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  • Israeli PM approves 300 settler homes in occupied West Bank

    Israeli PM approves 300 settler homes in occupied West Bank

    Date: 2015-07-29 12:38:50 GMT - palestine - International - SN:8 - ID:3064133

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday approved the "immediate" construction of 300 settler homes in the occupied West Bank as his government came under pressure from right-wing Jewish groups, according to France 24. "After ....

  • Nigerian president to visit Cameroon on Wednesday

    Nigerian president to visit Cameroon on Wednesday

    Date: 2015-07-28 13:15:55 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:10 - ID:3057989

    A Nigerian official said newly elected President Muhammadu Buhari will make his first official visit to one-time enemy Cameroon on Wednesday to ease tension and bolster support for a regional army to fight the Boko Haram Islamic uprising spilling ....

  • Obama: Africa’s progress dependent on development, democracy

    Obama: Africa’s progress dependent on development, democracy

    Date: 2015-07-28 13:14:00 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:9 - ID:3057945

    In his farewell speech capping a historic trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed Africa's extraordinary progress, while noting that such progress can only be sustained through continued development and democracy for all, ....

  • Obama in Ethiopia for talks on South Sudan sanctions

    Obama in Ethiopia for talks on South Sudan sanctions

    Date: 2015-07-27 07:25:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:3048389

    US President Barack Obama arrived in Ethiopia late on Sunday as part of an African tour that also took him to Kenya, a senior US administration official said. Obama will hold talks with leaders of Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia on the possibility of ....

  • Obama heads for Ethiopia

    Obama heads for Ethiopia

    Date: 2015-07-26 17:49:57 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:21 - ID:3046773

    US President Barack Obama left Kenya Sunday for Ethiopia on the second and final leg of his state visit to Africa, according to Voice of America. Obama's visits to Kenya and Ethiopia come to continue his efforts to improve their economies, ....

  • Israeli officials hit back at Kerry statements

    Israeli officials hit back at Kerry statements

    Date: 2015-07-26 08:25:06 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:3042877

    An Israeli official hit back at US Secretary of State John Kerry over the weekend following remarks that were perceived by the government in Jerusalem as "thinly veiled efforts to muzzle criticism" of the Iran nuclear agreement, The Jerusalem Post ....

  • Closure plan of Guantanamo prison in 'final stages' - White House

    Closure plan of Guantanamo prison in 'final stages' - White House

    Date: 2015-07-23 08:01:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:3027821

    The White House is in the "final stages" of drafting a plan to close the controversial US military prison Guantanamo Bay, a spokesman has said. Josh Earnest said the closure of the Cuban detention camp was a national security interest. It was ....

  • Netanyahu: Iran deal is historic mistake

    Netanyahu: Iran deal is historic mistake

    Date: 2015-07-22 08:22:06 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:3021801

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the agreement with Iran poses severe dangers to Israel, the Middle East, Europe, and the whole world, Israel's Ynet reported Wednesday. Netanyahu made the remark during a meeting Tuesday with Italian ....

  • White House launches Twitter account to sell Iran deal

    White House launches Twitter account to sell Iran deal

    Date: 2015-07-22 08:21:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:3021789

    The White House launched a webpage and a Twitter account focused on the pending agreement between Iran and the six world powers over its nuclear program. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters en route to Pittsburgh on Tuesday ....

  • US says Iran not friendly state

    US says Iran not friendly state

    Date: 2015-07-22 08:18:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:3021765

    US State Department spokesman John Kirby said there is no talk of establishing diplomatic relations with Iran. Iran is not a friendly state, he said, stressing that Iran continues to destabilize activities in the Middle East region. "No one ....

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