France will close its embassies and schools in 20 countries on Friday in fear of a hostile reaction to a magazine's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced earlier that he had ordered special security measures in all the countries where this could pose a problem, according to AFP.
Fabius admitted he was concerned by the potential for backlash to Charlie Hebdo's weekly printing of a satirical series of cartoons featuring the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), and against a background of violent protests in the Muslim world over an anti-Islam film. -0-
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The United States said Tuesday it was closely monitoring the case of Rufat Safarov, a prominent human rights defender who got detained today in Azerbaijan, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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On the evening of December 3, human rights defender Rufat Safarov was detained by individuals in civilian clothes. According to his father, Rufat was arrested while returning home. The reasons for his detention, as well as his current whereabouts, remain unknown.
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The federal highway R-217 "Caucasus" will be expanded to four lanes by 2030, announced Alexander Lukashuk, head of the Federal Roads Management "Caucasus."
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By a decree from the head of state on December 3, Elbrus Isayev has been appointed rector of Nakhchivan State University.
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