WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States on Monday said Russia’s plans to sell $1 billion in tactical missiles and other arms to Iran would not serve US or regional interests. Moscow announced the sale of tactical surface-to-air missiles and other hardware on Friday, after Washington urged the world to use …
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Egypt election marathon winds up
CAIRO (AFP) — Egypt’s monthlong parliamentary elections are due to wind up Wednesday, amid fears of more violence in the final round as security forces continue to round up supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. With two phases of polling completed, the Islamist movement has already increased its seat tally five-fold …
Read More »Lebanon vows full probe over mass graves
BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanon vowed Tuesday to carry out a full-scale probe into the fate of 30 people whose skeletal remains were found in mass graves at the weekend, and has sought help from the Red Cross. “This is an extremely painful situation, and I have asked the International Committee …
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