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Iran filmmaker gets standing ovation for secret film at Cannes
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof poses during a photocall for the film ''Dast-Neveshtehaa Nemisoosand'' (Manuscripts Don't Burn) at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 24, ...
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3 Killed In “Honor Crime” In Egypt
';honor killing'; after the women were accused of infidelity. The women were reportedly beaten with sharp objects and strangled before their bodies were wrapped in sheets, weighted with stones, and thrown into the Nile River. At least one of the men has been arrested and is in custody; police are searching for the remaining suspects. So far, only one of the women has been found. The ...
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Iran presidential candidate vows policy of resistance against the West if elected
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected. Addressing his first campaign rally in Tehran, Saeed Jalili said his priority in foreign policy will be to expand Islam's influence in the world and counter "arrogance," a reference to the U.S. ...
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Syria says Israeli vehicle entered its territory and was targeted heading to a rebel village
Syria says it targeted an Israeli vehicle that crossed a ceasefire line into its territory earlier this week because it was heading toward a village with a large rebel presence. In a letter to the U.N. Security Council circulated Friday, Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said his country exercised its right to self-defence and would respond immediately to any other violation of ...
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders are at crossroads to end the years-long conflict said US Secretary of State Kerry
Israeli and Palestinian leaders are at crossroads to end the years-long conflict, said US Secretary of State Kerry JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Friday that it was up to Palestinian and Israeli leaders to revive stalled peace talks.Speaking at a press conference prior to his departure for the US at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Kerry described his Israel talks as ...
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It was said that 309205 Syrians fled to Turkey so far and 114297 of them returned to Syria
It was said that 309,205 Syrians fled to Turkey so far and 114,297 of them returned to Syria ANKARA - Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) announced Friday that there were 194,908 Syrians currently staying in Turkey after fleeing clashes in their country.In a written statement release, AFAD reminded that they set up 5 tent cities in Hatay, 2 in Sanliurfa, 3 ...
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Iran hangs 2 alleged spies working for Israel US
By Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters DUBAI - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, ...
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Hradecka wins twice to gain Strasbourg International final
Lucie Hradecka won a pair of matches Friday that advanced her to the finals of the Strasbourg International tennis tournament in search of her first WTA title. Rain delays pushed Hradecka's quarterfinal match to Friday and she ...
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Over 75k Indians to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia
After having failed to regularize their work status, these people have applied for emergency exit certificates to leave the country by July 3 — the deadline set by Saudi Arabia for deportation of illegal ...
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Resistance of Syria rebels surprises Hezbollah
An-Nahar Daily reported on Friday that 18-year-old Hassan, a Baalbeck native and a Hezbollah fighter, spent three days fighting with the party alongside the Syrian regime in the border town of al-Qusayr. Hassan who was notified of his father’s death in the battles upon his arrival to his hometown said that Hezbollah ...
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US Turkey Qatar seek urgent Syria debate
UN spokesman Rolando Gomez says administrators will examine a possible date for the debate, adding that Tuesday or Wednesday looks ...
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How To Get medical aid kits to Aleppo Syria
Insecurity creates serious concerns for delivering humanitarian aid in Syria DUBAI, 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Getting humanitarian supplies into conflict zones like Syria is no mean feat, often requiring negotiations with warring parties, braving insecurity and facing repeated delays and logistical challenges. But aid workers can make it happen. In one of the latest examples, 54 tons of ...
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IAEA Report Says Iran Accelerating Nuclear Program Faster Than Anticipated
Adding to Israel's grim worldview and plethora of woes, with Syria falling apart to the north and the Palestinians falling together next door, the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report this week that revealed Iran was exponentially stepping up its nuclear ...
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UK ordered to hold inquests into civilian deaths during Iraq war
judgment that could have an impact on how the British military is able to conduct operations among civilians in the future, the court ruled on Friday that up to 161 deaths should be the subject of hearings modelled upon coroners' inquests.In practice, a series of hearings - possibly amounting to more than 100 - are likely to be held as a result of the judgment, which follows a three-year ...
