Middle-East

Suicide attacks kill 31 in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Twin suicide bombings killed 31 people after midday prayers at a Shiite religious center in Baghdad yesterday, the latest in violence sparking fears of a revival of full-blown sectarian...
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Assad: support for rebels brings terrorism to EU

Monday 17 June 2013
BERLIN: Syria’s president is quoted as telling a German newspaper that Europe will “pay the price” if it delivers arms to rebels fighting his government.
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Kuwait elections ahead as Parliament dissolved

Monday 17 June 2013
Kuwait’s constitutional court forced new parliamentary elections yesterday, dissolving the current chamber on the basis of flaws in the election law, the state news agency reported.
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World powers eye improved Iran ties

Monday 17 June 2013
WASHINGTON: The US and other world powers voiced hope for better engagement with Iran after moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was declared its new president, but Israel cal
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King: Jordan ‘can protect itself from Syria war threats’

Monday 17 June 2013
AMMAN: King Abdallah vowed yesterday to protect Jordan from the war in Syria.
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UK: Five from diverted plane claim asylum

Monday 17 June 2013
LONDON: Five passengers from an EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authori
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Separate attacks kill 32 across Iraq

Monday 17 June 2013
BAGHDAD: A string of nearly a dozen apparently coordinated bombs and a shooting in cities across Iraq killed at least 32 and wounded dozens yesterday, extending a wave o
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Turkey police storm protest park after PM ultimatum

Sunday 16 June 2013
ISTANBUL: Turkish police stormed an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannon Saturday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters to end their occupation of the site.
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Iran’s new president hails 'victory of moderation'

Sunday 16 June 2013
DUBAI: Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran’s presidential election on Saturday with a resounding defeat of conservative hard-liners, calling it a victory of moderation over extremism and p
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Five soldiers killed in Benghazi

Sunday 16 June 2013
TRIPOLI: Gunmen staged overnight attacks on at least six security buildings and outposts throughout Benghazi, killing five soldiers, military officials said yesterday.
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