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February 3, 2014

Ki-Moon requests ‘joint mission’ to handle Syria’s dangerous chemicals

On Monday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called for setting up a “joint mission” consisting of 100 experts to carry out the dangerous operation to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons,...

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February 3, 2014

US considers Iran’s participation in the Geneva II Conference

US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mary Harf has said that the US would be more open to Iran’s participation in the Geneva II conference if Tehran supported the Geneva...

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February 3, 2014

Delegates leave chamber for Egyptian minister’s speech at UN

Delegates at the UN General Assembly left the chamber this week when Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy went to the podium. He spoke to a virtually empty floor, with...

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February 3, 2014

US shutdown may affect military aid to Israel

Deputy spokesperson of the US Department of State Marie Harf said on Wednesday that US military aid to Israel might be affected if closures of federal institutions continue. “The...

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February 3, 2014

US gives Egypt military aid worth $584m

The US government has given Egypt $584 million in military aid out of a total expected annual amount of $1.3 billion. The payment has been made by the administration...

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February 3, 2014

New York Times criticises Netanyahu’s speech to the UN General Assembly

A New York Times editorial has criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before the UN General Assembly and the threats of war he made against Iran. The newspaper...

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February 3, 2014

Kerry to visit Cairo soon

US Secretary of State John Kerry is planning to visit Egypt soon, it has been announced. This will be the first visit of a senior member of Barack Obama’s...

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February 3, 2014

US monitored 125 billion phone calls in one month

Leaked documents have revealed that the US National Security Agency (NSA) monitored 124.8 billion phone calls in just one month earlier this year. Although most of the calls originated...

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February 3, 2014

US Congress slams military aid cuts to Egypt

VIDEO The Obama administration’s recent decision to suspend selected US military aid to Egypt after the Egyptian army’s brutal crackdown against peaceful anti-coup protesters has raised the ire of...

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February 3, 2014

US cancels arms delivery to Turkey after disclosure of Mossad agents to Iran

Israeli newspaper Maariv has reported that the United States suspended an arms deal in which Washington was due to sell US-made drones to Turkey, after Turkey disclosed the names...

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