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Syria and the War on Christians Should the U.S. Intervene
In the last week of April, two Orthodox bishops in Syria were kidnapped by rebels near Aleppo. Ironically, these same bishops "had warned of the threat to religious tolerance and diversity from the two-year conflict in their ...
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Syria civil war Russia says representatives of Bashar al-Assads government have agreed to take part in peace talks
The Syrian government will attend a US and Russian-sponsored peace conference next month, despite President Bashar al-Assad publicly doubting the prospects of success for such a ...
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Call for UN rights debate on Syria
Geneva - The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UN's top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the regime's assault on the central town of ...
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Fitch Releases Special Report on Israels Banks
Macao Banks' Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb.Fitch Ratingsexpects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 from 26% in 2012, primarily led by China-related trade financing. Generally Chinese exposures are driven by parent referrals and associated risk is adequately mitigated with ...
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Syria conflict spills over into Lebanon with more sectarian fighting
03/06/2012 09:03 CET Gunmen have been seen prowling through a Sunni district of the Lebanese city of Tripoli after fighting between factions supporting rival groups in neighbouring Syria’s civil war. Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded on Thursday night. Fears are growing the fighting could reignite Lebanon’s own 15-year-long civil conflict. ';The seeds of war ...
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Turkey builds wall at Syria border crossing after bombs
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is constructing 2.5-km-long (1.5 mile) twin walls at a border crossing with Syria to increase security at the frontier following three deadly bombings this year. The concrete walls will be built on either side of the road leading from the Turkish side of the crossing at Cilvegozu to the Syrian border gate and will be topped with barbed wire, the Turkish Customs Ministry ...
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PM Haniyeh of Palestinian government in Gaza called on Egypt to revise the Camp David Treaty which was signed with Israel
PM Haniyeh of Palestinian government in Gaza called on Egypt to revise the Camp David Treaty which was signed with Israel GAZA - Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Palestinian government in Gaza called on Egypt to revise the Camp David Treaty which was signed with Israel.Giving a Khutbah at the Khalil al-Wazir mosque in Gaza, Haniyeh said, "we ask Egyptian authorities to revise mainly the ...
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President of the European Council said EU will go on working with partners for peace and stability in Syria
President of the European Council said, EU will go on working with partners for peace and stability in Syria ANKARA - President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said, the EU will keep on working with Turkey as well as with all the partners and allies in order to establish peace and stability in Syria.Speaking at the "Conference of Latest Developments in the Turkey-EU ...
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Turkish Minister of Customs said Turkeys link road between Cilvegozu border gate facilities and Syria border will be covered with wall and barbed wires
Turkish Minister of Customs said Turkey's link road between Cilvegozu border gate facilities and Syria border will be covered with wall and barbed wires ANKARA - Turkish Minister of Customs and Trade Hayati Yazici said Friday that Turkey's 2.4 kilometers land where there is a link road between Cilvegozu border gate facilities and Syria border will be covered with wall and barbed wires ...
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Iran denies role in Syrian civil war
Claims that Iran is directly involved in the military campaign in Syria are part of a smear campaign, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Western allies backing opponents of Assad have expressed concern about the role ...
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Emirates Opens Luxury Refurbished Lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
WAM PARIS, May 24th, 2013 (WAM) -- Emirates, has inaugurated its refurbished Paris Charles de Gaulle Lounge for First Class and Business Class passengers as well as Platinum and Gold members of Emirates Skywards - the airline's frequent flyer programme. It is the first of the airline's existing worldwide network of lounges to be refurbished in the new interior design, originally ...
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Israel and Palestine as one country?
Peace in the Middle East, it’s as illusive now as it was ten years ago and ten years before that. For many commentators, peace in the Middle East has become a myth, something local and international governments strive for or claim to support without any real hope of realization of the goal. With the current impasse between Israel and the Palestinian Authority ongoing, an old theme is being kicked around again, that of a single state that incorporates Israel and Palestine.
A single state solution is an idea that grew up in the 1920s and then died with the Six-Day War when divisions between the newly-founded Israeli state and the rest of the region were too entrenched for the idea to retain any traction. The political landscape after the war and even today is what many Jewish groups feared when Jewish Zionists were calling for a return to the biblical homeland to develop a Jewish state. Read more
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