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One policeman killed, 7 others injured in suicide bomb in Baghdad
Date: 2013-09-08 09:44:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:278716
One policeman was killed and four others injured while three civilians were injured when a suicide bomb targeting a police patrol exploded in Taji Qada in northern Baghdad. Security forces cordoned off the area while ambulances transferred ....
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Iraqi president, parliament speaker agree on rejecting military intervention in Syria
Date: 2013-09-08 09:16:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:278693
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi adopted a unified national stance and agreed on rejecting any military intervention in Syria. These remarks came during a meeting between al-Maliki and al-Nujaifi on ....
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Fabius, Kerry meet on Syria
Date: 2013-09-07 20:41:20 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:278387
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius held on Saturday talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is visiting Paris. Fabius and Kerry reviewed the situation in Syria and ways of responding to a chemical massacre that took place on Aug ....
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Our Armed forces ready to defend northern borders - Jordanian border guards commander
Date: 2013-09-07 13:40:11 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:277657
Commander of the Jordanian border guards General Hussein Zuwaid said that the Armed Forces are ready to defend the country's northern borders as well as its security. In an interview with the Jordanian TV last night, Zuwaid underlined that the ....
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Obama Falls Short on Wider Backing for Syria Attack
Date: 2013-09-07 11:42:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:277428
President Obama raced home on Friday to confront one of the biggest tests of his presidency as he ramped up a campaign to persuade Congress to support airstrikes against Syria that many world leaders he had consulted declined to back. After two ....
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Russia to keep helping Syria in case of airstrikes – Putin
Date: 2013-09-07 10:13:21 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:277282
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his country will keep on supplying Syria with weapons and humanitarian aid and continue economic cooperation with Damascus in case of foreign airstrikes in the Middle Eastern country, RIA Novosti ....
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Vatican spokesman denies claims that Pope contacted President Assad of Syria
Date: 2013-09-06 15:23:16 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:276555
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi denied on Friday claims that Pope Francis had contacted President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, saying that having Assad phone number is not an easy task. Father Lombardi affirmed,however, the importance of ....
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‘Abandon futile military solution for Syria’, Pope tells G20 leaders, as Vatican urges dialogue
Date: 2013-09-06 14:54:00 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:276515
Pope Francis has urged the leaders of the G20 countries to abandon the “futile pursuit” of a military solution in Syria, as the Vatican laid out its case for a negotiated settlement guaranteeing the rights of all minorities, including Christians, ....
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Kerry to convene with AL representatives in Paris Sunday
Date: 2013-09-06 14:34:50 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:276487
US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold meetings Sunday with a number of representatives of the Arab League (AL) in the French capital, Paris. Kerry will arrive in Paris on Saturday on a visit for talks with his French counterpart Laurent ....
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EU countries fail to reach understanding on Syria at G20 summit
Date: 2013-09-06 13:00:34 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:276320
The EU countries, which take part in G20 summit in Saint Petersburg, failed to reach understanding on Syria, Itar Tass reported on Friday. Only France is ready to take part in the US military intervention. The leaders of Germany, ....
