Month: June 2014

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1. US, European companies line up to open Iran’s ‘treasure chest’ […]
   

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1. Iraqi forces dig in to keep militants from capturing Baghdad
2. A look at Iraqi politicians considered possible candidates to replace embattled prime minister
3. Iraq cobbling together makeshift air force to fight ISIS
4. Shiite Organizations, AMAL Cancel Daily Iftars over Security Fears
5. Malaysia deploys new technological assets in MH370 hunt
6. Iraqi troops push to retake Tikrit from rebels, parties pursue talks
7. Rebels hit back at ISIL in Syria border town: Monitor
8. Saudi king tells Kerry he will press Sunnis to join Iraq government
9. US flying armed drones over Baghdad
10. India intensifies efforts to evacuate citizens, ‘all national assets’ ready

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1. Zarif: Excessive Demands Could Thwart Nuclear Deal
2. U.S., Sunni states meet on Mideast insurgency
3. Islamists attack Yemeni airport as bomber hits army base – sources
4. Over 500k displaced in Pakistan due to army ops: UN
5. 200 Iraqis killed in mass executions by ISIS fighters, Human Rights Watch says
6. US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk quits after talks collapse
7. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was on autopilot when it crashed into Indian Ocean
8. In the Shadows of Shrines, Shiite Forces Are Preparing to Fight ISIS
9. Thousands march across Kabul to protest election fraud
10. Iraq’s top cleric urges quick deal on new PM

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1. Living in ‘total fear’ of Boko Haram in Cameroon’s north
2. World powers determined to reach Iran nuclear deal: Official
3. Pakistan ‘unprepared’ for refugees fleeing operation against Taliban
4. No good or bad Taliban; every terrorist will be taken out: army
5. Flight MH370 on autopilot moments before crash: Australian officials
6. U.S. air strikes against Iraqi militants months away
7. Iraqi Shia leaders pushing for al-Maliki […]
   

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1. Maharashtra Cabinet Clears Quota for Muslims and Marathas
2. Lashkar Responsible for Attack at Indian Consulate in Herat: US
3. Deadly Attack, Low Turnout Mar Libya Election
4. Gunmen Planned to Blow up Plane in Pakistan by Hitting Fuel Tank
5. As insurgents advance, Maliki calls for unity
6. U.N. Security Council blacklists Boko Haram leader, splinter group
7. U.N. endorses Iraq military force against advancing Islamist rebels
8. After winning the border in Iraq, ISIS unites with Syria al Qaeda unit
9. At least 21 killed in rush-hour blast in Nigerian capital

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1. Iraq fears hit home: Indian Intelligence agencies ‘monitor social media for rabble-rousing between Muslims groups’
2. Beirut suicide car bomb: Lebanon’s capital shaken
3. Imam Hussein Holy Shrine Receives Displaced Families
4. At least 5 killed in gun, machete attack on Kenyan village
5. UN holds talks to broker Afghan election deal
6. Bangladesh delays war crimes verdict on Islamist leader
7. Zarb-e-Azb : 47 militants killed, 23 hideouts destroyed
8. Op-Ed To contain ISIS, think Iraq — but also think Syria
9. Military Action Is Not The Solution say John Kerry
10. Gunmen fire on plane at Pakistan’s Peshawar airport, one killed

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1. A Mass Exodus Out of Pakistan’s North Waziristan as Army Readies Ground Offensive
2. Protests over election fraud claims gather pace in Afghanistan
3. Iraq crisis: Lucknow Shia group appeal for support
4. Australia to announce new search area for missing MH370
5. Suicide Blast Kills Three in Northeast Nigeria
6. Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei reveals surprising taste for Western music
7. Protests over election fraud claims gather pace in Afghanistan
8. Equipped with Humvees, ISIL clashes with rivals in Syria
9. In Iraq, militants press on toward Baghdad
10. Houthi Shiites, Takfiri militants clash in Yemen

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1. Boko Haram kills 10 near home of abducted girls
2. Iraq, Syria conflicts merge, feed off each other
3. Security agents scramble to cut al-Shabaab online link
4. Fresh poll fraud allegations could rattle Afghanistan
5. Sunnis in Iraq Make Some Gains in Fighting in the North and West
6. Syria says no aid deliveries without its approval
7. Pakistan helicopters pound rebel hideouts, killing 30
8. Security chief escapes suicide bomb attack in Lebanon
9. Disciplined Iraq jihadists deft with funds and social media as they advance
10. Indian workers stranded in Iraq as employer retains passports: Amnesty International

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1. Sunni, Shia clerics ask to maintain peace
2. Iraq: Shia Cleric Issues Threat To US Forces
3. Iraq PM under pressure from Shiite cleric, US
4. Top Shiite Cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani Calls For New Government In Iraq
5. Court confirms Egypt Muslim Brotherhood death sentences
6. Yemen clashes between rebels, tribesmen kill 85
7. First British jihadist believed to have been killed in Iraq
8. Grand Ayatolah Sistani Calls on ‘Everyone’ in Iraq to Expel Takfiris
9. ‘Compensation’ plays havoc with riot-hit women
10. Muslims and Modi: Need of Change in Thinking

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1. Catholic-Shiite Dialogue Brings Agreement on Weapons of Mass Destruction
2. Indian hostages in Iraq ‘are safe’
3. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki rules out stepping down
4. Afghan elections face a new political crisis
5. Panicked refugees pour out of Pakistan’s troubled North Waziristan
6. Muslim parties in Sri Lanka to stage island wide protests on Friday condemning violence against them
7. Hundreds of Turkish army officers freed from jail in ‘coup plot’ case
8. 14 casualties in Shiite holy shrine in Samarra – Iraq
9. Shiite Turkmens appeal for help from other Shiites
10. India should side with Shiites in Shia-Sunni war in Iraq: Subramanian Swamy

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