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Iran's President, Iraqi VP discuss terrorism phenomena
Date: 2013-09-26 15:16:05 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:308981
Iran's President Hassan Rohani met with the Iraqi Vice President Khazir al-Khazaei in New York, and discussed various issues including terrorism, IRNA reported Thursday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 68th session of the United ....
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UAE FM, UN chief in talks over Egypt, Syria, Palestinian-Israeli peace talks
Date: 2013-09-26 15:06:10 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:308963
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nuhuyyan met with UN Chief Ban Ki-moon for talks on the developments in Egypt and Syria as well as the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations. Talks, that took place at the UN headquarters here on ....
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AL chief meets several Arab, foreign FMs in New York
Date: 2013-09-26 12:36:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:308562
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi held a series of meetings over the past two days with several Arab and foreign top diplomats on the latest developments in the Middle East region. A statement by the Arab League said that Arabi had ....
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Lavrov: Syrian govt is fulfilling obligations under chemical weapons convention
Date: 2013-09-26 12:35:09 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:308561
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made it clear that Russia is determined to see Syria remain unified, but that it does not insist that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remain in power. In an interview with the Washington Post, Lavrvo said ....
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Calm prevails Khartoum after two-day protests
Date: 2013-09-26 12:33:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:308553
Clam prevailed on Thursday the Sudanese capital of Khartoum after two days of protests and riots in Omdurman against a cut in fuel subsidies. Wednesday's protests in and around the capital Khartoum, which started three days ago, continued as ....
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Ashton highlights importance of continuing support for peacemaking
Date: 2013-09-26 12:15:01 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:308514
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton affirmed on Thursday that it is important that the international community maintains supporting direct peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel ....
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Egypt FM attends Yemen Friends meeting in New York
Date: 2013-09-26 12:13:17 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:308513
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy attended the Friends of Yemen meeting that was co-chaired by Saudi and Yemeni foreign ministers Saud al-Faysel and Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, respectively and British Foreign Secretary William Hague. Fahmy lauded ....
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Permanent Security Council members agree on UN Syria draft resolution
Date: 2013-09-26 11:21:58 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:308389
The five permanent UN Security Council members have agreed on a draft resolution concerning Syria's chemical weapons disarmament, Sky News Channel reported without giving further details. ....
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Abbas meets New Zealand's premier, Luxembourg's foreign minister
Date: 2013-09-26 11:01:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:308359
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met in New York with New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key and Luxembourg's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Jean Asselborn. Abbas posted the two officials on the latest developments of the peace ....
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Bashar al-Assad: US may attack Syria despite weapons offer
Date: 2013-09-26 11:00:15 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:308356
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has not discounted the possibility of a US military attack even though threatened action was forestalled when he agreed to give up chemical weapons, The Guardian reported Thursday. In an interview broadcast by ....