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Egypt to hold constitutional referendum in January

Mon Nov 25, 2013 17:24:05

Egypt's interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi says he expects a referendum on the constitution, currently being drafted, will take place in the second half of January.

Oil prices drop on Iran nuclear accord

Mon Nov 25, 2013 16:57:54

World oil prices slid on Monday after a deal was struck between world powers and Iran on the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear program.

UN: Syria peace talks to take place Jan. 22

Mon Nov 25, 2013 16:36:29

Syrian government and opposition negotiators will meet for the first time since start of the country's 32 month-old war in Geneva on January 22, the UN announced.

Night in Damascus; Why I didn’t have any cigarettes!

Mon Nov 25, 2013 14:08:07

For the first time in my life I bought cigarettes, not from a shop at the corner of a street close to my home, or on my way to work, but from a surprised shopkeeper in the middle of Damascus, in war-torn Syria.

French FM: EU meets next week on easing Iran sanctions

Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:17:07

The European Union will likely ease sanctions against Iran in December, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said.

Video: Thousands of Iranians greet Zarif at his arrival

Mon Nov 25, 2013 11:50:31

Thousands of Iranians, most of them young boys and girls, poured to the Mehrabad Airport in capital Tehran to welcome Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after he returned from Geneva where he forged a deal with six world powers over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Obama calls Netanyahu, promises to talk over Iran

Mon Nov 25, 2013 11:10:12

US President Barack Obama tells Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he promises to consult with him over a landmark nuclear deal with Iran that left Israel furious.

Geneva deal recognized Iran as a major nuclear power

Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:42:15

A deal between Iran and six leading world powers over Tehran's nuclear program was historic – the kind of diplomatic agreement that alters the political landscape, forces at least some of the intransigent to change their positions, and opens up new opportunities that previously seemed hopelessly far-fetched, The Guardian wrote in a report.

Rebels' offensive on Syrian army deadlocked in Ghouta

Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:06:54

Fighting is reported to have been intensified around Syrian capital where the army is trying to push out militants from the eastern Ghouta.

Lebanon concerned by home-grown terrorism

Mon Nov 25, 2013 08:41:59

Concerns have raised high in Lebanon over home-grown terrorism, marked by a deadly terrorist attack near Iranian embassy in Beirut.

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