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West Asia
UN Chief calls for swift investigation on chemical weapon attacks in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on the Syrian government to allow a U.N. team now in Damascus to swiftly investigate an alleged chemical weapon attack outside the capital that killed at least 100 people. U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey said Ban remains “deeply troubled” by the alleged attack…
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Asia stocks fallen after US Federal Reserve hints at stimulus phaseout
Asian stock markets fell Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve made it known that its top officials were leaning toward phasing out its massive stimulus program. The Fed released minutes of its July policy meeting Wednesday that showed most members want to slow down the pace of a massive bond-buying…
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West Asia
Egypt’s deposed autocrat Mubarak released and placed under house arrest
Egypt’s Prime Minister ordered Wednesday that deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak be placed under house arrest after he’s released from prison following more than two years in detention. The announcement came hours after a court ordered Mubarak be released for the first time since he was first detained in April 2011,…
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West Asia
At least 130 killed in Syria in worst chemical attack, opposition says
The images showed lifeless children – wrapped in simple white cloths, their pale faces unmarked by any wound – lined up shoulder to shoulder in a vivid demonstration of an attack Wednesday in which activists say the Syrian regime killed at least 130 people with toxic gas. The Syrian government…
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West Asia
Israel-Palestine to make “dramatic decisions” to reach final agreement
Israel will make “dramatic decisions” to reach a final peace agreement that will end the conflict with the Palestinians, Israel’s chief negotiator said Tuesday while warning that hawks inside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition are making her job more difficult. Tzipi Livni’s remarks came as a senior Palestinian official said…
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East Asia
China-Kenya sign US$ 5 billion funding agreement for development projects
The state visit to China by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has effectively helped unlock billions of dollars to finance several Vision 2030 Flagship projects, officials said on Tuesday. The Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat (VDS) Director General Mugo Kibati said the funding commitments extended by the Chinese government and related development…
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West Asia
The top leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood arrested in Cairo
General Guide of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie was arrested by police in Cairo, official news agency MENA reported early Tuesday, citing a security source. He has been transferred with intensive security measures to Torah prison, where former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons are detained, the report said.…
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West Asia
The East associated with the Arab historically, culturally and economically
[Editor’s note] Dr. Sulaiman Ibrahim Al-Askari is one of the most famous Arab intellectuals. He studied the history of Arabia in Cairo, Egypt and Mancester, U.K., where he got his PhD. in history. Back to his country, Kuwait, he started teaching University of Kuwait, but the cultural projects of his…
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West Asia
Egypt’s DM vows to stand firm against violence amid warnings of war
Egypt’s DM vows to stand firm against violence, Islamists cancel marches Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sisi vowed on Sunday to stand firm against violence, as supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi cancelled some of their planned marches in Cairo for “security reasons.” The army chief said so in a…
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West Asia
Iran’s parliament approves Rouhani’s candidates for cabinet posts except 3
Iran’s Majlis (parliament) on Thursday approved President Hassan Rouhani’s candidates for key posts in his cabinet while disqualifying three other nominees. Iran’s Majlis had started to study the qualifications of the 18- member cabinet line-up on Monday. Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh, who served as minister of energy from 1988 to 1997 and…
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