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  • Obama calls Saudi king on Iran  - White House

    Obama calls Saudi king on Iran - White House

    Date: 2013-11-28 08:03:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:411078

    US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, the White House said. In the phone talks, Obama shared the details of the first-step ....

  • Abbas condoles with Haniyeh over granddaughter's death

    Abbas condoles with Haniyeh over granddaughter's death

    Date: 2013-11-28 08:01:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:411071

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday offered his condolences to Gaza Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh over the death of his granddaughter, Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. The Hamas leader's one-year-old granddaughter, ....

  • UN chief urges respect of peaceful protest right in Egypt

    UN chief urges respect of peaceful protest right in Egypt

    Date: 2013-11-28 07:58:58 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:2 - ID:411068

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has underlined the importance of respect peaceful protests and "freedom of assembly, and a commitment to dialogue and non-violence." "The Secretary-General is seriously concerned by the detentions and violent ....

  • We are making progress in peace talks: Livni

    We are making progress in peace talks: Livni

    Date: 2013-11-28 07:42:20 GMT - Israel - International - SN:1 - ID:411029

    Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni claimed Wednesday that substantial progress is being made in peace talks with the Palestinians "in spite of recent skepticism displayed by her Palestinian counterparts," The Jerusalem Post reported. Livni, who ....

  • 14 female protesters in Alex. slammed with 11 years in prison, 7 minors referred to juvenile detention

    14 female protesters in Alex. slammed with 11 years in prison, 7 minors referred to juvenile detention

    Date: 2013-11-27 18:32:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:410514

    An Alexandria Misdemeanour Court slammed Wednesday 21 females with 11 years and one month in jail and ordered that seven female minors be placed in juvenile detention. The 21 female protesters who went on the rampage while taking part in a ....

  • Strategic rocket forces to receive 22 new ICBMs next year – Putin

    Strategic rocket forces to receive 22 new ICBMs next year – Putin

    Date: 2013-11-27 18:29:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:44 - ID:410504

    Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces will receive 22 intercontinental ballistic missiles next year, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, according to The Voice of Russia. "This year, two missile regiments will be equipped with new mobile ....

  • Cabinet asserts firm keenness on applying protest law to establish stability in Egypt

    Cabinet asserts firm keenness on applying protest law to establish stability in Egypt

    Date: 2013-11-27 18:27:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:410490

    The Cabinet at a meeting on Wednesday under Prime Minister Hazem el-Biblawy asserted firm keenness on applying the protest law while extending strong support to the police for establishing stability in Egypt. The cabinet meanwhile asserted its ....

  • Israeli crime in Hebron won't go unpunished - Hamas

    Israeli crime in Hebron won't go unpunished - Hamas

    Date: 2013-11-27 18:25:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:410483

    The Islamic Resistance Movement of Hamas underlined that the brutal killing by Israeli Special Forces of three young Palestinians in Hebron will not go unpunished. This heinous crime calls for an escalation of Palestinian resistance operations, ....

  • Haniyeh confirms commitment to Cairo and Doha agreements

    Haniyeh confirms commitment to Cairo and Doha agreements

    Date: 2013-11-27 17:58:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:410437

    Prime minister of the Gaza government Ismail Haniyeh discussed with a group of academics and political and national figures and activists a number of national issues, particularly ways to achieve reconciliation, end divisions and strengthen the ....

  • Govt not to backtrack on protest law - ministers

    Govt not to backtrack on protest law - ministers

    Date: 2013-11-27 17:57:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:410436

    The government will not backtrack on the protest law, which is more lenient than the laws imposed in England and Switzerland, affirmed Deputy Prime Minister and Higher Education Minister Hossam Issa. Speaking to a press conference following a ....

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