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How Will Irans New President Impact Relations With U.S.
What does the election of Hasan Rowhani mean for Iran's nuclear program? How will Iran's new president approach relations with the U.S.? To address those questions, Gwen Ifill is joined by Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Cliff Kupchan of the Eurasia ...
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U.S. Russia still dont agree on Syria
>Read a version of this story in Arabic.(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he still doesn't see eye to eye with the United States on Syria. But "all of us have the intention to stop the violence in Syria and to solve this situation peacefully," Putin said Monday after a meeting with US President Barack Obama at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland. Putin said he and ...
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South Africa urges Iran to resolve issues with IAEA
South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday urged Iran to give priority to resolving all outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Zuma was speaking while congratulating Hassan Rouhani for being elected as Iranian president succeeding current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC).Resolving the ...
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Europe to pay the price for arming Syria rebels al-Assad
Europe will "pay the price" if it sends arms to Syrian rebel forces, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Monday in an interview with a German newspaper."If the Europeans deliver weapons, then Europe's backyard will become terrorist and Europe will pay the price for that," the Syrian president said in the interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ...
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US Russia able to overcome differences on Syria
Despite disagreements on the Syrian crisis, the United States and Russia are expected to reach at least "minimum consensus" on ways to overcome the obstacles facing the Geneva peace conference likely to take place in July, analysts said.US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are meeting Monday on the sidelines of a G8 summit in Northern Ireland and the ...
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Rouhani holds fast on Iran nuclear issue offers transparency
Hassan Rouhani ruled out Monday any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn U.N. sanctions but said he hoped an early deal could be reached to allay the concerns of major powers.Rouhani said his new government, to be formed after his inauguration in August, would "revive ethics and constructive interaction with the world through moderation.""I hope that all countries use this ...
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The femme fatale who toppled the Czech PM
File - Feb. 29, 2012 file picture, head of Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas' office Jana Nagyova, is photographed in London as she listens Necas speech at London School of Economics (LSE). (AP Photo,CTK/Jakub Dospiva) Jana ...
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Syria tops agenda as Obama meets Putin at G-8 in Northern Ireland
By F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart - on opposite sides of a civil war but using delicate language about a difference of opinion - said Monday that they shared an interest in stopping the bloodshed in Syria, as the White House planned to announce more than $300 million in a new humanitarian aid package to go to the war-torn country and ...
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G8 Summit U.S. Russia disagree on Syria
>Read a version of this story in Arabic.(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he still doesn't see eye to eye with the United States on Syria. But "all of us have the intention to stop the violence in Syria and to solve this situation peacefully," Putin said Monday after a meeting with US President Barack Obama at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland. Putin said he and ...
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Putin Obama remain far apart on Syria weapons
(25 mins ago) Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin aired divergent views on Syria, but pledged to at least try to keep alive an effort to hold a Geneva peace conference. The US and Russian presidents faced off on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, days after the White House signaled it would begin arming rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow's top Arab ally, AFP ...
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Middle East Asian Children Have Overweight Problems
MELBOURNE, June 18 (Bernama) -- Primary school children from Middle-Eastern and Asian backgrounds are significantly more overweight than children from English-speaking backgrounds and have lower levels of physical activity and cardiovascular fitness, a new research has shown. Paper co-author, Dr Debra Hector from the University of Sydney's s School of Public Health, said the study was ...
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Syria divides G8 summit
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland -- Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders on Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the United States, Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's ...
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Video Obama Putin cite shared goals in Syria
Despite tensions between the United States and Russia on how best to address the ongoing violence in Syria, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting declared their shared interests in "reducing violence" in the war-torn country, even while both acknowledged their differences on the ...
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Excerpts Lebanon polarised by Hizbollah win in Syria. US. blaclists
Excerpts: Lebanon polarised by Hizbollah win in Syria.US. blaclists Hezbolla fundraisers June 12, 2013 +++SOURCE: Jordan Times 12 ...
