Terrorists Plunder Civilians' Properties in Western Aleppo

The terrorists in Western Aleppo have plundered the civilians' properties and divided them among themselves and their commanders, media sources said.

US Turns Down All Russian Requests to Visit Seized Diplomatic Premises in NY

Russian diplomats have filed about 20 requests to visit the Russian diplomatic estate in New York, closed in 2016, but all of them were rejected by the US side without any explanations, a Russian diplomat said.

Russia May Demand Further Reduction of US Diplomatic Staff

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow is considering various options for responding to the seizure of Russian diplomatic property in California by the United States and has not ruled out that it will demand real parity in the number of US and Russian diplomats.

Senior US, Russian diplomats hold "tough" talks: US State Department

The US State Department said on Tuesday that senior US and Russian diplomats had held "tough" talks here on areas of mutual concern.

US-led coalition commits a new massacre against civilians in Deir Ezzor : Syria War Crimes/ill-conceived airstrikes

The US-led coalition committed on Tuesday a new massacre against Syrian civilians, this time in the town of al-Ksheika in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, leaving of a number of civilians dead.

Moscow threatens to trim number of American diplomats at US embassy

Russia is ready to significantly reduce the number of personnel at the US embassy in Moscow as a response to the seizure of its diplomatic property in the United States, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Friday.

Russian Finance Ministry says Hague Court decision on Yukos case fair

Russia’s Finance Minister considers the decision announced by The Hague District Court on Wednesday to quash final arbitration awards to Yukos shareholders to be fair, the Minister Anton Siluanov said.

DPRK (N. Korea) expels all South Koreans from Kaesong Industrial Zone

All assets will be frozen including equipment, materials and products of the South Korean enterprises in the complex and the persons to be expelled are not to allow to take things out except for personal belongings, said the statement...

UN urges halt to attacks on Afghan civilians after day of record casualties

 UN, 8 August 2015 – The United Nations on Saturday called on anti-Government elements in Afghanistan to stop targeting civilian-populated areas, after a series of attacks yesterday killed at least 40 people, injured more than 300 and caused extensive damage to homes and property.

Cyprus church 'disposes assets' to pay 100 mn euro loans

The Church of Cyprus, heavily hit by the country's financial crisis two years ago, will dispose of assets to help pay off 100 million euros owed to banks, its head said Friday.

Turkey criticizes "anti-Turkish" bill on Christian properties

......."While the clear and concrete steps that Turkey has taken for the improvement of the rights and freedoms of all of its citizens, including for the non-Muslim minorities are evident; attempts by anti-Turkish circles in the U.S. Congress, driven by domestic political considerations, to push such unconstructive and baseless initiatives are unacceptable," Turkey's Foreign Ministry said in a statement June 27.

The bill, which passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, requires the U.S. secretary of state to provide an annual report to Congress regarding Washington's efforts to secure the return and restoration of "stolen, confiscated, or otherwise unreturned Christian properties" in Turkey and the northern Cyprus.

US adopts bill on Christian properties in Turkey

The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs has adopted a bill on monitoring the return of property confiscated from Christians in Turkey and Northern Cyprus.

The Committee will put a bill before the House to provide annual assessments on the status of, and U.S. efforts to return, property such as churches to the former Christian owners.

Republican Committee Chairman Ed Royce and ranking Democrat Eliot Engel introduced the bill in March. It received bipartisan support in the committee, but was met with opposition from Democrats Gerry Connolly and Gregory Meeks.

Greek Parliament passes property tax reform

ATHENS ( Greece): Greek lawmakers have passed a law on property tax, as demanded by the country's creditors, but the ruling coalition of conservatives and socialists has lost another member when a former conservative minister voted against it and was immediately expelled from the party.

The law passed in the 300-member Parliament Saturday, with 152 lawmakers voting for and 143 against.

It consolidates previous taxes and replaces a property charge imposed in 2011, which was paid through electricity bills.