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February 4, 2014

Dennis Ross: Blocking US strike against Syria would lead to an Israeli strike on Iran

Former US envoy to the Middle East Dennis Ross wrote in an opinion article published by the Washington Post on 9 September that the price of cancelling the military...

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February 4, 2014

Ban Ki-Moon hints that Assad may be tried for crimes against humanity

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has hinted that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad may be tried for crimes against humanity. “The priority at the moment, though, is to bring an end...

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February 4, 2014

Kerry calls on EU to postpone settlement funding ban

US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the European Union to postpone a planned ban on financial support for Israeli institutions operating in the occupied Palestinian territories. Kerry...

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February 4, 2014

Obama confirms the US trained Syrian opposition troops in Jordan

According to US President Barack Obama, the US is training Syrian opposition fighters in Jordan. In the past, the Jordanian government has refuted several media reports which suggested the...

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February 4, 2014

Kerry: More than ten countries support US strike on Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that at least ten countries had approved their participation in the proposed American military strike on the Syrian regime. At...

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February 4, 2014

Influential Senate committee prepares draft resolution on Syria

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has agreed a draft resolution which authorises President Barack Obama to use military force in Syria. The resolution bars the involvement of ground...

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February 4, 2014

Israel expects Congress to approve strike on Syria

Israeli officials are expecting that US President Barack Obama will get Congressional approval for a military strike on Syria next week when the Congress reconvenes. Israeli media reports said...

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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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