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Global Violence Worsens, Driven By Middle East Conflicts: Peace Index
The world has become increasingly violent with deaths from conflict at a 25-year- high, terrorist attacks at an all-time high and more people displaced than at any time since World War Two, the 2016 Global Peace Index showed on Wednesday.
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Leaders Must Stop Conflicts That Drive Aid Crises: UN Chief
Over 80 per cent of humanitarian funding requested by the United Nations is going toward life-saving needs in a growing number of global conflicts, and urgent action is needed to shift away from perpetual crisis management, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.
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As Syria Rebels Face Rout, Allies Saudi, Turkey May Send Troops: Experts
With rebel forces facing the prospect of a crushing defeat by Syria's Russian-backed regime, their allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey may send in limited numbers of ground troops, analysts say.
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Syria, Iran Top Agenda As US Secretary Of State John Kerry Meets Wary Arabs In Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting Gulf Arab officials in Saudi Arabia a bid to ease their fears of warming US-Iranian ties and seek consensus on which Syrian opposition groups should be represented at upcoming peace talks.
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David Cameron Delays Trip To Saudi Arabia: Report
British Prime Minister David Cameron has delayed a trip to Saudi Arabia, the Times newspaper reported today, but cited senior officials as saying this was unconnected to regional tensions sparked by the execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack On Saudi Embassy In Iran
The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Middle East Tensions Boil As Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties With Iran
Iran accused Saudi Arabia today of using an attack on its embassy as a pretext to sever ties in a diplomatic crisis deepening their often violent struggle for influence across the Middle East.
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Al Qaeda releases audio of Osama bin Laden
Shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden recorded a message praising the Middle East protest movements and predicting that revolutions would spread across the region."I think that the winds of change will blow over the entire Muslim world, with permission from Allah," bin Laden said in the 12-minute message released online Wednesday.The message wa...
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Osama shown speaking on Middle East unrest in his last video
US investigation officials have stumbled upon an unreleased video of Osama bin Laden which shows him speaking on the recent unrest in the Middle East but has no reference to the uprisings in Libya, Yemen and Syria.The CIA-led inter agency Task Force officials said the video was apparently recorded a few days before Osama was shot dead at his Abbott...
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Global Violence Worsens, Driven By Middle East Conflicts: Peace Index
The world has become increasingly violent with deaths from conflict at a 25-year- high, terrorist attacks at an all-time high and more people displaced than at any time since World War Two, the 2016 Global Peace Index showed on Wednesday.
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Leaders Must Stop Conflicts That Drive Aid Crises: UN Chief
Over 80 per cent of humanitarian funding requested by the United Nations is going toward life-saving needs in a growing number of global conflicts, and urgent action is needed to shift away from perpetual crisis management, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.
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As Syria Rebels Face Rout, Allies Saudi, Turkey May Send Troops: Experts
With rebel forces facing the prospect of a crushing defeat by Syria's Russian-backed regime, their allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey may send in limited numbers of ground troops, analysts say.
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Syria, Iran Top Agenda As US Secretary Of State John Kerry Meets Wary Arabs In Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting Gulf Arab officials in Saudi Arabia a bid to ease their fears of warming US-Iranian ties and seek consensus on which Syrian opposition groups should be represented at upcoming peace talks.
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David Cameron Delays Trip To Saudi Arabia: Report
British Prime Minister David Cameron has delayed a trip to Saudi Arabia, the Times newspaper reported today, but cited senior officials as saying this was unconnected to regional tensions sparked by the execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack On Saudi Embassy In Iran
The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Middle East Tensions Boil As Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties With Iran
Iran accused Saudi Arabia today of using an attack on its embassy as a pretext to sever ties in a diplomatic crisis deepening their often violent struggle for influence across the Middle East.
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Al Qaeda releases audio of Osama bin Laden
Shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden recorded a message praising the Middle East protest movements and predicting that revolutions would spread across the region."I think that the winds of change will blow over the entire Muslim world, with permission from Allah," bin Laden said in the 12-minute message released online Wednesday.The message wa...
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Osama shown speaking on Middle East unrest in his last video
US investigation officials have stumbled upon an unreleased video of Osama bin Laden which shows him speaking on the recent unrest in the Middle East but has no reference to the uprisings in Libya, Yemen and Syria.The CIA-led inter agency Task Force officials said the video was apparently recorded a few days before Osama was shot dead at his Abbott...
