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| Syria: Only rhetoric, no action |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-18 |
| US President Barack Obama has finally warmed to the idea of arming and training Syrian opposition forces after quashing a similar plan touted by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton... |
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| Washington weighs options |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-18 |
| Washington seems to be in an unenviable position after Syrian forces, supported by a sectarian alliance that stretches from Tehran to Baghdad to Hezbollah, chalked up important military gains in... |
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| British government to 'strongly support Taliban office in Doha' |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| The British government will "strongly support'' the Taliban office in Doha as a "very positive development" and hopes it opens "soon", outgoing British ambassador Michael O’Neill told the media during... |
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| Girls primary school attacked in Bahrain |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| A group of saboteurs have targeted Bilad Al Qadeem Primary School for Girls, detonating a gas cylinder at its vicinity.... |
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| Iraq witnesses wave of bomb blasts |
| Source : Kuwait News Agency |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| At least 13 Iraqis died in several bomb blasts in southern Iraq early on Sunday, security sources said.... |
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| Kuwaiti court upholds one-vote decree, scraps assembly |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| In yet another dramatic day in Kuwait’s political crisis, the constitutional court yesterday nullified the election process held on Dec 1 last year and dissolved the National Assembly, but at... |
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| Putin blasts West over arming Syria rebels |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday insisted that Moscow had abided by "rules and norms" when providing weapons to Syria and demanded other G8 countries which are contemplating arming rebels do... |
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| Riyadh hopes for warm ties with Tehran under Rowhani |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday congratulated Hassan Rowhani on his election as the new president of Iran, while welcoming the new leader’s gesture to improve bilateral... |
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| Kuwait Amir affirms court's ruling respect |
| Source : Kuwait News Agency |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah affirmed full respect to the constitutional court's Sunday ruling, calling on his fellow Kuwaitis to unite against "voices of chaos," sedition... |
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| Saudi Arabia to set up blood plasma plant |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| The Kingdom has succeeded in introducing the technology to fractionate blood plasma and is now establishing a factory to produce plasma products, announced Dr. Mohammed Khushaim, Vice Minister of Health... |
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| Bahrain hails historic US ties |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| His Majesty King Hamad yesterday hailed Bahrain's historic ties with the US and the growing co-operation in all fields.... |
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| New Iran president hails victory for 'moderation' |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani hailed his win in Iran's presidential election as a victory over "extremism" as thousands of supporters celebrated in the streets into the early hours yesterday.... |
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| UAE military jet crashes, pilot killed |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| An Emirati military jet crashed during a routine training mission in the Gulf country, killing the pilot, the UAE Armed Forces General Headquarters said in a statement.... |
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| Bahrain to crack down on mast violations |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Telecommunication authorities have been granted more powers to monitor masts and take action against violators.... |
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| Japan expects Iran's contribution to ME stability |
| Source : Tehran Times |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Japan expects Iran to play an important role for the stability and peace in the Middle East under president-elect Hasan Rowhani, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday.... |
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| Yemen, Kuwait sign judicial cooperation agreement |
| Source : Yemen News Agency |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Yemen and Kuwait on Sunday signed a judicial cooperation agreement.... |
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| Saudi plans to block WhatsApp within weeks |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Saudi Arabia plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the US-based firm fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom's telecom regulator, local newspapers reported this... |
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| Iran envoy denies threats to sever ties with Egypt |
| Source : Kuwait News Agency |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Iran's charge d'affaires to Egypt, Mojtaba Amani dismissed on Sunday reports on threats by his country to sever relations with Egypt due to the latter's recently announced position on Syria.... |
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| UAE committed to efforts to conserve its desert land |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| The UAE, despite the fact that around 80 per cent of its area is covered by desert, remains committed to international efforts to combat desertification, Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd,... |
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| Rowhani's triumph is mandate for change |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-06-17 |
| Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in... |
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