Новости по теме Middle East & Africa

Iran nuclear deal could be reached in months: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday a deal with Iran could be brokered within months if Tehran proves that its nuclear program was not being used to build atomic weapons.

30 September 2013 17:35

Rebels clash with Mali troops as violence surges in restive north The Malian army came under attack Sunday from gunmen in the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal.

30 September 2013 16:50

Boko Haram kills 40 students in Nigeria college dorm Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday opened fire in a college dormitory in northeast Nigeria as the students slept, killing 40.

30 September 2013 14:54

Death toll in Peshawar bombing rises to 42 The death toll from a car bomb attack in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar rose to 42 on Monday.

30 September 2013 11:28

Nigeria Islamists release video of French hostage: SITE Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Friday released a video of a French national kidnapped in December.

29 September 2013 23:32

Algeria smuggling crackdown cuts fuel line to Morocco Until three months ago, petrol smuggling literally drove Morocco's neglected eastern region, where the subsidised liquid smuggled in from Algeria fuelled the local economy.

28 September 2013 17:00

Obama and Iran's Rouhani hold historic phone call US President Barack Obama and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone Friday in the historic, first direct contact between leaders of their estranged nations since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

28 September 2013 15:01

Deal needed 'soon' on post-2014 force in Afghanistan: US A top Pentagon official said Friday it would be a "tragedy" if Afghan and US negotiators failed to clinch a deal allowing US troops to stay in the country after 2014.

28 September 2013 12:32

Tribal warfare in Sudan's Darfur kills 51: leader Two Arab tribes which have been battling off-and-on for months in Sudan's Darfur region have resumed fighting, leaving dozens dead.

28 September 2013 12:00

World Bank removes Iran from list of non-payers The World Bank removed Iran from its list of deadbeat borrowers Friday, saying the Islamic Republic had paid outstanding loan amounts.

28 September 2013 11:33

UN Council orders Syria chemical arms destroyed The UN Security Council unanimously passed a landmark resolution Friday ordering the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons and condemning a murderous poison gas attack in Damascus.

28 September 2013 11:00

New Iranian president wants 'empty prisons' Iran's newly elected moderate president said Thursday he hoped for the freedom of more prisoners after the recent release of prominent reformists.

28 September 2013 07:00

Interpol launches global hunt for British 'White Widow' The British woman dubbed the "White Widow" was at the centre of a worldwide hunt on Friday after Interpol issued an international notice for her arrest in the wake of the Kenya shopping mall attack.

27 September 2013 18:34

Syria arsenal largely 'unweaponized': report Syria's stockpile of chemical agents is largely "unweaponized" and could be eradicated more quickly than initially thought, the Washington Post reported Thursday citing a confidential US and Russian assessment.

27 September 2013 18:08

Ubiquitous Kerry casts shadow on Clinton record In rolling the dice on Iran, Syria and Middle East peace, President Barack Obama has made Secretary of State John Kerry the chief executor of his foreign policy legacy -- a role denied to Hillary Clinton.

27 September 2013 16:32

Iran's Rouhani warns of Syria Talibanization Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Thursday that Syria could become an extremist haven like Taliban-era Afghanistan as he called for cooperation to end the country's civil war.

27 September 2013 15:50

US, Russia break deadlock on Syria chemical arms The United States and Russia agreed a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday on destroying Syria's chemical weapons, breaking a prolonged deadlock over the country's bitter conflict.

27 September 2013 12:32

UN powers make progress on Syria resolution: envoys The world's major powers made important progress Wednesday on key points of a UN Security Council resolution on destroying Syria's chemical weapons.

27 September 2013 10:43

Send books not guns, Malala pleads at UN With a maturity and poise that belied her tender years, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education stood by world leaders on Wednesday and called for books not guns.

27 September 2013 10:00

Britain gives $160 million to Syria aid Britain on Wednesday gave an extra $160 million to help Syrian refugees as the European Union urged the UN Security Council to do more to ensure humanitarian access.

26 September 2013 16:57

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