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Al-Qaeda unit confirms leader Zeid's death in Mali
Date: 2013-06-16 19:40:33 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:68 - ID:158577
NOUAKCHOTT (MENA) - Al-Qaeda's north African branch confirmed that one of its top leaders, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, was killed in fighting in Mali, three months after France announced his death, France 24 News reported. Algerian-born Abou Zeid, ....
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British deputy PM: Arming Syrian rebels is not the right thing to do now
Date: 2013-06-16 18:38:42 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:63 - ID:158461
LONDON (MENA) - Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that it would be fanciful to think Britain can provide solution to the conflict in Syria, adding that arming rebels is not a right thing to do, The Guardian reported Sunday. Clegg ....
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Russia ready to expand ties with Iran’s new administration: Putin
Date: 2013-06-16 18:03:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:55 - ID:158413
MOSCOW (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rohani on his victory in the country's 11th presidential election, announcing readiness to expand bilateral relations with Tehran. "Putin ....
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Cameron and Putin in talks ahead of G8
Date: 2013-06-16 16:29:49 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:38 - ID:158229
LONDON (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron David said he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of the G8 summit to reach a peaceful solution to Syria crisis, Sky News reported Sunday. Cameron added that ....
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Israeli forces set to begin week-long drill throughout country
Date: 2013-06-16 15:46:21 GMT - Israel - International - SN:22 - ID:158107
GAZA CITY (MENA) - The Israeli army was set to begin a week-long military drill across Israel Sunday and increased traffic of military planes and vehicles was expected, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported quoting an army spokesperson. Iron ....
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Change in administration not to change Iran's policies: diplomat
Date: 2013-06-16 15:41:57 GMT - Iran - International - SN:21 - ID:158093
TEHRAN (MENA) - An Iranian diplomat said that the change in administrations will not change Iran's policies on defending its nuclear energy rights. In an interview with Iran's state-run Press TV on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas ....
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Unrest in Istanbul over police storming of Gezi Park
Date: 2013-06-16 15:30:48 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:19 - ID:158072
ANKARA (MENA) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul late Saturday and ereted barricades in protest of riot police firing of teargas and water cannon at protesters in Gezi Park who continued their anti-government strike for more than ....
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Iran will send 4,000 troops to aid Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria
Date: 2013-06-16 15:26:54 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:18 - ID:158061
LONDON (MENA) - The Independent on Sunday has learned that a military decision has been taken in Iran - even before last week’s presidential election - to send a first contingent of 4,000 Iranian Revolutionary Guards to Syria to support President ....
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State-led campaign on Boko Haram forces thousands of Nigerians to flee home
Date: 2013-06-16 15:23:22 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:17 - ID:158050
ABUJA (MENA) - The military campaign launched by the Nigerian army against Boko Haram militants for weeks now has forced thousands of Nigerians to flee to neighboring countries, especially Niger, Cameron and Chad. The UN High Commissioner for ....
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UN chief congratulates Iran's President-elect Rohani
Date: 2013-06-16 15:19:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:158042
NEW YORK (MENA) - The UN secretary general has extended his congratulations to Iran's President-elect Hojjatoleslam Hassan Rohani on winning the recent presidential election. “The secretary general has been closely following up the 11th ....
