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WRAPUP 2-Putin, Obama face off over Syria; rebels get Saudi missiles
Reuters(Adds Assad remarks) * Obama, Putin seen clashing over Syria at G8 summit * Saudi Arabia supplies rebels with missiles * Assad says Europe will "pay the price" if it arms rebels * Rebels report fierce fighting around Aleppo By Andrew Osborn and Amena...Tags: Weaponry, David Cameron, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Military Equipment, Russia
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Assad says Europe will 'pay price' if it arms rebels: newspaper
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Europe in a German newspaper interview that it will "pay the price" if it follows Washington's lead and delivers arms to rebel forces, saying such a move would spread terrorism to the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, United Nations, Weaponry, Newspaper and Magazine, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Researchers find 2 types of brain atrophy in 'Gulf War illness'
Using brain scans and exercise stress tests, researchers have identified two biologically distinct subgroups of veterans suffering from so-called Gulf War illness. Their bodies reacted differently to physical exertion, and their brains had atrophied...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Symptoms, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Rowhani victory in Iran raises cautious hopes in region
BEIRUT -- The election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran’s new president has raised hopes of increased engagement with other nations and a new era of moderation in the Islamic Republic, according to commentaries across the region on Sunday. Rowhani, a...Tags: Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Imperial and Royal Matters, Newspaper and Magazine, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Religion and Belief
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Saudi Arabia plans to block WhatsApp within weeks: report
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the U.S.-based firm fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom's telecom regulator, local newspapers reported this week. This month the...Tags: Skype
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Kuwait court orders dissolution of parliament, new elections
ReutersKUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's top court ordered the dissolution of parliament on Sunday and called for fresh elections, a ruling likely to herald fresh political volatility in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state. The Constitutional Court made its ruling...Tags: Government, Politics, Elections, Media Industry, Kuwait
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Egypt's Mursi calls for Syria no-fly zone
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi urged world powers not to hesitate to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria on Saturday, as he threw the backing of the most populous Arab state firmly behind the revolt against the Iranian-backed Damascus...Tags: Government, Politics, Lebanon, Bashar Assad, Cairo (Egypt)
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East or West, few expect Rohani to reconcile Iran with its foes
ReutersBy Andrew Roche LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Iran's enemies and friends responded to the election of Hassan Rohani as its next president with a little hope, but more scepticism, that the moderate cleric can close the rift between Tehran and much of the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Nuclear Policy, Hamas, Nouri Maliki, Jihad
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Arabs put (slim) hopes in new Iranian president
ReutersBy Alastair Macdonald and Angus McDowall CAIRO/RIYADH, June 15 (Reuters) - The election of a moderate Iranian president could help rein in hostility between Tehran and its Arab neighbours, but many Arabs doubt he can end a sectarian confrontation that...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, Hosni Mubarak, Jihad, Egypt
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U.S. aid to Syria rebels likely to include mortars, RPGs -sources
ReutersBy Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - The United States is likely to send weaponry like rocket-propelled grenades and mortars to Syria's rebels after President Barack Obama approved arming the insurgents, sources said on Friday. A source...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, Armed Forces, Barack Obama, U.S. Army
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WRAPUP 5-U.S. considers no-fly zone after Syria crosses nerve gas "red line"
Reuters(Adds Syrian rebel commander) * Moscow says U.S. evidence of poison gas "does not look convincing" * France says no-fly zone would need U.N. resolution * Rebel and opposition leaders seek sophisticated weaponry * Bashar al-Assad's forces making...Tags: Weaponry, Skype, Barack Obama, Susan Rice, Russia
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Obama, Putin face difficult talks on Syria at G8 conference
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - After authorizing U.S. weapons for rebels in Syria, President Barack Obama faces difficult talks on ending the civil war there when he meets next week with the Syrian government's most powerful ally: Russian President Vladimir...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, National Security, Barack Obama, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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