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UN should play lead in Middle East settlement -Arab League chief

18:31 20/12/2009

The United Nations should play the leading role in the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the chief of the Arab League said.

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2009 Review: January
16:00 20/12/2009
RIAN News Service looks back at the main events of the outgoing year; below starts a month-by-month review of 2009, beginning with January
Russia to start research into spacecraft nuclear engines in 2010
15:40 20/12/2009
Russia will launch research into nuclear engines for spaceships from 2010, the head of the Federal Space Agency said on Sunday.
Russia surprised by U.S., EU stance on UN anti-Nazi resolution
15:04 20/12/2009
Russia is concerned over the stance of the United States and the European Union on a UN resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism and the desecration of WWII monuments, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
U.K. police expect Mumbai-style terror attack on London - media
14:01 20/12/2009
The British police have warned businesses in London to expect a Mumbai-style terrorist attack on the capital, The Times reported on Sunday.
Russia hails S.Ossetia's decision to release Georgian trespassers
13:10 20/12/2009
Russia on Sunday welcomed a decision by the authorities of the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia to pardon and release two Georgian trespassers.
Investigators probe copter emergency landing in Russian Arctic
12:27 20/12/2009
Investigators will hold a probe into the emergency landing of a helicopter near Vorkuta in Russia's Arctic, in which 13 people were injured, the Investigative Committee said on Sunday.
Iran troops make partial withdrawal from oil well - Iraqi official
12:01 20/12/2009
Iranian troops have partially withdrawn from an oil well in a disputed oilfield in southern Iraq, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Sunday.
Shipwreck off Russia's Black Sea coast causes no oil spill
11:11 20/12/2009
The accident with a Moldova-flagged cargo vessel, which broke into two during a powerful storm off Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, did not cause any oil spill, the regional emergencies ministry said Sunday.
Gas supply in north Ingushetia restarted after pipe rupture
10:17 20/12/2009
Gas supply in the north of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia has restarted after an accident at the trunk pipeline, the republic's emergencies ministry said on Sunday.
Eurostar passenger train services suspended over freezing weather
09:05 20/12/2009
Eurostar trains carrying passengers in the undersea Channel Tunnel between Britain and France will remain suspended on Sunday over concerns of freezing weather, the rail operator has said.
Cambodia sends Uygur refugees back to China
07:58 20/12/2009
Twenty Uygur asylum seekers who fled to Cambodia after July's deadly ethnic riots in China's city of Urumqi, were deported back to China
Iranian jail employees charged over prisoners' deaths
07:19 20/12/2009
Three Iranian prison officials have been charged with killing imprisoned protesters arrested in the aftermath of the June presidential election
Syria, Lebanon agree to boost bilateral ties
05:41 20/12/2009
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri have agreed to repair relations between the two countries during their first meeting in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Colombia steps up military presence at Venezuelan border
04:17 20/12/2009
The Colombian government has announced its plans to build a new military base near its border with Venezuela as part of a program aimed at stepping up military presence in the area.
International Middle East conference to open in Jordan on Sunday
03:08 20/12/2009
The international conference called "Middle East 2020: Is the Comprehensive Settlement Possible?" will open in Jordan on Sunday.
Five dead as heavy snowfalls hit U.S. East Coast
01:53 20/12/2009
Heavy snowfalls engulfed the U.S. East Coast on Saturday paralyzing traffic and cutting power supplies in the region.
Russian, Egyptian foreign ministers to discuss Mideast settlement in Cairo
00:40 20/12/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Cairo on December 20-21 to discuss the Arab-Israeli conflict resolution and bilateral issues with his Egyptian counterpart
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