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Syria asks for OPCW support

Date: 2013-09-13 17:55:33 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:288005

Syria/Weapons/Politics Syria asks for OPCW support DAMASCUS, Sept 13 (MENA) - Syria has asked for technical support from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The news was aired by Sky News on Friday without ....

Haniyeh inspects border with Egypt

Date: 2013-09-13 17:25:09 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:287948

Palestine/Egypt Haniyeh inspects border with Egypt GAZA CITY, Sept 13 (MENA) - Head of Hamas government in the Gaza Strip Ismail Haniyeh inspected Friday the Palestinian border with Egypt. Haniyeh, who headed a delegation of ministers ....

Nasrallah meets Iranian cleric

Date: 2013-09-13 17:10:15 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:287920

Lebanon/Iran Nasrallah meets Iranian cleric BEIRUT, Sept 13 (MENA) - Secretary General of Hizbullah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah met with Mohammad Ali Araki, Secretary General of Iran's World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought ....

Syrian party pleased with Cairo stance against strike

Date: 2013-09-13 16:51:11 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:287865

Lebanon/Egypt Syrian party pleased with Cairo stance against strike BEIRUT, Sept 13 (MENA) – The Syrian Social Nationalist Party praised the Egyptian stance opposing an attack on Syria. The remarks came after a delegation of the party ....

French FM, al-Jarba probe latest Syrian developments

Date: 2013-09-13 16:22:36 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:287840

France/Syria/Politics French FM, al-Jarba probe latest Syrian developments PARIS, Sept 13 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has contacted Head of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Ahmad ....

Stockholm denies offering asylum to all Syrian refugees

Date: 2013-09-13 15:05:59 GMT - Sweden - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:287742

Sweden/Syria Stockholm denies offering asylum to all Syrian refugees STOCKHOLM, Sept 13 (MENA) - The Foreign Ministry in Sweden has denied news that it will grant asylum to all Syrians fleeing the two-year civil war in their home country. ....

Five killed, injured in Iraq bombing

Date: 2013-09-13 14:35:59 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:287691

Iraq/Explosion Five killed, injured in Iraq bombing BAGHDAD, Sept 13 (MENA) – Five Iraqis were killed and injured when a roadside explosive device went off northern Baqubah in Diyala province, a security source said on Friday. Unidentified ....

13 killed, 33 injured in explosion within mosque in Diyala

Date: 2013-09-13 14:10:01 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:287613

Iraq/Blast 13 killed, 33 injured in explosion within mosque in Diyala BAGHDAD, Sept 13 (MENA) – As many as 13 people were killed and 33 others injured when a bomb went off inside a mosque in southern Baquba in Diyala province, 55 km north ....

Worshippers in Aqsa Mosque decrease due to Israeli arbitrary practices

Date: 2013-09-13 13:53:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:287612

Palestine/Aqsa Mosque Worshippers in Aqsa Mosque decrease due to Israeli arbitrary practices RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) – Al-Quds Mufti Mohamed Hussein said Friday that number of worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque decreased because of arbitrary ....

Abbas, Saudi envoy to UNESCO discuss Israeli atrocities against Aqsa

Date: 2013-09-13 13:11:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:287542

Palestine/Arabia Abbas, Saudi envoy to UNESCO discuss Israeli atrocities against Aqsa RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Saudi envoy to UNESCO Zeyad al-Dreis met Friday in Paris to discuss conditions of the holy ....