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  • Arms Trade Treaty standards too low to join – Moscow

    Date: 2013-09-26 14:15:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:308586

    Russia/Treaty Arms Trade Treaty standards too low to join – Moscow MOSCOW, Sept 26 (MENA) - Russia has not yet decided to join the Arms Trade Treaty as its standards are inferior to the ones used in its own system of military-industrial ....

  • Iran's President, Iraqi VP discuss terrorism phenomena

    Date: 2013-09-26 13:58:54 GMT - Iran - World - SN:66 - ID:308525

    Iran/Iraq/US Iran's President, Iraqi VP discuss terrorism phenomena TEHRAN, Sept 26 (MENA) - Iran's President Hassan Rohani met with the Iraqi Vice President Khazir al-Khazaei in New York, and discussed various issues including terrorism, ....

  • Russia expects Syria resolution in next two days

    Date: 2013-09-26 12:44:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:308450

    Russia/Syria Russia expects Syria resolution in next two days MOSCOW, Sept 26 (MENA) – Russia's deputy Foreign Minister has said that the agreement on a UN Security Council resolution requiring Syria to dismantle its chemical weapons ....

  • Rabat hosts world summit of local, regional leaders in October

    Date: 2013-09-26 12:11:47 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:45 - ID:308427

    Egypt/UN/UCLG Rabat hosts world summit of local, regional leaders in October CAIRO, Sept 26 (MENA) - With less than ten days left for the 2nd World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders and the 4th United Cities and Local Governments ....

  • Russia denies P5 agreement on Syria draft resolution

    Date: 2013-09-26 11:09:43 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:38 - ID:308334

    UN/Russia/Denial Russia denies P5 agreement on Syria draft resolution BEIJING, Sept 26 (MENA) - Russia has rejected suggestions by Western diplomats that there is an agreement among the five permanent UN Security Council members on the ....

  • US signs UN arms trade treaty

    Date: 2013-09-26 00:05:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:212 - ID:307995

    US/Arms US signs UN arms trade treaty WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (MENA) – US State Secretary John Kerry has signed a treaty that regulates global arms trading on the sidelines of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly. Speaking to ....

  • Permanent Security Council members agree on UN Syria draft resolution

    Date: 2013-09-25 23:43:07 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:207 - ID:308002

    UN/Syria Permanent Security Council members agree on UN Syria draft resolution NEW YORK, Sept 25 (MENA) - The five permanent UN Security Council members have agreed on a draft resolution concerning Syria's chemical weapons disarmament, Sky News ....

  • Boko Haram chief 'shown alive' in video

    Date: 2013-09-25 21:45:20 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:193 - ID:307837

    Nigeria/Boko Haram Boko Haram chief 'shown alive' in video ABUJA, Sept 25 (MENA) - A video has been released in Nigeria purportedly showing the leader of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram alive, BBC reported. In August, the ....

  • UN chief, permanent delegates discuss situation in Syria

    Date: 2013-09-25 21:29:29 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:188 - ID:307898

    UN/Syria UN chief, permanent delegates discuss situation in Syria NEW YORK, Sept 25 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held a meeting on Wednesday with the foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council to discuss ....

  • Friends of Yemen 6th meeting kicks off in New York

    Date: 2013-09-25 21:05:13 GMT - Yemen - World - SN:183 - ID:307795

    Yemen/UN Friends of Yemen 6th meeting kicks off in New York SANAA, Sept 25 (MENA) - The 6th ministerial meeting of the Friends of Yemen group was held on Wednesday in New York with a high-level participation of 37 countries and regional and ....

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