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MIDEAST WEEKAHEAD-Gulf markets can ride out political risk
Reuters* Escalation of Syrian civil war worries Gulf Arab states * Saudi stocks suffer biggest one-day fall in two years * But good economic backdrop expected to prevent any downtrend * Kuwait faces political uncertainty before surprise elections * But...Tags: National Government, Parliament, Government, Wars and Interventions, Kuwait
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On The Fly
Ray Allen's three-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation, which tied the game that Miami won in OT, will be remembered for a long time in South Florida, maybe forever, depending on Game 7 of the NBA Finals Thursday night. "Once the ball came off...Tags: NBC (tv network), Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, NBA Finals, Pneumonia
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CORRECTED-UK top court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran
Reuters(Corrects first bullet point to show ruling came in January 2013, not 2010) * Echoes EU General Court's ruling in January * Fifty similar court cases pending at EU court * Washington fears for key EU support in isolating Iran * Iran hard hit by...Tags: National Government, Justice and Rights, Government, Iran, Litigation
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UK top court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Western government sanctions against Iran suffered a big setback on Wednesday when Britain's top court ruled that the government was wrong to have imposed sanctions on the biggest Iranian private bank over alleged links to Tehran's...Tags: National Government, Justice and Rights, Government, Iran, Litigation
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Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a group of young Iraqis prepare to wage religious war in Syria - not for the rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad...Tags: National Government, Government, Baghdad (Iraq), Nouri Maliki, Wars and Interventions
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Iran welcomes home football team after World Cup place booked
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands celebrated the return of Iran's national football team on Wednesday after they secured a place in next year's World Cup finals, cheering wildly in the streets and making the most of new-found apparent freedoms since an election...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Hamas says its Iran ties worsen over Syrian civil war
ReutersGAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Wednesday its relations with financial backer Iran have suffered as a result of the Islamist group's support of rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a long-time Iranian ally. Hamas was also once an Assad ally...Tags: Hamas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Iran, Israel
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RPT-Rohani once spoke approvingly of hiding Iran atomic work
Reuters(Repeats with no change in text) * Rohani was Iran's nuclear negotiator from 2003-2005 * Gave sweeping speech on atomic strategy in 2004 * Rohani: Iran nuclear work was never meant to be exposed * Iran never wanted atomic weapons, Rohani said By...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, International Atomic Energy Agency, Defense Equipment, Iran, Brazil
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Rowhani victory in Iran: Cause for hope, not expectations
With the election of congenial pragmatist Hassan Rowhani as the next president, Iran has caught the world off-guard. Emigres, opposition figures and diplomats had written off Friday’s vote as a preordained elevation of another anti-Western hard-...
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Russia: Chance for progress on Iran nuclear issue must be seized
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran has taken constructive steps toward compromise in the decade-old standoff over its nuclear program and world powers should reciprocate, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published on Tuesday. Iranians...Tags: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Doyle McManus: Obama appointment signals activist foreign policy
The appointment of Susan Rice as national security adviser sends an important signal about the kind of foreign policy President Obama wants to pursue for the remainder of his second term: activist, assertive, occasionally even pugnacious. With three...Tags: Russia, Robert Gates, John Kerry, Bill Clinton, Wars and Interventions
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Change to come slowly after election of Iranian moderate
Reuters(Repeats story with no changes) * Hassan Rohani hails from conservative background * Close to supreme leader, better position to pursue change * Far-reaching reforms look unlikely By Marcus George DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - The victory of a...Tags: Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Wars and Interventions, Iran, University of Oxford
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