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755,000 displaced Syrians in Lebanon--UN

Date: 2013-09-25 14:08:32 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:306936

Lebanon/Displaced 755,000 displaced Syrians in Lebanon--UN BEIRUT, Sept 25 (MENA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said Lebanon hosts more than 755,000 displaced Syrians, who are receiving assistance from the agency and its ....

Iranian, French Presidents Discuss Syrian Crisis

Date: 2013-09-25 13:54:01 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:306818

Iran/France Iranian, French Presidents Discuss Syrian Crisis TEHRAN, Sept 25 (MENA) Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart Francois Hollande held talks over the most important issues in the Middle-East, including the ....

Israeli forces withdraw from al-Aqsa mosque's courtyards

Date: 2013-09-25 13:41:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:306725

Palestine/Al-Aqsa Israeli forces withdraw from al-Aqsa mosque's courtyards RAMALLAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces withdrew from al-Aqsa mosque after storming its courtyards through Bab al-Magharbeh gate and removed metal chains ....

Abbas reviews ME peace with Brahimi, Kerry

Date: 2013-09-25 13:39:08 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:306788

Palestine/Abbas/Talks Abbas reviews ME peace with Brahimi, Kerry RAMALLAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Wednesday in New York with UN/AL envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi on the sidelines of the United Nations ....

Israeli army storms orphans house in Jerusalem

Date: 2013-09-25 10:40:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:306358

Palestine/Israel/Politics Israeli army storms orphans house in Jerusalem RAMALLAH, Sept 25 (MENA) - An Israeli force stormed early Wednesday an orphans' school in Old Jerusalem under a pretext that the students hurled stones at the Israeli ....

Free Syrian Army claims Assad moved chemical weapons to Hezbollah

Date: 2013-09-24 22:42:57 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:156 - ID:306046

France/Syria Free Syrian Army claims Assad moved chemical weapons to Hezbollah PARIS, Sept 24 (MENA) – The command of the Syrian Free Army claimed Tuesday that Damascus has moved two shipments of chemical weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon ....

Jordan/King New York 3 last… Current Mideast developments to long shape global security- Jordanian king

Date: 2013-09-24 22:30:55 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:153 - ID:306082

Jordan/King New York 3 last… Current Mideast developments to long shape global security- Jordanian king King Abdullah said Jordan hosted more than one hundred eminent Muslim scholars from around the world last month. "Their work affirms the true ....

Jordan/King New York 2… Current Mideast developments to long shape global security- Jordanian king

Date: 2013-09-24 22:29:17 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:152 - ID:306078

Jordan/King New York 2… Current Mideast developments to long shape global security- Jordanian king On Syria, the King emphasized that now is due time for accelerating a political transition in Syria to end violence and bloodshed, eliminate the ....

Current Mideast developments to long shape global security- Jordanian king

Date: 2013-09-24 22:27:28 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:151 - ID:306041

Jordan/King Current Mideast developments to long shape global security- Jordanian king New York, Sept 24 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan said Tuesday that global security will long be shaped by what is happening now in the Middle East, ....

Lifting immunity from lawmakers in Libya attempt to restrict political discussion - HRW

Date: 2013-09-24 22:19:23 GMT - Libya - Middle East - SN:148 - ID:306047

Libya/Organization Lifting immunity from lawmakers in Libya attempt to restrict political discussion - HRW TRIPOLI, Sept 24 (MENA) – Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that the Libyan authorities should not act on a criminal defamation ....