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  • Russian initiative prevented a military action against Syria - Senior official

    Date: 2013-09-12 15:04:59 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:92 - ID:286201

    Russia/Syria Russian initiative prevented military action against Syria - Senior official MOSCOW, Sept 12 (MENA) - The Russian initiative on the Syrian chemical weapons prevented launching of a military action against Damascus for a while, ....

  • 'Chance for Syria peace can't be missed' - Lavrov

    Date: 2013-09-12 14:50:37 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:286162

    Russia/Syria 'Chance for Syria peace can't be missed' - Lavrov MOSCOW, Sept 12 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday that there is a chance for peace in Syria, and it cannot be missed, RT reported. Lavrov added ....

  • Damascus approves to hand over chemical weapons in response to Russian initiative - Assad

    Date: 2013-09-12 14:49:42 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:286204

    Syria/Assad Damascus approves to hand over chemical weapons in response to Russian initiative - Assad DAMASCUS, Sept 12 (MENA) - Damascus has approved to hand over the chemical weapons in response to the Russian initiative and not out of ....

  • Israel detains two guards, harasses worshippers in Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2013-09-12 14:27:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:84 - ID:286106

    Palestine/Aqsa Mosque Israel detains two guards, harasses worshippers in Aqsa Mosque GAZA, Sept 12 (MENA) - Israeli police detained on Thursday two guards working at Aqsa Mosque and harassed the worshippers there. This came after the ....

  • Mortar shells from Syria land in Golan Heights: Report

    Date: 2013-09-12 13:55:20 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:286046

    Israel/Syria Mortar shells from Syria land in Golan Heights: Report GAZA CITY, Sept 12 (MENA) - Two mortar shells fired from Syria landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Thursday in what is believed to be accidental spillover from ....

  • UK says it cooperates with Morocco on Egypt, Syria

    Date: 2013-09-12 13:54:48 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:77 - ID:286058

    UK/Morocco/Egypt UK says it cooperates with Morocco on Egypt, Syria LONDON, Sept 12 (MENA) - Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said his country is cooperating with Morocco in ....

  • Israeli forces prevent Palestinian worshippers from entering Al-Aqsa, allow Jewish fanatics

    Date: 2013-09-12 13:48:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:285953

    Palestine/Israel Israeli forces prevent Palestinian worshippers from entering Al-Aqsa, allow Jewish fanatics RAMALLAH, Sept 12 (MENA) – Israeli security forces barred Palestinian worshippers from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s ....

  • Palestinian wounded after firing at Israeli soldiers in Nablus

    Date: 2013-09-12 11:19:51 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:45 - ID:285588

    Palestine/Israel Palestinian wounded after firing at Israeli soldiers in Nablus GAZA CITY, Sept 12 (MENA) - A Palestinian man opened fire on Israeli troops who were keeping guard over hundreds of Jewish worshippers at Joseph's Tomb in ....

  • Israeli commander rules out chemical attack on Israel by Syria

    Date: 2013-09-12 10:38:08 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:285586

    Israel/Syria Israeli commander rules out chemical attack on Israel by Syria GAZA CITY, Sept 12 (MENA) - Commander of Israeli Ground Forces Major General Guy Tzur ruled out the possibility that Israel might be attacked by chemical missiles ....

  • Iran: US warns of 'troubling' nuclear ambitions

    Date: 2013-09-12 10:10:25 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:285509

    Austria/US/Iran Iran: US warns of 'troubling' nuclear ambitions VIENNA, Sept 12 (MENA) - The US has warned of "troubling developments" in Iran's nuclear ambitions and called on the country's new leader to prove to the world he does not ....

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