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'Ignoring terrorism led to failure of Syria talks'

Sat Feb 15, 2014 19:21:44

Syria’s UN Ambassador and senior negotiator at the Geneva II talks Bashar al-Ja'afari has declared that sidelining the issue of halting terrorism by the country’s foreign-backed opposition is the actual reason for the failure of the latest Geneva talks.

Obama vows Jordan aid, new Syria plan

Sat Feb 15, 2014 19:04:32

US President Barack Obama has pledged more funds and military aid for Jordan in a meeting in California with the country’s King Abdullah II, vowing to “search” for new ways to pressure the Syrian government while admitting that it will not happen soon.

Lebanon finally forms unity government

Sat Feb 15, 2014 17:01:11

A new unity government has been established in Lebanon after 10 months of political stalemate, Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam has announced.

Syria talks end without progress, no new date set

Sat Feb 15, 2014 16:28:49

A second round of peace talks between Syrian government and the so-called Syrian National Coalition has ended without making any tangible progress, the UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said.

Hamas rejects foreign forces in Palestinian lands

Sat Feb 15, 2014 15:25:47

A spokesman for the Hamas resistance movement has warned that the group would regard any international military presence within a future Palestinian state as "occupation" forces.

Syrian toops kill foreign insurgents in mop-up bid

Sat Feb 15, 2014 15:14:03

A Syrian army unit has eliminated an armed insurgency group in the northwest town of al-Zara near the Lebanese border, killing a number of foreign mercenaries.

Over 120 Irish academics vow to boycott Israel

Sat Feb 15, 2014 13:52:48

More than 120 Irish academics have signed a pledge to boycott Israeli institutions until Palestinian rights are respected, Academics for Palestine said in a press release.

Israeli forces shoot, injure Gaza protesters

Sat Feb 15, 2014 13:41:50

Israeli forces have shot and wounded six Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip during a protest rally against the Tel Aviv-imposed buffer zone on the Gaza border with the occupied Palestine.

UN chief urges Bahrain to respect human rights

Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:28:50

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Bahraini regime to respect its “international human rights obligations” in dealing with peaceful protest rallies in the Persian Gulf nation.

Bahraini scholar urges participation in huge rally

Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:21:16

Prominent Bahraini cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassim has urged the public to wage a huge but peaceful protest rally against the ruling regime and demand implementation of political reforms in the Persian Gulf state.

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