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G8 leaders concerned by threat from terrorism in Syria
The G8 leaders said here Tuesday afternoon they are deeply concerned by the growing threat from terrorism and extremism in Syria.They also said they are deeply concerned by the increasingly sectarian nature of the conflict."Syria must belong to all Syrians, including its minorities and all religious groups," they said in a final communique, issued after the annual G8 summit in Lough ...
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G8 leaders express commitment to political solution in Syria
G8 leaders on Tuesday said they remained committed "to achieving a political solution to the crisis based on a vision for a united, inclusive and democratic Syria.""We strongly endorse the decision to hold as soon as possible a Geneva conference on Syria," a final communique issued after the G8 Summit read.The communique said the Syrian government's military forces and ...
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UN refugee chief urges support for Lebanon in hosting Syrian
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres warned of the massive support needed for refugees and for the countries and communities hosting them as he started a visit to the region Tuesday, the UNHCR said.Guterres noted in Beirut, Lebanon during his visit to mark the World Refugee Day that the long-feared spillover of the Syrian crisis into neighboring countries is becoming a ...
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G8 statement on Syria nothing new
n analysts said that the G8 leaders brought "nothing new" on the Syrian issue during their two-day summit at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland. After their summit, the G8 countries stressed their commitment to achieve a political solution to Syria's long-standing crisis but didn't call for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as precondition to political dialogue in ...
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McCain and MacKay talk Syria in D.C.
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) talks to reporters as he departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington June 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ...
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Iran’s president-elect is an odd ‘moderate’
Mainstream Western media praising Hassan Rowhani, Iran's president-elect, as a "voice of moderation" and a "reformist" no doubt please the radical clerics who actually rule in Tehran. The more he's seen as something other than what he is -- one of the mullahs' own -- the more easily they can continue developing nuclear weapons by stringing along an America ...
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Long overdue Reactions to announcement on Syria
announced that the U.S. government plans to provide support to opposition groups in Syria after determining that President Bashar Assad's regime has, in fact, used chemical weapons against rebel groups.Political leaders started praising the decision almost immediately.In a joint statement, U.S. Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said, "A decision to provide ...
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BP classes Iran as top gas reserves holder in world
BP classes Iran as top gas reserves holder in world BP classes Iran as ...
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Platini Praises Israel as Spain Take Spoils Once Again
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Star-studded party for Israels Peres 90
More than 3000 guests, including prominent politicians and Hollywood stars, have turned out for a gala dinner held in honour of Israeli President Shimon Peres, who will turn 90 in August."We have our queen, you have your Shimon," said former British prime minister Tony Blair as the celebration got under way on Tuesday evening in Jerusalem.Former US president Bill Clinton, former Soviet ...
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Islamists Press Blasphemy Cases in a New Egypt
DEIR EL GABRAWI, Egypt ...
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Kerry briefs House leaders on Syria
Leadership from both parties in the House received a classified briefing on Syria from Secretary of State John Kerry and other military officials on Tuesday afternoon.House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and committee chairs from both parties attended the ...
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Hapag-Lloyd to Add Bahrain Call to Intra-Asia Services
will add a direct port call at Bahrain to its South China Sea Express and Middle East Express services.The new rotation will begin on Aug. 12, with the sailing of the NYK Theseus, voyage 26w/27e33, according to the container ...
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G8 Calls for Political Solution in Syria
Group of Eight leaders emphasized the need for a political settlement in Syria in a statement issued Tuesday as the summit in Northern Ireland ended. The communique referred to the Syrian civil war as "an appalling human tragedy" and pledged more aid to refugees and to the countries giving them shelter. It also condemned human rights violations and called for a U.N. investigation ...
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Syria fighting for strategic air bases in countrys north
The bombings occured near the Kweiras and Mang air bases near the Turkish border, which rebels have been fighting for over the last two ...
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U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday recommended bringing Iraq one step closer to ending all U.N. sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former leader Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990. Despite the toppling of Saddam in 2003 after a U.S.-led invasion, the United Nations has not fully lifted the sanctions. U.S.-led troops drove Iraq ...
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Cameron claims credit for seven-point plan on Syria
Vladimir Putin denied he was isolated at the summit on the violence in Syria and stood by his claim that supplying weapons for any one side in the civil war would only lead to more violence. He defended Moscow's role in the conflict to date and did not rule out further military contacts with the Assad ...
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G-8 leaders condemn any use of chemical weapons in Syria
Leaders of the Group of Eight nations on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" any use of chemical weapons in Syria and called on all sides to allow U.N. investigators to look into their alleged use, as they wrapped up their two-day summit in Northern ...
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Daniel Kawczynski MP Refocusing UKTI on the Middle East and North Africa
Daniel Kawczynski has tabled a Westminster Hall debate on UKTI support to enable British small and medium enterprises to export to the Middle East and North Africa and shift the focus away from ...
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Isolated Putin won’t budge on Syria
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed President Obama's efforts to win backing to bring down Syrian leader Bashar Assad at a G-8 summit on Tuesday, warning the West that arms supplied to the rebels could be used for attacks on European ...
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Video President Obama defends decisions on surveillance and Syria
In an interview with "CBS This Morning" co-host Charlie Rose, President Barack Obama defended the NSA surveillance programs and his recent decision to provide military support to the Syrian opposition in that country's civil ...
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Iran and U.S. New hope on nukes
>Editor's note: David Rothkopf writes regularly for CNN.com. He is CEO and editor-at-large of the FP Group, publishers of Foreign Policy magazine, and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Follow him on Twitter.(CNN) -- It would be easy to dismiss Friday's election of Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran as little more than a sham -- a rigged election that ...
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India snubs US backs Iran
Iran took over the presidency on May 27. Declaring it "an honour to speak during the presidency of Iran", foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai said in a statement in Geneva, "Questioning the relevance and authority of established multilateral disarmament frameworks is misplaced when in fact the current impasse is more due to the obstacles placed in its path rather than any inherent ...
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U.S. to give Syria rebels military aid after chemical attacks
In a sharp escalation of the U.S. role in Syria's bloody civil war, the White House announced late Thursday that it will provide military aid to rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad after confirming that his government used chemical weapons against the opposition. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes told reporters on a conference call ...
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Armed groups formed by Zionist organizations such as Irgun Stern and Haganah were responsible for collective killings to force hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and residential areas during and after the 1948 war unleashed by the pr
Prensa Latina The finding of the remains of dozens of people in a collective tomb in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv could witness today, 65 years later, Israeli militia ...
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Egypt's oil industry is growing rapidly
Egypt has, in recent years, made immense gains in terms of economic performance. The country has long been the economic powerhouse of North Africa and Africa in general (second only to South Africa and Nigeria) and has taken great steps to reverse the highly-centralized economy inherited from President Gamel Abdel Nasser.
The oil and gas sector has long been one of the major strengths in the Egyptian economy, along with other natural resources such as minerals, gold and natural gas. Read more
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