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US reiterates call on allies to join int'l coalition to fight Daesh
Date: 2014-09-12 14:34:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:20 - ID:925957
The United States has reiterated its call on allies to join the international coalition formed to confront the so-called "Islamic State" (Daesh), said White House Spokesman Josh Earnest. Saudi Arabia has expressed readiness for training Syrian ....
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Iran, Russia presidents discuss bilateral issues in Dushanbe
Date: 2014-09-12 14:30:40 GMT - Iran - International - SN:19 - ID:925933
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, in a meeting on Friday, conferred over issues of mutual interest as well as the latest regional and international developments, according to IRNA. The meeting took place ....
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UN chief calls Afghan candidates to seek to form national unity gov't
Date: 2014-09-12 14:13:14 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:16 - ID:925777
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Afghan presidential contenders Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to seek to form national unity government, Khaama newspaper reported Friday. "Yesterday the Secretary-General had separate phone calls with ....
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Hollande in Iraq as France preparing for action
Date: 2014-09-12 09:20:12 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:10 - ID:924157
French President Francois Hollande is visiting Iraq as his country prepares possible airstrikes with a US-led coalition against Daesh extremists who have seized territory around the region. French radio says Hollande landed in Baghdad on Friday ....
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President Rouhani urges world states to unite against terrorism
Date: 2014-09-11 16:09:51 GMT - Iran - International - SN:26 - ID:921513
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged world states here Thursday to unite against terrorism and extremism and work hand in hand in a collective move. The Iranian president made the remarks in a meeting with Secretary General of the Shanghai ....
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Kerry arrives in Arabia on Mideast tour
Date: 2014-09-11 14:00:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:16 - ID:920721
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Thursday on a Middle East tour that aims at holding talks with Arab leaders after President Obama vowed to act against Islamic State in Syria, the BBC reported. Kerry tries to build a coalition ....
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Obama who set out to end war tries to justify new one: Washington Post
Date: 2014-09-11 13:56:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:920669
Nearly six years into a presidency devoted to ending U.S. wars in the Muslim world, President Obama faced the nation Wednesday night to explain why he has decided to engage in a new one, the Washington Post reported. Obama did not describe his ....
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Zarif felicitates Jaafari's appointment as Iraqi FM
Date: 2014-09-10 17:58:51 GMT - Iran - International - SN:63 - ID:916326
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday congratulated Wednesday Ibrahim Jaafari on his appointment as the new Foreign Minister of Iraq, IRNA news agency reported. In a message to his Iraqi counterpart, Zarif hoped Iran-Iraq relations ....
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Kerry hails Abadi's plans to rebuild Iraqi army
Date: 2014-09-10 16:29:53 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:58 - ID:916149
US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed on Wednesday Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi's plans to rebuild the Iraqi army and carry out wide-range political reforms. During a press conference in Baghdad, Kerry stressed Abadi's readiness to ....
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Davutoğlu convenes security summit amid efforts to combat Daesh
Date: 2014-09-10 16:06:02 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:57 - ID:916131
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held an unexpected security summit on Wednesday ahead of US President Barack Obama's outline of an expanded military and political effort to combat the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), ....
