No problem, just clearing the air… British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have met on the sidelines of the European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels. This was in a bid to ease tension over the appointment of a Frenchman to oversee a shake-up of European banking...
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Complicating EU-Morocco relations, a hunger striker in a Spanish airport is a political blackmailer from Morocco’s point of view, and a freedom fighter for others. Rabat says Aminatou Haidar is not a human rights defender, but is pushing a political agenda, as a member of the Western Saharan Pol...
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(April 24, 2007) Steven Colbert coins the term that describes our tenuous relationship with China today. Fears of a military buildup, and economic dependency make this partnership a dance between competition and cooperation. But, Russia is courting China too, creating an interesting triangle of...
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(Al Jazeera English: September 18, 2009) U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell has ended his latest round of diplomacy in the Middle East without a major breakthrough, unable to make a deal with Israel over settlements. Other stories covered include smugglers in Gaza’s tunnels, and the Iranian ...
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Five British yachtsmen arrested by Iran have been released. They were detained in the Gulf after their yacht apparently strayed into Iranian waters. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband held talks with his Iranian counterpart the day before. He stressed the men were civilian...
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The five British yachtsmen arrested by Iran have reportedly been released. State radio in Tehran says they were freed this morning, although their whereabouts are still unclear. They were stopped by the Iranian navy as they were sailing from Bahrain to Dubai for a race. The yacht suff...
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Iran says it will take serious measures against five British yachtsmen being held in the Gulf if it proves they had “evil intentions.” A close aide to President Ahmadinejad issued the warning, almost a week after the crew was detained by Iranian naval forces. A Bahrain-based journa...
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Hopes of a breakthrough in a deadlock between Spain and Morocco over the fate of a prominent Western Sahara independence campaigner have been dashed once again. It had been reported that Aminatou Haidar had ended a hunger strike in a Spanish airport, more than two weeks after being r...
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart François Fillon have sealed a raft of business deals at the Rambouillet chateau outside Paris. The pair, accompanied by a host of senior company executives, have agreed a restructuring deal for the troubled Ru...
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Russia and the Vatican have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. The new status means Russia and the Holy See will have fully-fledged embassies in Moscow and Rome. The announcement follows a visit to the Vatican by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The Vatican and the former...
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Five British yachtsmen have been enjoying their first taste of freedom after a week in custody in Iran. They enjoyed a warm welcome in Dubai – their original destination when their racing yacht was intercepted by the Iranian navy. ‘The Kingdom of Bahrain’ had been sailing through the Arabian Gulf...
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