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Civil war ravages Syrian farm sector: UNOngoing conflict in Syria has left its agricultural sector in tatters, causing wheat and barley output to slump by half and wreaking massive destruction on farm infrastructure, the United Nations' food agency said on Wednesday. More… |
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UN envoy in Russia to end Syria conflictThe international mediator seeking to end the 21-month-old conflict in Syria met Russia's foreign minister in Moscow on Saturday after talks in Damascus but expectations of progress toward a negotiated solution were low. UN-Ar More… |
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Iran conflict risk growing warns OmanOman, located strategically on the opposite side of the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, said the risk of military conflict between Tehran and the West was rising but there was still plenty of opportunity to negotiate peace. Iran has repeatedly More… |
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Darfur rebel leader Ibrahim dead, Sudan saysSudan's armed forces claimed on Sunday to have killed the head of the western Darfur region's most powerful rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). "The armed forces clashed in a direct confront More… |
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Yemen opposition rejects Gulf plan, Saleh acceptsYemen's opposition on Monday rejected a Gulf initiative for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down because it appears to offer him immunity from prosecution, while Saleh himself welcomed it. Gulf foreign ministers meeting in Riyadh late More… |
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Jobs, equality key to preventing conflict: World BankA new World Bank report, challenging a view long embraced by global institutions, says high economic growth alone cannot reduce the poverty and unemployment that breed conflict and violence. The World Bank's World Development Report re More… |
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Saudi rid of Yemeni infiltrators, says Saudi KingSaudi Arabia has claimed victory in a conflict with Yemeni rebels, saying the army has driven away the last infiltrators from its territory, an Arabic language daily reported. The Saudi King told the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Seyassah that his More… |
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Israel mounts third day of Gaza raids, 307 killedIsraeli warplanes pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for a third consecutive day on Monday and the Jewish state prepared to launch a possible invasion after killing 307 Palestinians in the air raids. Israel, which stepped up the air strike More… |
