Mid-East
Posted on May 24, 2012 00:50
World powers, Iran start talks in Baghdad
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Posted on May 23, 2012 14:42
Egyptians went to polls on Wednesday morning to elect a new president after the fall of ex-President Hosni Mubarak last year.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 14:40
Recent world assurances that there would be no military intervention in Syria, coupled with consensual statements by UN officials and observers about the performance of the Syrian government, has to some extent raised optimism that Syria will not be caught in a similar Libyan scenario.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 00:50
Yemen's army chief vowed Tuesday no let-up in an offensive against Al Qaeda after a suicide bomber killed 96 soldiers in a massive attack in the heart of Sana'a and two other would-be attackers were arrested.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 00:35
US and Pakistani leaders Monday signaled optimism that a deal on reopening vital supply routes to NATO convoys was within reach as Islamabad ordered negotiators to seal an agreement.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 00:35
Iran and world powers geared up Tuesday for talks aimed at defusing the dangerously escalating crisis over Tehran's nuclear program, as the UN atomic agency voiced hopes of a deal on more cooperation.
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Posted on May 22, 2012 09:46
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano said on Monday that he had intensive talks with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in "good atmosphere," the local media reported.
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Posted on May 22, 2012 01:15
A Yemeni soldier packing powerful explosives under his uniform blew himself up in the middle of an army battalion in Sana'a Monday, killing 96 troops and wounding around 300, a military official and medics said.
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Posted on May 22, 2012 01:15
The head of the UN nuclear surveillance agency pressed Iran over inspections during a visit to Tehran Monday.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 23:50
The Israeli army said Monday it was investigating an incident that was exposed by two video clips in which troops appeared to stand by without intervening as settlers shot at Palestinians.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 17:07
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano arrived in Tehran on Monday for crucial nuclear talks.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 11:58
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) on Saturday voiced a growing consensus on pro-growth policies and expressed grave concern over Tehran's nuclear program at a low-key summit, which, however, produced few tangible results beyond a vague statement touching on the issue of Iran.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 11:08
Russia is concerned that some Western countries are still considering a military operation against Iran as an option, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said here Sunday.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 09:55
A Palestinian worker, one of hundreds, holds a banner that reads in Arabic, "Oh government where is the minimum wage" during a demonstration in front of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's offices for the fixing of a minimum wage, and against corruption, prohibitively high prices and the lack of employment, as they call on the new government for change, in the administrative city of Ramallah, in the West Bank Sunday.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 01:20
Iran hopes a visit by the UN nuclear watchdog chief Monday will lead to an accord on how to resolve disputes on monitoring its nuclear activities, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in media reports.
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Posted on May 20, 2012 09:47
The ambitious GCC Union will not affect the sovereignty of each of the six oil-rich Gulf states, but bring them closer to form a "new Middle East," a Bahraini pro- government cleric said Saturday.
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Posted on May 20, 2012 09:20
Jordan's government on Saturday approved a series of austerity measures aimed at reducing the budget deficit by 600 million dinars ($847 million) for this year, state-run Petra news agency reported.
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Posted on May 20, 2012 09:08
Syria said Saturday that the EU sanctions imposed on Syria over the past year are "economic terrorism" against Syrian people.
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Posted on May 20, 2012 09:02
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi and his German counterpart discussed the forthcoming nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) in a phone conversation on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Posted on May 18, 2012 15:55
At least five people were killed and 30 others wounded in three explosions, which hit a market in northern Baghdad Friday, police said.
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