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Obama speaks to president of Iran in first talk since 1979
Date: 2013-09-28 10:31:55 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:311395
US/Iran Obama speaks to president of Iran in first talk since 1979 NEW YORK, Sept 28 (MENA) - The long-fractured relationship between the United States and Iran took a significant turn when President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani ....
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Hezbullah might withdraw from Syria soon: Lebanese newspaper
Date: 2013-09-28 10:28:40 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:311311
Lebanon/Syria Hezbullah might withdraw from Syria soon: Lebanese newspaper BEIRUT, Sept 28 (MENA) - Hezbullah resistance group might be withdrawing from Syria soon, Lebanon's An Nahar newspaper said Saturday. Based on information, this step can ....
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UNSC agrees to rid Syria of chemical weapons, endorses peace process
Date: 2013-09-28 08:34:48 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:311203
UN/Syria/Resolution UNSC agrees to rid Syria of chemical weapons, endorses peace process NEW YORK, Sept 28 (MENA) - In the wake of an August chemical attack in Syria which a United Nations team later confirmed had killed hundreds of civilians, ....
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Lavrov: UNSC resolution on Syria’s CW does not allow for automatic coercion
Date: 2013-09-28 08:34:21 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:311202
Russia/Syria/Politics Lavrov: UNSC resolution on Syria’s CW does not allow for automatic coercion MOSCOW, Sept 28 (MENA) - The just-adopted UN Security Council’s resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons does not allow for the automatic use ....
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Iran produces 'drone with missile capabilities'
Date: 2013-09-28 00:25:50 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:117 - ID:311125
Iran/Defence Iran produces 'drone with missile capabilities' TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari announced that his forces have built "a new type of military drone with ....
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Rohani confirms change in Obama’s tone of speech
Date: 2013-09-27 23:48:13 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:113 - ID:311096
Iran/US Rohani confirms change in Obama’s tone of speech TEHRAN, Sept 27 (MENA) - Iran's President Hassan Rohani said on Friday that there was a change of the tone of speech of US President Barack Obama, IRNA reported. "We should assess ....
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Friends of Syria say determined to boost support for opposition
Date: 2013-09-27 19:41:39 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:310880
Turkey/Syria/Politics Friends of Syria say determined to boost support for opposition ANKARA, Sept 27 (MENA) – The Friends of Syria group said on Thursday that it is determined to boost aid to all parties of the opposition Syrian National ....
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Scores of Palestinians suffers suffocation in Bethlehem
Date: 2013-09-27 19:08:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:310816
Palestine/Israel/Politics Scores of Palestinians suffer suffocation in Bethlehem RAMALLAH, Sept 27 (MENA) – Scores of Palestinians suffered from inhaling tear gas fired Friday by Israeli troops as they attempted to storm a Palestinian house in ....
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UN hails 'very constructive' Iran nuclear talks
Date: 2013-09-27 18:45:33 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:310778
Austria/Iran/Talks UN hails 'very constructive' Iran nuclear talks VIENNA, Sept 27 (MENA) - The UN nuclear agency says it has had "very constructive" talks with Iran, whose new president says he wants a deal over the country's nuclear programme ....
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Trial of Islamist defendants in Nahr al-Bared case begins
Date: 2013-09-27 17:46:36 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:67 - ID:310716
Lebanon/Trial Trial of Islamist defendants in Nahr al-Bared case begins BEIRUT, Sept 27 (MENA) – The trial of Islamist defendants held for their alleged involvement in the Nahr al-Bared clashes of 2008 in Lebanon began on ....