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VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI Thursday called for a Middle East peace agreement that is "respectful of the legitimate aspirations" of Israelis and Palestinians, during a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres.Published 6 days, 8 hours, 30 minutes ago |
AL-KISSIK BASE, Iraq (AFP) - Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011.Published 6 days, 10 hours, 13 minutes ago |
CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt said Thursday it has postponed a visit to Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki over comments criticising the role of some Arab leaders in facilitating Middle East peace talks.Published 6 days, 12 hours, 42 minutes ago |
DOHA (AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to make a brief visit on Sunday to Qatar, Iran's closest ally among the Gulf Arab states, the Iranian ambassador in Doha, Abdollah Sohrabi, said.Published 6 days, 12 hours, 49 minutes ago |
BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon has asked Interpol to circulate an arrest warrant against a Lebanese ex-general suspecting of working for the Israeli spy agency Mossad, a judicial source said on Thursday.Published 6 days, 16 hours, 9 minutes ago |
BEIRUT (AFP) - "A more beautiful Ramadan," promises an advertisement for one Beirut clinic offering discounts to image-conscious Lebanese during the Muslim holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting.Published 6 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to make good on his vow to forge peace with the Palestinians and reiterated a plea for Israel to halt settlement activity.Published 6 days, 20 hours, 26 minutes ago |
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Two-thirds of Israelis support a total or partial resumption of settlement building in the occupied West Bank, according to a poll broadcast on Wednesday, as peace talks are due to restart in Washington.Published 7 days, 3 hours, 52 minutes ago |
ISTANBUL (AFP) - After being stretched by Brazil on Monday, the United States found the going much easier against Iran on Wednesday running out victors 88-51.Published 7 days, 4 hours, 27 minutes ago |
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Four Syrians accused of membership in a secret organisation have denied the charges at the start of their trial in a security court, Syrian human rights groups said on Wednesday.Published 7 days, 5 hours, 27 minutes ago |
