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  • Obama struggles to justify Syria attack to skeptical Americans, Congress

    Date: 2013-08-28 15:04:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:104 - ID:262371

    US/Syria Obama struggles to justify Syria attack to skeptical Americans, Congress WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (MENA) - The White House began to lay out a public justification for a possible bombing of Syria, saying the nation’s use of chemical ....

  • France FM says president to make decisions on Syria at right time

    Date: 2013-08-28 14:53:38 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:262359

    France/Syria France FM says president to make decisions on Syria at right time PARIS, Aug 28 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday that President Francois Hollande will make decision about Syria at the right ....

  • Israeli settlers throng outside al-Aqsa mosque compound

    Date: 2013-08-28 14:33:31 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:97 - ID:262303

    Palestine/Israel Israeli settlers throng outside al-Aqsa mosque compound RAMALLAH, Aug 28 (MENA) - Dozens of Israeli settlers broke into al-Aqsa Mosque compound through the Old City’s Moroccan Gate Wednesday morning heavily escorted with ....

  • Seniora warns of dragging Lebanon into regional conflicts

    Date: 2013-08-28 14:32:05 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:262310

    Lebanon-Syria Seniora warns of dragging Lebanon into regional conflicts BEIRUT, Aug 28 (MENA) - Former Lebanese premier Fouad Seniora has warned of dragging Lebanon into regional conflicts at this hazardous stage where the Arab world, ....

  • Brahimi urges US, Russia to present evidence on Syria

    Date: 2013-08-28 14:14:24 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:262020

    Britain/Syria Brahimi urges US, Russia to present evidence on Syria LONDON, Aug 28 (MENA) - UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called on the United States and Russia to present evidence to the United Nations on the use of chemical ....

  • Security council's permanent members have chance to show commitment toward Syria - Britain

    Date: 2013-08-28 14:13:38 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:90 - ID:262246

    Britain/Syria Security council's permanent members have chance to show commitment toward Syria - Britain LONDON, Aug 28 (MENA) - Britain will give a chance today for the Security Council's five permanent members to show their commitment ....

  • Lebanon ex-president says Syria strike rings bell of military interference in Iraq

    Date: 2013-08-28 14:05:12 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:88 - ID:262102

    Lebanon/Syria Lebanon ex-president says Syria strike rings bell of military interference in Iraq BEIRUT, Aug 28 (MENA) - Former Lebanese president Emile Lahoud said Tuesday that Washington's flimsy excuse to launch air strikes against ....

  • Syrian minister says Washington should provide evidence of use of chemical weapons

    Date: 2013-08-28 14:00:23 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:87 - ID:262106

    Syria/US Syrian minister says Washington should provide evidence of use of chemical weapons DAMASCUS, Aug 28 (MENA) - Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has called on Washington to reveal whatever evidence it has that the regime of ....

  • Military intervention in Syria would need UN approval: Brahimi

    Date: 2013-08-28 13:58:27 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:85 - ID:262172

    Switzerland/Syria Military intervention in Syria would need UN approval: Brahimi GENEVA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Any US military action taken in response to apparent chemical weapons attacks in Syria would need to be approved by the UN Security ....

  • Brahimi: I do not know whether US would take military action against Syria

    Date: 2013-08-28 13:30:05 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:262063

    Switzerland/ Syria Brahimi: I do not know whether US would take military action against Syria GENEVA, Aug 28 (MENA) - The UN's special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi said that he did not know whether the United States had already decided ....

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