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Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas dies, aged 92
Date: 2013-07-21 10:05:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:209144
WASHINGTON (MENA) - Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas has died at the age of 92 after a long illness, ABC News reported Sunday. Thomas gained notoriety for asking short, straightforward questions of the past 10 US presidents, from ....
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Israeli forces prevent Red Cross representative from visiting Barghouthi
Date: 2013-07-20 16:06:08 GMT - palestine - International - SN:26 - ID:208531
Israeli prisons administration prevented the Red Cross representative several times from visiting Palestinian prisoner Abdullah el-Barghouthi, said lawyer of the Palestinian prisoners ministry Hanan el-Khatib. The Israeli Jails administration ....
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Russia declares support to Egypt in transitional period
Date: 2013-07-20 15:40:03 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:23 - ID:208494
Russia declared Saturday its support to Egypt during its current critical transitional period to fulfill the aspirations of all Egyptians. This came during a phone call between Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and his Russian counterpart ....
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Ban Ki-moon welcomes Kerry's efforts to resume peace talks
Date: 2013-07-20 12:59:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:208252
NEW YORK (MENA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. “The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement by US Secretary of State Kerry today in ....
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Turkish FM meets Syrian Turkmen Assembly president on developments in Syria
Date: 2013-07-19 15:41:31 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:16 - ID:207317
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu received Samir Hafez, President of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly , Anadolu Agency reported. During the meeting, which was held closed to the press, developments in Syria were tackled. ....
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Iran: Morsi support could plunge Turkey into crisis
Date: 2013-07-19 13:35:22 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:207066
An Iranian official said that Turkey could lapse into crisis for supporting Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi, Turkey's Today's Zaman newspaper reported. Hossein Nakavi, the spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security and ....
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Obama urges Netanyahu to resume peace negotiations with Palestinians
Date: 2013-07-19 10:28:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:206843
US President Barack Obama has urged Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to resume negotiations with the Palestinian Authority "as soon as possible," the White House said in a statement issued late Thursday. The two leaders spoke by ....
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FM spokesman: Iran pursues policy of expanding ties with EU states
Date: 2013-07-18 17:42:09 GMT - Iran - International - SN:15 - ID:206292
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi said that Tehran pursues a policy of expanding relations with all European Union member states, including the UK, based on mutual interests and respect, Press TV reported. Araqchi’s comments came ....
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Ashton: EU wants Egypt to move towards democracy smoothly
Date: 2013-07-17 20:15:29 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:44 - ID:205078
CAIRO (MENA) - High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton asserted on Wednesday that the European Union supports Egyptian people, asserting the EU wants Cairo to move towards democracy smoothly. ....
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Ashton: Fully inclusive political process should take place in Egypt
Date: 2013-07-17 14:09:48 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:9 - ID:204536
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton said she will underline, during her visit to Egypt on Wednesday, the importance of having a fully inclusive political process, taking in all groups which support democracy. In a statement, Ashton said "I ....
