Forest fires kill 18 in Russia heatwave
AFP - 51 mins agoMOSCOW (AFP) - Eighteen people died in forest fires in Russia's worst heatwave in decades, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited one of the worst hit areas to reassure local residents. More »
Israel skeptical on Iran sanctions
AFP - 5 mins agoWASHINGTON (AFP) - Israel is skeptical that a new round of sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear program will be effective, but there is "still time" for them to work, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Friday. More »
Syrian-Saudi leaders bid to defuse Lebanon tensions
AFP - 1 hour 5 mins agoBEIRUT (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Lebanon on Friday for the first time since the 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri in a joint mission with Saudi King Abdullah to defuse a tense political situation. More »
Syrian, Saudi leaders in Lebanon to defuse tension
AFP - 1 hour 25 mins agoBEIRUT (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah arrived in Beirut on Friday in an unprecedented joint mission to defuse political tensions in Lebanon. More »
Syrian-Saudi bid to defuse Lebanon tensions
AFP - 2 hours 23 mins agoBEIRUT (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday arrives in Lebanon for the first time since the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, in a joint mission with Saudi King Abdullah to defuse a tense political situation. More »
Forest fires kill eight in Russia heatwave
AFP - 2 hours 47 mins agoMOSCOW (AFP) - Eight people died in forest fires in Russia's worst heatwave in decades, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited one of the worst hit areas to reassure angry residents. More »
Iraqi minister hurt, two Britons killed in Jordan accident
AFP - 3 hours 7 mins agoAMMAN (AFP) - Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raed Fahmi was injured on Friday in a road accident in Jordan which killed six people including two British women, police said. More »
Gaza rocket hits southern Israel: army
AFP - 5 hours 31 mins agoJERUSALEM (AFP) - A rocket fired by militants in the Gaza Strip slammed into the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Friday, causing minor damage but no casualties, a military spokeswoman said. More »
Lebanon hosts rare Arab leader summit
AFP - 6 hours 51 mins agoBEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon on Friday hosts a rare summit of regional leaders aimed at defusing tensions over reports of an impending indictment against Hezbollah members for the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri. More »
Arabs agree to Israel-Palestinian talks
AFP - Yesterday, 08:40 pmCAIRO (AFP) - Arab officials agreed in principle on Thursday to the holding of direct Middle East peace negotiations and left it up to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to decide when to start talks with Israel. More »
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- Hijacking of plane from Caucasus foiled in Moscow: reportsAFP -Yesterday, 05:32 pm
- Russia 'foils hijacking of plane from Caucasus'AFP -Yesterday, 04:59 pm
- Baghdad attacks kills 16AFP -Yesterday, 04:30 pm
- Israel ready to start direct talks within days: NetanyahuAFP -Yesterday, 04:02 pm
- Arab appeals jailing for consensual sex with JewAFP -Yesterday, 03:37 pm
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