The first Caspian Forum, a gathering of politicians, officials, representatives of the business community, and representatives of NGOs and think tanks, focusing on issues related to the wider Caspian Region, was held in Istanbul on Thursday 6 December. LINKS was represented by its Director, Dennis Sammut, who was a speaker on the third panel of the […]
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Exciting cultural developments in Turkey and UAE set the trend for the future.
April 24, 2012 
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Two new initiatives in the field of culture, one in the UAE and one in Turkey, are setting a trend that is bound to be followed in many other countries. Dennis Sammut writes on why he thinks this is so exciting. In the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates a new art gallery opened last […]
Read more The issue of religious minorities in Muslim countries causes controversy.
April 15, 2012 0 Comments
Senior Sunni relgious leaders in the Muslim world have clashed over the role of Christian communities in Muslim countries. Mehmet Görmez, Head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate, has sharply criticized Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Shaikh of Saudi Arabia, for comments the latter made during a meeting with a delegation from the Kuwait-based Society of […]
Read more Turkish Cypriot Leader in Jeddah to secure support of the OIC
April 8, 2012 0 Comments
The Turkish Cypriot Leader Dr Dervis Eroglu has held talks in Jeddah with the leadership of the 57-member Orgaisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and has requested to open a Permanent Representative office at the Organisation’s headquarters. Eroglu met yesterday with the Secretary General of the OIC, Professor Ekmeleddine Ihsanoglu who welcomed the request and said […]
Read more Global and Regional powers flex muscles in the Mediterranean
April 5, 2012 0 Comments
There are reports of intensive air and naval activity in the Eastern Mediterranean as global and regional powers flex their muscles amidst increasing tensions around the situation in Syria. Israel, the United States and Greece are currently involved military in manoevres that have been described by the Israeli media as being aimed to test a response to any […]
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