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Iran FM unaware of Saudi hajj invitation for Rohani

Date: 2013-09-14 21:40:05 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:289594

Iran-Saudi Iran FM unaware of Saudi hajj invitation for Rohani TEHRAN, Sept 14 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Saturday that he was unaware of Saudi King Abdullah's invitation to Iranian President Hassan Rohani to ....

Iran says US deprived of pretext to attack Syria

Date: 2013-09-14 21:39:29 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:289606

Iran-US Iran says US deprived of pretext to attack Syria TEHRAN, Sept 14 (MENA) - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said on Saturday that the US is deprived of any pretext to launch military ....

Palestinians, Israeli settlers clash in Ramallah

Date: 2013-09-14 20:23:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:289460

Palestine/Clashes Palestinians, Israeli settlers clash in Ramallah RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) – Clashes erupted on Saturday between Palestinians and group of Israeli settlers and occupation forces in Ramallah. The Israeli forces intervened ....

Rally in Ramallah in solidarity with Egypt, Syrian people

Date: 2013-09-14 20:17:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:289443

Palestine/Egypt/Syria Rally in Ramallah in solidarity with Egypt, Syrian people RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - The Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF) staged a rally in Ramallah Saturday to express solidarity with the Egyptian and ....

Jordan warns against continued Israeli violations in Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2013-09-14 19:49:48 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:94 - ID:289406

Jordan/Al Aqsa Jordan warns against continued Israeli violations in Al Aqsa Mosque AMMAN, Sept 14 (MENA) – The Popular Front for Defending Al Aqsa Mosque in Jordan Engineers Association, the largest trade union in the country warned on ....

Ahmed Temea elected interim PM--Coalition

Date: 2013-09-14 19:32:06 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:289398

Turkey/Syria Ahmed Temea elected interim PM - Coalition ISTANBUL, Sept 14 (MENA) - Officials at the opposition Syrian coalition said that Ahmed Temea was elected as prime minister. The news was carried by AlArabyia news channel on ....

Fatah movement blames Hamas for continued Palestinian division

Date: 2013-09-14 19:03:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:289291

Palestine/Fatah/Hamas Fatah movement blames Hamas for continued Palestinian division RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - Fatah Central Committee member Tawfiq al-Terawi, on Saturday, blamed Hamas government for the continuation of Palestinian ....

PLF demands reopening of Sabra and Shatila massacre inquiry

Date: 2013-09-14 18:46:03 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:289243

Lebanon-Palestine-Politicscon PLF demands reopening of Sabra and Shatila massacre inquiry BEIRUT, Sept 14 (MENA) - Deputy Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Front Nazim Youssef has demanded a reopening of 1982 Sabra and Shatila ....

Russia to push for WMD-free zone in Middle East - Lavrov

Date: 2013-09-14 18:00:48 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:289221

Russia/ Middle East Russia to push for WMD-free zone in Middle East - Lavrov GENEVA, Sept 14 (MENA) – Taking forward its initiative to secure Syria’s chemical weapons Russia said it will push for establishing a zone from Weapons of Mass ....

Syrian opposition rejects Russian-US initiative

Date: 2013-09-14 17:38:56 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:289204

Turkey/Syria Syrian opposition rejects Russian-US initiative ISTANBUL, Sept 14 (MENA) - Syria's opposition has rejected a Russian-US agreement to remove Bashar al-Assad's stockpile of chemical weapons. Speaking from Istanbul, ABC ....