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  • Obama Falls Short on Wider Backing for Syria Attack

    Obama Falls Short on Wider Backing for Syria Attack

    Date: 2013-09-07 11:42:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:277428

    President Obama raced home on Friday to confront one of the biggest tests of his presidency as he ramped up a campaign to persuade Congress to support airstrikes against Syria that many world leaders he had consulted declined to back. After two ....

  • Russia to keep helping Syria in case of airstrikes – Putin

    Russia to keep helping Syria in case of airstrikes – Putin

    Date: 2013-09-07 10:13:21 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:277282

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his country will keep on supplying Syria with weapons and humanitarian aid and continue economic cooperation with Damascus in case of foreign airstrikes in the Middle Eastern country, RIA Novosti ....

  • Vatican spokesman denies claims that Pope contacted President Assad of Syria

    Vatican spokesman denies claims that Pope contacted President Assad of Syria

    Date: 2013-09-06 15:23:16 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:276555

    Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi denied on Friday claims that Pope Francis had contacted President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, saying that having Assad phone number is not an easy task. Father Lombardi affirmed,however, the importance of ....

  • ‘Abandon futile military solution for Syria’, Pope tells G20 leaders, as Vatican urges dialogue

    ‘Abandon futile military solution for Syria’, Pope tells G20 leaders, as Vatican urges dialogue

    Date: 2013-09-06 14:54:00 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:276515

    Pope Francis has urged the leaders of the G20 countries to abandon the “futile pursuit” of a military solution in Syria, as the Vatican laid out its case for a negotiated settlement guaranteeing the rights of all minorities, including Christians, ....

  • Kerry to convene with AL representatives in Paris Sunday

    Kerry to convene with AL representatives in Paris Sunday

    Date: 2013-09-06 14:34:50 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:276487

    US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold meetings Sunday with a number of representatives of the Arab League (AL) in the French capital, Paris. Kerry will arrive in Paris on Saturday on a visit for talks with his French counterpart Laurent ....

  • EU countries fail to reach understanding on Syria at G20 summit

    EU countries fail to reach understanding on Syria at G20 summit

    Date: 2013-09-06 13:00:34 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:276320

    The EU countries, which take part in G20 summit in Saint Petersburg, failed to reach understanding on Syria, Itar Tass reported on Friday. Only France is ready to take part in the US military intervention. The leaders of Germany, ....

  • Cameron rushed into holding 'quick' Syria vote by Americans, Ken Clarke suggests

    Cameron rushed into holding 'quick' Syria vote by Americans, Ken Clarke suggests

    Date: 2013-09-05 15:54:35 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:275207

    David Cameron was rushed into holding a “quick” Commons vote on military intervention in Syria by the White House, Cabinet minister Ken Clarke has indicated. Clarke has disclosed that the Americans “wanted us to make this vote very quickly”, ....

  • FIFA delegation to visit Palestine in October

    FIFA delegation to visit Palestine in October

    Date: 2013-09-05 13:47:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:274892

    President of the Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub said that there is another meeting next October with the participation of FIFA and the European and Asian Unions to discuss the Palestinian report presented at Zurich meeting regarding ....

  • Mufti of Libya urges rebels to hold weapons to defend their revolution

    Mufti of Libya urges rebels to hold weapons to defend their revolution

    Date: 2013-09-05 12:58:05 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:274754

    Mufti of Libya Sheikh Al-Sadek Al-Gheriyani called on all Libyan rebels to hold their arms once again to defend the February 17 revolution, saying Jihad is still much wanted. Gheriyani, speaking at his weekly program aired by the Libyan ....

  • Jewish Rabbis break into Al-Aqsa Mosque

    Jewish Rabbis break into Al-Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2013-09-05 11:14:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:274505

    A number of Jewish rabbis, accompanied by a group of settlers, broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday under the protection of Israeli forces, Palestinian sources said. Dressed in the clothing of the so-called Solomon's Temple, the rabbis gave ....

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