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October 25 2012 Fighting rages in Syria before Brahimi’s truce Khaled Yacoub Oweis/Reuters Despite encouragement from China and Iran for all sides to respect a proposed ceasefire over the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Syrian forces have escalated operations...

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October 23, 2012 Egypt Supreme Court to decide on constitutional panel BBC News – Middle East The Cairo Administrative Court that was expected to rule on lawsuits concerning the composition of Egypt’s constitutional panel has passed the case the Supreme Constitutional...

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October 18 U.N. nuclear chief rejects Iran “saboteurs” accusation Maria Golovnina and Fredrik Dahl/Reuters The U.N. nuclear chief dismissed Iran’s allegation his agency may have been infiltrated by saboteurs and voiced concern about “intensive...

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October 16th Africa: New AU Chief Takes Office, Vows to Tackle Continent’s Crises Tesfa-Alem Tekle/Sudan Tribune in AllAfrica Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been inaugurated as the first female chief of the 54-member African Union.  Speaking after the inauguration,...

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4 October 2012 Turkey’s parliament authorizes military action in Syria BBC News – Middle East Turkey’s parliament has passed a bill (320 to 129 votes) permitting “cross-border action” against Syria following the Syrian shelling of the Turkish town, Akcakale.  Despite...