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| Syria peace talks doomed to fail |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| If anyone saw last week's US-Russian agreement to convene a peace conference on Syria as a potential breakthrough, Western leaders have been going out of their way to disabuse them.... |
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| Regime blames cable fault for internet outage |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Internet and telecommunications in Syria were down across the country, the state news agency Sana reported on Wednesday, saying a fault with a fibre-optic cable was to blame.... |
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| Fierce fighting erupts at Aleppo jail |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes on Wednesday fought to repel an attack on the central prison in Aleppo after rebels blew up its walls in suicide car bombings,... |
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| Russia calls on SNC to back peace talks |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on the Syrian opposition to support Moscow and Washington in their efforts to work towards convening a peace conference to end the... |
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| US targets UAE firms for dealing with Iran banks |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| The United States blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies yesterday, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the US financial system.... |
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| France suggests easing arms embargo against Syria rebels |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| France is floating a proposal that the European Union ease an arms embargo for Syrian rebels but delay acting on the decision to intensify pressure on Damascus to negotiate an... |
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| Navies join forces to tackle mines |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| As the interest in mine warfare floats to the top of navy agendas around the world, effective coordination remains one of the biggest challenges facing budget-conscious nations who now need... |
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| Media blamed for promoting Islamophobia |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| The media plays a strong role in promoting Islamophobia in the world, according to Nathan Lean, editor-in-chief, Aslan Media and a researcher at Georgetown University.... |
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| UN condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-16 |
| The UN General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar Al Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism... |
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| Iran hopes for progress in parallel nuclear talks |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| Iran is hoping for advancement in talks with the UN atomic agency over Tehran's past activities as well as in negotiations with world powers on current sensitive nuclear work, the... |
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| Arab League: Syria seat not yet given to coalition |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| The vacant Syrian seat at the Arab League has not been given to the opposition, even though its leader addressed the bloc's last summit, the League's secretary general said yesterday.... |
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| Britain grants asylum to Bahraini blogger |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years.... |
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| First batch of Kurdish rebels arrive in Iraq |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| Weary and caked in mud, the first group of Kurdish militants to leave Turkey under a peace plan descended a mountain into Iraq early on Tuesday to be met with... |
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| Kuwaiti Cabinet ministers resign amid standoff with MPs |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| In what appears to be the first confrontation with supposedly loyal MPs, the government boycotted the parliamentary session yesterday as all Cabinet ministers submitted their resignations to the prime minister... |
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| Yemen captive staff are fine, says Red Cross |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| Three employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen are in good condition, but the demands of their captors remain unknown, an ICRC spokeswoman said... |
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| Iran defends disarmament forum post after US snub |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| Iran yesterday defended its election as the rotating chair of the world's sole multilateral disarmament forum after the US announced that its ambassador to the UN Conference on Disarmament would... |
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| More coronavirus cases reported in Saudi Arabia |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| Health authorities have identified six new cases of coronavirus in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.... |
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| Korea to support Bahrain in fighting terror |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| South Korea has expressed its readiness to provide all support for Bahrain in countering terror.... |
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| Balanced, secure towns, key to welfare, says Qatari PM |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani yesterday said there can be no sustainable development without secure, balanced and stable towns which complement... |
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| Amnesty for illegal residents likely |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-05-15 |
| A proposal was made to grant amnesty to residency violators and waive the penalties imposed on their violations, giving them an option to return to Kuwait after correcting their residency... |
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