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15 killed 90 wounded in fresh attacks in Iraq
BAGHDAD, May 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed and 90 others wounded in violent attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, said the police. A car bomb went off near the Abu Ghraib Grand Mosque, a Sunni mosque in Abu Ghraib area, 25 km west of the capital Baghdad, on Tuesday evening, killing eight people and injuring 15 others, a police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The ...
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Video Iran’s Rowhani hopes all will seize chance of friendly ties
President-elect Hasan Rowhani held out the prospect on Monday of better relations between Iran and the world, including the United States, and progress on resolving the nuclear ...
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Rowhani points Iran toward ‘path of moderation’
Iranian newly elected President Hasan Rowhani, places his hand on his heart as a sign of respect, after speaking at a press conference, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 17, 2013. Rowhani showcases his reformist image by promising a "path of moderation," the easing of nuclear tensions and steps to narrow the huge divide with the United States. He also made clear where he won't go, ...
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Iran Elects Moderate Candidate Hasan Rowhani to Be Next President
A reform-minded, moderate cleric will be Iran's next president. Hasan Rowhani won the recent election by nearly 51 percent of the vote, enough to avoid a run-off and beating out several more conservative candidates. Gwen Ifill profiles the new leader and reports on reaction from the international ...
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Fate of Syria U.S. Aid to Rebels Dominates Attention at G-8 Summit
What to do about the bloody war in Syria is overshadowing the usual agenda of trade deals and unemployment at this year's G-8 summit in Ireland. Gwen Ifill reports on conflict playing out during the conference around the United States' decision to send military aid to Syrian ...
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Obama and Putin express cautious optimism after Iranian election
US, Russian presidents voice optimism that election of moderate cleric in Iran will open up dialogue with Tehran; two meet privately over new agreement on destroying nuclear material to prevent spread of nuclear ...
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Putin Obama hope Iran’s election to favour settlement of N problem
LOUGH ERNE, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Presidents of Russia and the United States Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama hope the elections in Iran will favour settlement of the nuclear problem ...
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Obama Putin estranged on Syria
Barack Obama andVladimir Putin on Monday aired clashing views on Syria, but pledged to at leasttry to keep alive a frail and much-delayed effort to hold a Geneva ...
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Protesters rally against Gitmo at US Embassy in Yemen
Protest Hundreds have rallied in front of the US embassy in the Yemeni capital of Saana against American operations at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp amid an ongoing hunger strike and the Obama administration's failed promises to close the facility. The demonstrators, many of whom were relatives of Gitmo prisoners highlighted the failure of the US government to fulfil its obligations ...
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Cameron hopes for unity on Syria
Vladimir Putin at a summit dinner over his support for the regime of dictator Bashar Assad.Downing Street welcomed a "very positive" response from the Russian leader, reviving hopes for a peace conference to pave the way for a political transition in the war-torn Middle Eastern state.While nobody at the summit was in any doubt about the continuing differences between Moscow and the ...
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No alternative to Palestinian state Bill Clinton in Israel
Former US president Bill Clinton (L) and Israeli President Shimon Peres arrive on June 17, 2013 at the Peres Academic Center (EAC) in Rehovot. Clinton told the crowd at the event celebrating Peres' upcoming 90th birthday that he sees "no alternative" to a Palestinian ...
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Biggest construction project in Israeli history
The Port of Ashdod is the gateway to the economy of Israel, it has played a central role in the development of the state and will play a central role in future development, hence the reason for an ambitious $500 million expansion project currently underway in two stages (in the picture, green represents stage 1 and brown stage 2).
The Port of Ashdod is currently undergoing the largest construction project ever undertaken in the history of Israel. In 1999, Israel news media reported that the government wanted to double the cargo capacity of Ashdod, an ambitious construction project was therefore envisioned, involving the building of new piers, new docks, warehouses and cargo handling equipment. It was to take place in two stages, with the total project costing around $500 million. Read more
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