance”. mesop.de/?p=43589 NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY) THE WANTED ‘LEGAL FRAME’ FOR PEACE NEGOTIATIONS ? NOW ÖCALAN’S TALKS WITH HAKAN FIDAN (MIT ) RECEIVE A ‘LEGAL FRAME’ Turkeys new intel bill lays legal ground for talks with PKK ANKARA – Hurriyet – 24.2.2014 - A government-led bill envisioning increased powers and immunities for Turkey’s national intelligence body also brings in an arrangement that would provide a legal framework for the ongoing talks between intelligence officers and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). – Read more: mesop.de/?p=43587 THE IRANIAN CARD & TURKEY In this context, Israel is preparing to launch a joint project with Iran to desalinate sea water to provide Iran with fresh water. While everyone admits that water resources in the region will be more valuable in years to come, a step by the United States and Israel to provide Iran with such an asset could be seen as a forerunner of political changes in the region. Is the US Seeking a Regional Replacement for Turkey? – Iran & Israel By Serdar Turgut - AL Monitor - 2014-02-23 - As political and social turmoil in Turkey persists, the US administration has begun taking steps to downgrade Turkeys influence and role in the region. Although there are no major visible changes in American policy at this time, the changes are becoming apparent in some issues that dont seem to be interrelated. – Read all: mesop.de/?p=43571 Why is Turkey’s economy sliding again? By Paul Rivlin Editors: Paul Rivlin & Yitzhak Gal - Assistant Editors: Brandon Friedman & Gal Buyanover – Vol. 4, No. 2 - February 23, 2014 Is Turkey’s economy sliding into crisis? One indication is the fact that the Turkish lira tumbled to a new low of 2.35 to the dollar at the end of January 2014.Turks now need more than twice as many liras to buy a dollar than they did at the currency’s peak six years ago. This devaluation will impose serious costs on an economy heavily dependent on imports and foreign borrowing, although it will also encourage exports. - mesop.de/?p=43575 WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA) Syrian Rebel Leader thanks Netanyahu Times of Israel – 21-2-2014 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an IDF field hospital for treatment of wounded from the civil war in Syria, in Ramat ha Golan, Northern Israel. – Read all: mesop.de/?p=43581 SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) Israeli Businessmen start Trade with KRG Region (KURDISTAN IRAQ) 23.2.2014 – MESOP - A number of Israeli businessmen want to export Israeli sweets to the Kurdistan Region as well as opening a farm. – Read more: mesop.de/?p=43577 Iraqi Officials Deny Cizire Delegation’s Reports about Talks in Baghdad ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – GULAN MEDIA- RUDAW & MESOP – 23.2.2014 - The foreign minister of the Cizire Canton, declared in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) last month, says he held positive talks with Iraqi officials about opening the Tel Kocer border crossing, but senior officials in Baghdad denied any knowledge of meetings or the visit itself. – Read more: mesop.de/?p=43583 QUBAD TALABANI JOINED DESPERATE MEETING IN ERBIL Disgruntled PUK Chiefs Stay Away From Party Meetings, Hold Separate Talks By RUDAW 23.2.2014 - SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region – The political bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) met twice last week to discuss the party’s latest internal disputes, but without the two deputy chiefs who are in serious agreement with the other leaders. – Read all: mesop.de/?p=43585
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