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February 4, 2014

Ban Ki-Moon is sceptical over legality of US attack on Syria

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said, on Tuesday, that the use of force was illegal unless it was for self-defence or authorised by the UN Security Council. Analysts said...

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February 3, 2014

White House reassures Israel regarding Iranian nuclear programme

White House officials have conducted secret direct talks with Israel over the claim by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani that his country would never develop nuclear weapons under any circumstances....

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February 3, 2014

Obama to meet Abbas in New York

The US administration has announced that President Barack Obama is planning to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday. Spokesman Ben Rhodes said that the meeting will be...

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February 3, 2014

Egyptian minister praises Obama’s remarks on Egypt in the UNGA

Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy has described US President Barack Obama’s remarks to the UN General Assembly about Egypt as “positive” and reflective of “an objective treatment of the...

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February 3, 2014

Kerry foresees a relatively quick agreement with Iran

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that a relatively quick agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue is possible to achieve. During an interview with CBS News on...

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February 3, 2014

Kerry calls on UN to move quickly on Syrian weapons

The US Secretary of State said on Thursday that it is necessary to implement the US-Russia agreement on Syrian chemical weapons. John Kerry called upon the UN Security Council...

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February 3, 2014

US scholar says Egypt’s history may encourage Al-Sisi to run for presidency

Eric Trager, an American scholar and fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy specializing in Egyptian politics, said that one thing that may encourage Egypt’s Defence Minister...

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February 3, 2014

US rejects Arab lobby against Israel’s nuclear arsenal

The United States said on Tuesday that an Arab lobby to single out Israel over its nuclear arsenal would harm diplomatic efforts to ban weapons of mass destruction (WMD)...

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February 3, 2014

Obama says Syria deal may be a model for Iran

Barack Obama has revealed that he has exchanged letters with the new Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani. The US president told ABC news that the diplomatic efforts to resolve the...

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February 3, 2014

Republican senators criticise US-Russia deal over Syria

Two Republican senators have criticised the US-Russian deal to bring Syria’s chemical weapons under the control of the international community. John McCain and Lindsey Graham described the agreement reached...

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