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Roundup Iran hopes Geneva II meeting help settle Syrian issue
The Iranian foreign minister expressed hope that the forthcoming Geneva II meeting will help resolve the 26-month-old Syrian crisis, official IRNA news agency reported Saturday.Ali-Akbar Salehi made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Turkish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Mehdi Eker here on Saturday.The Iranian minister urged the regional countries, including Turkey, to help ...
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Hezbollah leader calls Syria backbone of resistance
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah described Syria as the "backbone" of the resistance on Saturday.In a televised speech marking the 13th anniversary of the Liberation and Resistance, Hezbollah's leader said that "Syria is the backbone of the resistanceand the resistance cannot stand if Syria is broken."Nasrallah's speech comes amid mounting criticism ...
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Isolated West Bank settlements should be evacuated Israeli
Israeli Social Welfare Minister Meir Cohen said Saturday that isolated Jewish settlements in the West Bank should be evacuated."There is no doubt that the settlements should be dismantled right now without waiting for negotiations," the minister said at a cultural gathering in Holon, a city near Tel Aviv."These settlements cost us a lot of money and we must do the utmost so we ...
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Abbas to form new Palestinian govt within weeks report
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Saturday that he intends to form a new government within two to three weeks, according to local media.The Bethlehem-based news agency Maan quoted Abbas as saying on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum held in Jordan that he will announce the new cabinet lineup within two or three weeks.Abbas didn't give any more details on the new ...
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Iran denies dispatch of military forces to Syria DM
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi denied Saturday that Iran has dispatched any military forces to Syria, semi-official Fars news agency reported."The Islamic republic of Iran has not sent and will not dispatch any military forces to Syria," Vahidi said, adding that Tehran only supports consolidation of peace and tranquillity in Syria and in the region.The Iranian ...
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Roadside bomb kills 2 policemen in southeast Yemen
A powerful roadside bomb killed two policemen in Yemen's southeastern province of Hadramout on Saturday, a provincial security official told Xinhua.The bomb was planted in the main road in the Shehar town in Hadramout province and blew up while a military truck carrying the policemen passed by, leaving two soldiers killed and three others injured, the local security official said on ...
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3 killed in clashes in north Lebanon
Three people were killed and another four injured in the clashes on Saturday morning between gunmen from rival neighborhoods in the northern city of Tripoli, local security told Xinhua.The source said that the fighting erupted again at dawn spiraled out of control in the morning with fighters from Sunni Bab al-Tabbaneh and Alawite Jabal Mohsen using rockets and other heavy weapons, bringing the ...
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Arab spring nations face delayed economic recovery IMF
AMMAN (Reuters) - Arab spring countries face rising social tensions that could thwart an early economic recovery from over two years of political turmoil that has worsened fiscal pressures and threatens macroeconomic stability, a senior IMF official said on ...
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Excerpts Egypt Central Bank exceptional $ auction. Abbas hails
Excerpts: Egypt Central Bank exceptional $ auction. Abbas hails Kerry's efforts. Erdogan blames Syria for bombings.Failed Syria cyber attack on Haifa water.Israel re Syria border clashes. Hizbullah backs Assad troops in airport fighting May 25, 2013 +++SOURCE: Egypt Daily News 25 ...
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Syria opposition says kidnapped bishops in good health
In this undated combo picture released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Bishop Boulos Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Church, left, and John Ibrahim of the Assyrian Orthodox Church, right, who were kidnapped Monday, in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. (AP ...
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Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform says aid depends on it
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get further aid from the U.S. Congress, an American official ...
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Bahrain Journalists Association Holds Workshop
Manama-May-25(BNA) Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA) held a workshop under the theme "The Official Spokesperson .. Communication Skills with the Media". Culture Ministry Media Advisor Dr. Elie Flouty conducted the training in the presence of officials, journalists, students and public relations officers working in both the public and private sectors. The lecturer stressed ...
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Excerpts Hariri re Hizbullah fighting in Syria.Preventing weapons fromSyria reaching Hizbollah.Israel re weapon to Hizbullah via Syria.Qatar-funded Al Jazeera U.S. launch.Syrian May 20 2013
Excerpts: Hariri re Hizbullah fighting in Syria.Preventing weapons from Syria reaching Hizbollah.Israel re weapon to Hizbullah via Syria. Qatar-funded Al Jazeera U.S. launch.Syrian May 20, ...
