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Fabius, Kerry discuss Mideast, Ukraine issues
Date: 2014-05-13 20:09:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:170 - ID:719981
WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry met Tuesday with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius, who is currently visiting Washington. The 45-minute meeting discussed Iran's nuclear program and Syrian crisis. Kerry said the ....
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Syria: UN-Arab League envoy Brahimi resigns
Date: 2014-05-13 19:21:47 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:162 - ID:719938
NEW YORK, May 13 (MENA) - Amidst an international community “hopelessly divided” over how to end more than three years of bloodshed in Syria, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced that he had regretfully accepted the resignation of ....
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ICC to examine claims on British troops' war crimes in Iraq
Date: 2014-05-13 18:00:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:140 - ID:719856
LONDON, May 13 (MENA) - British soldiers are to be investigated by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes committed in Iraq, Metro newspaper reported on Tuesday. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda confirmed that she would review ‘new ....
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Palestinian FM welcomes EU statement on Israeli settlements
Date: 2014-05-13 13:27:04 GMT - palestine - World - SN:83 - ID:718553
RAMALLAH, May 13 (MENA) – The Palestinian Foreign Ministry welcomed on Tuesday the statement issued by EU foreign ministers in which they warned against Israel's ongoing settlement activities. EU foreign ministers gathering in Brussels warned ....
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World Health Assembly to hold meeting in Geneva
Date: 2014-05-13 13:11:37 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:80 - ID:718657
GENEVA, May 13 (MENA) – The World Health Assembly affiliated to the World Health Organization (WHO) will hold on Monday a meeting in Geneva in the presence of more then 100 health ministers from around the world. The 67th session of the World ....
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Egypt FM meets British national security adviser in London
Date: 2014-05-13 13:08:26 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:78 - ID:719066
LONDON, May 13 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met here Tuesday with Britain's National Security Adviser Kim Darroch. During the meeting, the two sides discussed a host of regional issues of mutual concern. Fahmy also reviewed ....
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Egypt FM delivers speech before Chatham House in London
Date: 2014-05-13 13:06:03 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:77 - ID:719113
LONDON, May 13 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy delivered a speech before a seminar which was organized by Chatham House, an independent policy institute based in London, on the the Elimination of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the ....
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Quake hits southeastern Iran
Date: 2014-05-13 12:44:29 GMT - Iran - World - SN:76 - ID:719016
TEHRAN, May 13, (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck an area near the town of Anbarabad in Kerman province, Southeastern Iran, IRNA reported on Tuesday. The Seismological center of Kerman province affiliated to the ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry brands new EU sanctions "irresponsible"
Date: 2014-05-13 12:05:40 GMT - Austria - World - SN:59 - ID:718849
VIENNA, May 13 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has accused the European Union of pursuing a “feckless, irresponsible” policy towards Russia after Brussels piled more sanctions on Moscow, Ria Novosti news agency ....
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Greece environment conf. gives message to European partners on role of Egypt, says minister
Date: 2014-05-13 11:24:50 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:50 - ID:718455
CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - Minister of Environmental Affairs Dr Laila Iskandar asserted that the Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Change will deliver a strong message to European partners on the role of Egypt as ....
