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Syria will defend itself against any aggression - Assad

Date: 2013-08-29 14:44:29 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:263900

Syria/Assad Syria will defend itself against any aggression - Assad DAMASCUS, Aug 29 (MENA) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that his country is strong with its people and will defend itself against any aggression. Assad ....

Russian Med Fleet Redeployment ‘Not Linked’ to Syria - Navy

Date: 2013-08-29 12:34:39 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:56 - ID:263690

Russia/Syria/Military Russian Med Fleet Redeployment ‘Not Linked’ to Syria - Navy MOSCOW, Aug 29 (MENA) – The redeployment of Russian Naval vessels in the Mediterranean Sea is part of a planned rotation and is not linked with the worsening ....

Iranian FM urges UN inspectors to launch all-out probe in Syria

Date: 2013-08-29 12:23:16 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:263585

Iran/Syria Iranian FM urges UN inspectors to launch all-out probe in Syria TEHRAN , Aug 29 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria, urging the United Nations inspectors to ....

Russia to send new ships to join naval group in Mediterranean Sea

Date: 2013-08-29 12:16:20 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:263619

Russia/Syria/Military Russia to send new ships to join naval group in Mediterranean Sea MOSCOW, Aug 29 (MENA) - The composition of the Russian Navy’s group of ships in the Mediterranean Sea will be changed soon, Russia Today reported on ....

World will not stand idle towards use of chemical weapons in Syria - Israeli politician

Date: 2013-08-29 12:10:18 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:263497

Israel/Syria/Politics World will not stand idle towards use of chemical weapons in Syria - Israeli politician GAZA CITY, Aug 29 (MENA) - Head of the Israeli Labor Party Shelly Yachimovich said that the world will not stand armfolded ....

Britain sends six warplanes to military base in Cyprus

Date: 2013-08-29 11:53:27 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:263563

Britain/Cyprus Britain sends six warplanes to military base in Cyprus LONDON, Aug 29 (MENA) - Britain is sending six fighter jets to Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus, Al-Arabiya news channel reported on Thursday, giving no further details. ....

Swedish MP denounces Israeli practices against Palestinians

Date: 2013-08-29 11:33:45 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:263540

Palestine/Sweden Swedish MP denounces Israeli practices against Palestinians RAMALLAH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Swedish lawmaker Michael Stevenson denounced on Thursday Israeli practices against the Palestinians, saying they totally contradict ....

UN chemical weapons team to leave Syria by Saturday morning: Ban

Date: 2013-08-29 11:30:27 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:263532

UN/Syria/Statement UN chemical weapons team to leave Syria by Saturday morning: Ban NEW YORK, Aug 29 (MENA) - UN inspectors, in Syria to determine whether forces have used chemical weapons, plans to leave by Saturday morning, the UN chief ....

Obama still mulling response to Syria's use of chemical weapons - diplomat

Date: 2013-08-29 11:29:01 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:263465

Israel/US Obama still mulling response to Syria's use of chemical weapons - diplomat GAZA CITY, Aug 29 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama has not taken any decision yet concerning the type of the US' response to the Syrian regime's use of ....

Kerry calls for release of 2 US men from prison in Iran

Date: 2013-08-29 11:23:12 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:263494

US/Iran Kerry calls for release of 2 US men from prison in Iran WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Iran to release two jailed US citizens and help locate a third believed missing there since 2007, the ....