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Iranian scientist en route back to Iran - — Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri is en route back to Iran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. — “Shahram Amiri left America with a convoy from the interest section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Washington a few minutes ago,” … |
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23 days ago |
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Obama's interview with Israel TV - — President Barack Obama gave his first interview to an Israeli outlet since taking office, to Yonit Levi, of Israel's Channel 2 TV. Conducted Wednesday at the White House, it airs today at 1pm EST on Israel's Channel 2. While there's no breaking news … |
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44 days ago |
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Think tank says award is not endorsement of Turkish FM - — The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is proceeding with plans to honor Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at a dinner in Istanbul tonight. — The Woodrow Wilson Award Dinner was set up by the Center's development … |
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47 days ago |
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Afghanistan's mineral find and the Washington clock - — The Pentagon is highlighting a new U.S. Geological Survey estimate that Afghanistan may be sitting on a trillion dollars' worth of mineral wealth, the New York Times reports. — “An internal Pentagon memo ... states that Afghanistan … |
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52 days ago |
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Iran sanctions resolution passed at UN: 12-2 - — The United Nations Security Council has voted to pass a new Iran sanctions resolution. — Twelve nations on the 15-member body voted for the resolution, while Turkey and Brazil voted against it, and Lebanon abstained. |
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52 days ago |
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Team Obama to Abbas: "direct talks" - — If you want to boil down to a single talking point the Obama administration message to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who meets with Obama at the White House today, one Washington Middle East hand summarized it as: “direct talks, direct talks, direct talks.” |
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58 days ago |
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U.N. Iran sanctions likely delayed - — A U.N. vote on Iran nuclear sanctions will likely be pushed back because of fallout from the Israeli raid on the Gaza aid flotilla, sources said Wednesday. — The Obama administration had been planning to bring a new Iran sanctions resolution to a vote … |
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59 days ago |
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UN Iran sanctions vote likely pushed back - — A vote on a new UN Iran sanctions resolution will likely be pushed back due to diplomatic fallout from the Israeli raid on the Gaza aid flotilla, among other reasons, sources said Wednesday. — The Obama administration had been planning to bring … |
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61 days ago |
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Netanyahu cancels Washington trip - — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled a planned trip to Washington Tuesday and will return home to Israel from Canada today to deal with the diplomatic fallout in the wake of Israeli commandos killing ten people on ships bringing aid to Gaza. |
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66 days ago |
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Noting progress at UN, Congress slows Iran sanctions bill - — Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Ca.), the co-chairs of the Iran sanctions conference committee, have agreed to slow down Congressional Iran sanctions until the end of June, given the progress the Obama administration … |
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