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| G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split |
G8 leaders called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ally...
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| Iran ready to stop 20% enrichment |
Russia's foreign minister says Iran is willing to halt its 20-percent enrichment of uranium, which has been a key concession sought in international negotiations over Iran's nuclear program...
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| Saudi role in Syria driven by fear of Shi'ite 'full moon' |
Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief, Prince Muqrin, once told American diplomats the Middle East's so-called Shi'ite Crescent where the Muslim sect holds sway was "becoming a full moon" as Iranian influence spread...
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| Suicide attacks kill 31 in Iraq |
Twin suicide bombings killed 31 people after midday prayers at a Shiite religious center in Baghdad yesterday, the latest in violence sparking fears of a revival of full-blown sectarian bloodshed...
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| Ummah Party demands new Kuwaiti constitution |
The government is expected to hold an extraordinary meeting today to decide the date for the forthcoming election following the ruling of the constitutional court that dissolved the National Assembly and upheld the single-vote decree...
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| Urgent plan to control sewage overflows urged |
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged officials to implement an urgent plan to resolve the problem of sewage and groundwater overflows in various Jeddah districts...
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| Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide |
Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on..
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