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| Darfur peace talks expected in two weeks |
| Direct peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel groups are expected to start in Doha in two weeks, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Mahmoud said yesterday. |
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| UN calls for Yemen torture, deaths probe |
| The UN Committee against Torture called on Yemen yesterday to end the widespread torture of detainees and investigate allegations of unlawful killings by its security forces. |
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| UN panel slams post-poll crackdown |
| The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee condemned Iran yesterday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged. |
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| German foreign minister set for Middle East visit |
| German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is to travel to the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Monday and Tuesday, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said yesterday. |
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| Brazil calls for freeze on settlements |
| Israeli settlement expansion on Palestinian territory must stop immediately, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday after meeting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. |
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| Israeli minister hopes visit boosts ties |
| An Israeli minister said yesterday he was to travel to Turkey, in the first such visit since Israel’s military offensive in Gaza at the turn of the year strained ties with Turkey. |
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| Mediator role wins Turkey high marks among Arabs |
| Turkey’s efforts to solve regional problems such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme have enhanced its standing among its Arab neighbours, a report said yesterday. |
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