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Bahraini MPs veto move to raise debt ceilingBahrain’s national accounts hang in the balance after parliament yesterday (March 24) voted overwhelmingly to veto a decision to raise the country's debt ceiling - four months after it was taken. Thirty MPs, including pa More… |
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‘Bahrain can veto Qatar F1 race’: EcclestoneNo amount of money can secure Qatar a place on the Formula One calendar because nearby Bahrain effectively has the power to veto any plans to hold a race there, Bernie Ecclestone said. The sport's commercial supremo told repor More… |
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Bahrain MPs veto national budgetBahrain's MPs have vetoed the national budget in a vote that could see up to 350,000 Bahrainis miss out on increased financial benefits, a report said. The MPs refused to approve the budget More… |
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Annan warns of 'all-out' sectarian war in SyriaInternational peace envoy Kofi Annan warned on Saturday that Syria was slipping into 'all-out' war, and a Syrian opposition figure said Russia had become part of the problem and should urge President Bashar al-Assad to quit power. More… |
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Annan frustrated over Syria, all eyes on RussiaInternational envoy Kofi Annan said on Friday he was 'frustrated and impatient' a week after a massacre in Syria of 108 people shocked the world, but Russia said his peace plan was still the best hope for Syria. Speaking after sepa More… |
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UN assembly condemns Syria crackdownThe 193-nation UN General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad by overwhelmingly approving a resolution that endorses an Arab League plan calling for him to step aside. The resolution, similar to one Russ More… |
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Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto: UNThe UN human rights chief accused Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad of launching an "indiscriminate attack" on civilians to end pro-democracy protests and said he had been emboldened by the failure of the Security Council to condemn him. H More… |
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Arabs ministers meet after Syria UN vetoArab ministers met in Cairo on Sunday to discuss efforts to end the bloodshed in Syria after Russia and China vetoed a Western-backed Arab League peace plan at the UN Security Council. A Syrian opposition official said Gulf ministers woul More… |
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Saudi denies reports on Syria resolutionSaudi Arabia denied reports in Saudi media that it has formally presented a new resolution on Syria to the UN General Assembly, Saudi state news agency SPA cited an official at the foreign ministry as saying on Sunday. "No provision of an More… |
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Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at UNViolence flared across Syria, including bomb attacks that killed at least 28 people in Aleppo, while at the United Nations diplomats said a new effort was afoot to gain backing for an Arab peace plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in the country. More… |
