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Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ups pressureRussian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Following an icy enc More… |
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US right to arm Syrian rebels, says Israeli presidentIsraeli President Shimon Peres has thrown his weight behind US plans to arm Syrian rebels, shrugging off fears the weapons could be turned on Israel and exacerbate the conflict. In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters before his More… |
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Putin, Obama face off over Syria issueRebels fought to halt an advance by President Bashar al-Assad's forces into northern Syria on Monday while US President Barack Obama faced a showdown with Russia's Vladimir Putin over Obama's decision last week to arm the insurgent More… |
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Pull fighters out of Syria, Hamas tells HezbollahThe Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement on Monday urged Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to withdraw its forces from Syria, where they are battling for President Bashar al-Assad, and focus on fighting Israel instead. Hamas, which More… |
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Saudi king congratulates Rohani on poll winKing Abdullah of Saudi Arabia congratulated moderate cleric Hassan Rohani on winning Iran's presidential election, hailing what he described as Rohani's wish to improve relations between the two countries, rivals for influence in the oil More… |
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US jets in Jordan fuel Russian fear of Syria no-fly zoneThe United States said it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman's request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria. More… |
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US jets in Jordan fuel Russian fear of Syria no-fly zoneThe United States said it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman's request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria. More… |
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Egypt ups pressure on world powers over SyriaEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has urged world powers not to hesitate to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria as he threw the backing of the most populous Arab state firmly behind the revolt against the Iranian-backed Damascus government. More… |
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Egypt ups pressure on world powers over SyriaEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi has urged world powers not to hesitate to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria as he threw the backing of the most populous Arab state firmly behind the revolt against the Iranian-backed Damascus government. More… |
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Saudi stocks plunge 5pc on ME tensionsSaudi Arabia's stock market plunged 4.6 per cent to a 13-month low on Saturday, with its biggest listed companies losing value, after King Abdullah cut short a holiday abroad because of regional tensions. Only one of the 156 c More… |
