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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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