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Obama terms armament of Syrian rebels as "important element" in face of Daesh
Date: 2014-09-19 07:36:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:968257
US President Barack Obama termed the armament of the Syrian rebels as "an important element" in face of Daesh. Obama thanked the Congress members for swiftly dealing with the plan to arm the Syrian rebels. More than 40 Arab states announced ....
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Putin discusses domestic business development within WTO membership
Date: 2014-09-18 14:36:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:24 - ID:965741
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting of the State Council to discuss domestic business development as part of Russia’s membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), ITAR-TASS reported on Thursday. Russian Economic Development ....
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Lieberman to Kerry: Israel ready to help U.S.-led fight against Islamic State
Date: 2014-09-18 12:24:27 GMT - Israel - International - SN:20 - ID:964477
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met Wednesday evening in Washington with his American counterpart, John Kerry, to discuss the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Lieberman told Kerry that ....
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Iran's Rouhani blasts ISIS and 'ridiculous' U.S.-led coalition
Date: 2014-09-18 06:07:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:961569
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced ISIS for its savagery but also branded the U.S.-led coalition against the terror group as "ridiculous." Speaking from the presidential palace in Tehran ahead of his visit to the United Nations, Rouhani ....
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Obama welcomes Houses of Representatives approval on arming Syrian opposition
Date: 2014-09-18 06:07:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:961561
US President Barack Obama has welcomed the US House of Representatives vote approving the US Administration plan to arm moderate Syrian rebels in the fight against the Islamic State. In a statement released by the White House late Wednesday, ....
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Obama: Fight against ISIS 'more effective' without U.S. on the ground
Date: 2014-09-17 18:05:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:66 - ID:960369
The U.S. is not returning combat troops to Iraq, US President Barack Obama insisted again Wednesday, despite the suggestion by his top general that option is something the Pentagon could consider. Speaking at U.S. Central Command in Florida, ....
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Taliban kill 6 Afghan policemen in ambush
Date: 2014-09-17 18:04:04 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:65 - ID:960357
Taliban fighters killed six Afghan policemen in an ambush in western Afghanistan, according to the BBC. Raouf Ahmadi, spokesman for the provincial police chief in Herat province, said Wednesday that six other police were wounded in the ....
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UK slams North Sinai terror act
Date: 2014-09-17 18:03:00 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:63 - ID:960341
Britain has slammed a terrorist act that claimed the lives of six policemen in North Sinai province earlier. Six policemen, including an officer, were killed and two others wounded as an explosive device hit their armored vehicle in North Sinai ....
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Zarif: Iran, world powers to start fresh round of nuclear talks
Date: 2014-09-17 15:43:29 GMT - USA - International - SN:58 - ID:959465
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced that both Iran and the six major world powers are ready to begin a fresh round of nuclear talks in New York this evening, Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday. "The first round of ....
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Israeli MP underlines necessity of responding to rocket firing from Gaza against Israel
Date: 2014-09-17 11:04:01 GMT - Israel - International - SN:40 - ID:957141
Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Ze'ev Elkin underlined on Wednesday the necessity of a strong response in case of any rocket firing from the Gaza Strip against southern Israel. Israel radio quoted him as having said ....