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UN chief Ban Ki-moon has invited Iran to take part in preliminary Syrian peace talks this week in Switzerland, an offer Tehran has accepted. Mr Ban said he had received assurances that Iran would play a positive role in securing...

Deal will see creation of medicine faculty in Red Sea city. The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), represented by Chief Commissioner Kamel Mahadin, the Aqaba Development Corporation, represented by its CEO Ghassan Ghanem, and Italy's University of Palermo, represented...

  A delegation of 15 Argentine Jewish leaders was hosted Thursday for an informal kosher lunch at the Vatican’s Santa Marta guesthouse by Pope Francis. Pope Francis conversing with members of the Jewish community of Argentina at the Santa Marta...

A Lebanese family who could have escaped to safer surroundings, decides to remain in their country to support their own people and spread hope. Samir: In 1989, during the war in Lebanon, the situation became dramatic with death and destruction all...

  A student from Hull who came to the city after escaping Taliban rule in Afghanistan has secured a place at Eton College. Rohid Zamani, who is a student at Hull's Sirius Academy, won a £30,000-a-year scholarship after beating off...

In view of 'Geneva 2' summit, important meeting January 14 between Parolin and Kerry. The situation in Syria, the upcoming 'Geneva 2' summit, and the Holy See's outlook on peace and aid, were the topics discussed on Tuesday by U.S....

The Greek ambassador to Egypt said on Sunday that his country is seeking to use its six-month presidency of the European Union to help foster Egypt’s growth for the future. Christodoulos Lazaris said that Greece’s policy during the presidency would...

Turks, Greeks, Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots issue joint appeal.   The business associations of Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (the latter is recognized only by Turkey, and not at the international level)...

  The commitment of Antonio Mónteiro and his wife in Faira Brava to save Bonelli’s eagles. But protecting the birds has grown into something bigger that has the potential to bring even more people and jobs to a poor region badly...

Myanmar, a land with more than 50 million inhabitants, located in Southeast Asia. In one small village in the south of the country a project is underway producing biogas electrical energy. It is the fruit of a common effort. “Ever...