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The much-awaited meeting between parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri and Change and Reform Bloc leader MP Michel Aoun was held in Paris Wednesday at a hotel away from the media spotlight. Reports indicated a positive mood after the first of two scheduled meetings, which went on for three hours. …
Read More »King Abdullah , Abbas discuss Mideast
His Majesty King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday discussed efforts to ensure the success of the US-hosted international peace meeting to take place before the end of this year.
Read More »Turkey’s patience running out after rebel attack as Iraqi team holds talks in Ankara
President Abdullah Gul warned Kurdish rebels on Thursday that Turkey’s patience was running out after Turkish forces said they had repelled a guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border.
Read More »Palestinian leader to meet Olmert Friday
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet on Friday in an effort to bridge gaps over a joint statement being crafted for a US meeting, an official said.
Read More »Basra police detain 267 foreign ‘criminals’
Police in Basra have detained 267 foreign “criminals†as Iraq’s second city witnessed clashes between Shiite militiamen and security forces, officials said on Thursday.
Read More »Israeli defence minister approves Gaza power cuts
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak approved electricity and fuel cuts against Palestinians living in the impoverished Gaza Strip on Thursday in an effort to curb rocket attacks on the Jewish state.
Read More »Turkish troops stalled on Iraqi border after talks
It’s stalemate on the border with Iraq after Ankara slammed Baghdad’s proposals to deal with the PKK threat in the north of the country as “insufficient”.
Read More »Divisions in EU may Thwart US Targets on Iran
European governments are deeply divided over imposition of new sanctions against Iran, in what could undermine a new US effort to mobilize allies to act outside of the United Nations, according to European officials.
Read More »Rice back in Israel after Egypt talks
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew back to Israel on Tuesday to resume intense preparations for a looming Middle East summit after securing cautious Egyptian support for the conference.
Read More »Lebanon MPs unlikely to pick president at next session
With less than a week to go before Lebanon’s parliament convenes again to elect a president, all indicators are that the session is doomed to fail or will be cancelled for lack of consensus among the country’s feuding political factions.
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