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Lavrov: Made-up obstacles ahead of Geneva-2
Date: 2014-01-17 09:25:49 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:503730
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there were made-up hindrances ahead of the Geneva-2 peace conference on Syria, planned on January 22. During a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem on Friday, Lavrov said he hopes ....
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Russian, Syrian FMs to meet on Geneva-2 arrangements
Date: 2014-01-17 09:18:42 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:503711
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem will tackle preparations for the Geneva-2 conference on Syria during a meeting Friday. A three-way meeting between the Russian, Syrian ....
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Ethiopia urges international community to encourage South Sudan negotiations
Date: 2014-01-17 08:16:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:503598
Ethiopian State Minister Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos has urged the international community to encourage conflicting parties in South Sudan to peacefully end their disputes, said a statement by the Foreign Ministry. During a meeting Thursday ....
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'Syrian transitional government should be agreed to by regime, opposition'- Kerry
Date: 2014-01-17 07:54:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:503563
Any names that will be introduced to lead Syria's transition should be agreed to by Syrian opposition and regime alike, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. "Any names put forward for leadership of Syria's transition... those names ....
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Hamas warns Israel against seizing area around Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron
Date: 2014-01-17 07:40:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:503536
Islamist Hamas Movement warned Israel over the outcome of its attempts to take over the land and properties surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs) in Hebron under the pretext of military reasons. In a press release on Thursday, ....
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Russian, Iranian FMs hold talks on Geneva conf.
Date: 2014-01-16 17:57:35 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:503161
Russian Forign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow on Thursday to discuss preparation for Geneva II conference on Syrian crisis, Ria Novosti reported. A source in the Iranian Embassy in ....
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Iran says it doesn't accept Assad resignation as precondition for talks
Date: 2014-01-16 17:34:02 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:503118
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that calling for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad as a precondition to start negotiations with the opposition is unaccepted. "It is very dangerous to put preconditions ....
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9 killed, injured in south eastern Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-16 14:37:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:502746
Nine persons were killed and injured when an explosive charge went off on Thursday in south eastern Baghdad. The explosive charge was planted on the road side in Nahrawan. The blast left one civilian killed and eight others injured, said an Iraqi ....
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Trial of Hariri's killers starts in Hague
Date: 2014-01-16 12:20:50 GMT - Netherlands - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:502370
The trial of the five Hezbollah affiliates accused of killing former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri began in The Hague on Thursday, nine years after the bomb attack in which 21 others also died, Al Arabiya channel reported. The ....
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Trial of Hariri's killers starts in Hague
Date: 2014-01-16 12:08:19 GMT - Netherlands - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:502338
The trial of the five Hezbollah affiliates accused of killing former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri began in The Hague on Thursday, nine years after the bomb attack in which 21 others also died, Al Arabiya channel reported. The ....