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  • Russia doubts mid-November date for Syria peace talks

    Date: 2013-10-01 18:23:52 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:113 - ID:317376

    Russia/OIC Russia doubts mid-November date for Syria peace talks MOSCOW, Oct 1 (MENA) - Russia expressed doubt on Tuesday that Western nations can persuade Syrian opposition representatives to take part in an international peace ....

  • 3 killed, 7 injured in Baghdad violence

    Date: 2013-10-01 18:17:58 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:317407

    Iraq/Violence/Fatalities 3 killed, 7 injured in Baghdad violence BAGHDAD, Oct 1 (MENA) – Three people were killed and another seven injured in two separate violent incidents in Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Tuesday. One person was ....

  • Fatah says Hamas affiliation with MB main obstacle to national reconciliation

    Date: 2013-10-01 16:59:11 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:317235

    Palestine/Fatah Fatah says Hamas affiliation to MB main obstacle to national reconciliation RAMALLAH, Oct 1 (MENA) - The affiliation of Hamas to the Muslim Brotherhood group is the major obstacle to achieving national reconciliation, a ....

  • Jordan says services to Syrian refugees outpaced country's meager resources

    Date: 2013-10-01 15:57:04 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:317170

    Jordan/European Union Jordan says services to Syrian refugees outpaced country's meager resources AMMAN, Oct 1 (MENA) – Jordanian Interior minister Hussein Majali said on Tuesday that Jordan's efforts to deal with the repercussions of the Syrian ....

  • Russia thanks Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon for hosting Syrian refugees

    Date: 2013-10-01 15:50:18 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:317237

    Russia/Egypt/Syria Russia thanks Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon for hosting Syrian refugees MOSCOW, Oct 1 (MENA) - Representative of Russia to the United Nations Office at Geneva Alexey Borodavkin thanked on Tuesday Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, ....

  • Expert at UN says unemployment rates in Arab countries biggest worldwide

    Date: 2013-10-01 15:37:02 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:317171

    Lebanon/UN Expert at UN says unemployment rates in Arab countries biggest worldwide BEIRUT, Oct 1 (MENA) - Abdullah Dardari, director of the UN's economic and social commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), has said that unemployment rates in Arab ....

  • Disarmament experts arrive in Syria

    Date: 2013-10-01 15:07:12 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:317111

    Syria/Experts Disarmament experts arrive in Syria DAMASCUS, Oct 1 (MENA) - A team of international disarmament experts arrived in Syria to begin work on dismantling the country's stockpile of chemical weapons, the BBC said Tuesday. ....

  • Israel prevents azan at Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi 79 times in September

    Date: 2013-10-01 13:29:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:69 - ID:316891

    Palestine/Israel Israel prevents azan at Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi 79 times in September RAMALLAH, Oct 1 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces prevented pronouncing Azan, or Adhan (call to prayer) at Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi in Al-Khalil (Hebron) 79 ....

  • JPost: Netanyahu's positive ties with Obama worry Israel’s far Right over Iran, Palestinians

    Date: 2013-10-01 13:18:15 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:316893

    Israel/US JPost: Netanyahu's positive ties with Obama worry Israel’s far Right over Iran, Palestinians GAZA CITY, Oct 1 (MENA) - Current and former Knesset members on the far Right have expressed concern that ties between Prime Minister Benjamin ....

  • Iran and Israel both sceptical over US deal - paper

    Date: 2013-10-01 13:09:25 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:316631

    Britain/Iran/Politics Iran and Israel both sceptical over US deal - paper London, Oct 1 (MENA) - Both sides of the Middle East divide - Iran and Israel - question the prospective deal between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and US President ....

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