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From Middle East to Eager Park a community is rebranded
Vacant buildings stand in the 1800 block of East Chase St. The block is near Eager Park, a six-acre park that will run through the mixed-use development near the Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
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Hezbollah Syrian government forces advance in border town
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict ...
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Equatorial Guinea prohibits Egypt revolt reports
No talk of a Tunisia or Egypt-style revolutions in Equatorial Guinea. These were the orders given to media in the country, which all are controlled by the state or the family of President Teodoro Obiang ...
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Arab League condemns Israels decisoin to cancel UNESCO visit to Jerusalem
WAM CAIRO: The Arab League has strongly condemned Israel's decision to call off a visit to Jerusalem's historic Old City by the UN's cultural heritage body, and called on major powers to stop backing Israel's aggression on Jerusalem and the Palestinian heritage and territories. The pan-Arab organisation, in a statement, said Israel's decision takes the international ...
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IDEX 2013 wins the Best Exhibition at Middle East Event Awards 2013
WAM ABU DHABI: The 2013 edition of International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) has won the Best Exhibition - Trade or Consumer award at the sixth annual Middle East Event Awards held on Wednesday, May 22nd 2013. The award show, which was held at Dubai's JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, recognised outstanding achievements of the Middle East's event industry. Saleh Al ...
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Between 180-200 French militants have fought in Syria Le Monde
al Qaeda -linked Nusra Front. About two dozen have already returned to France, Le Monde said. The newspaper also quoted security sources as saying France was worried about the risk of attacks by those returning home from the conflict. But security sources said they lacked the legal means to monitor returning fighters effectively as too little was known about the Islamist brigades they had ...
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WMD Regulation in the Middle East
"For the Syrian government to utilize chemical weapons on its people crosses a line that will change my calculus and how the United States approaches these issues," President Obama recently said. "So this is not an on and off switch. This is an ongoing challenge that all of us have to be concerned about." Evidently, current methods to control WMD, such as relying on ...
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Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza closed and border was declared as military zone…
Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza closed and border was declared as military zone GAZA - Palestinian Government in Gaza announced that the tunnels between Egypt and Gaza were closed, and the border was declared as a military zone."The tunnels between Gaza and Egypt, where the smuggling and shipment of some goods were made, were closed, and the border was declared as a closed military ...
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Israel says Syria seeks to provoke conflict
Ron Prosor, Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting on the Middle East on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 (AP Photo/Bebeto ...
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Israel targeted in Syria cyber attack expert
JERUSALEM: An organization calling itself the "Syrian Electronic Army" has launched a cyber attack against the water distribution system of Haifa, Israel's third largest city, an expert said on Saturday. The attack "by this organization which we don't know exactly who is behind" was carried out two weeks ago and failed, said Professor Yitzhak Ben-Israel, head of ...
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Saudi Foreign Minister Condemns Iranian Threats Against Bahrain
Manama-May-25(BNA)The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal has today slammed Iranian threats against the Kingdom of Bahrain. He was speaking during a press conference held with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. HRH Prince Al-Faisal urged Iran to promote peace and bolster relations with its neighbours instead of using the ...
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Egypt top court rules against Islamist-backed election law that lifts ban on religious slogans
CAIRO - Egypt's Supreme constitutional Court has ruled against parts of an election law approved by the Islamist-led legislature that had lifted a long-standing ban on the use of religious slogans during campaigning. The court on Saturday said in its decision that not explicitly banning religious slogans in campaigns runs counter to national unity and principles of citizenship. The court ...
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Aqaba taking Jordan along for the ride
Aqaba is now officially the site of one of the largest infrastructure developments in the Middle East region, and certainly the largest development ever undertaken in Jordan’s history. Marsa Zayed is a mammoth project worth $10 billion and on its own is expected to more than double Jordan’s tourist revenues. Marsa Zayed is one in a long list of significant developments taking place in Aqaba, which is set to become the premier tourist destination of the country and a leading destination in the Gulf, but this project is notable for its sheer size.
Marsa Zayed envisions a marina development with room for 300 yachts and a cruise ship terminal all surrounded by a mixture of hotel, resort and luxury apartment complexes. The entire project is slated for completion in several years time, when Jordan first signed the development deal with Al Mabaar, a UAE-based real estate firm, in 2008, Jordan news media reported that it would be completed in 2013. Read more
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