Photostream : King Juan Carlos of Spain meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

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Mahmoud Abbas ready to bypass opposition to Palestinian declaration

OSLO, Norway, July 19, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Ma’an News Agency / AFP) — President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday said he was ready to circumvent opposition from the United States to a bid for statehood by taking the proposal to the United Nations’ General Assembly. The plan to seek UN membership for a state on the […]

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi leads memorial march for father

  YANGON, Myanmar, July 19, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — More than 3,000 democracy supporters led by Aung San Suu Kyimarched Tuesday in Myanmar’s biggest city in honor of her father, the nation’s independence hero, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. The short march from the headquarters of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to the Martyrs’ Mausoleum […]

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Medvedev arrives in Germany for Merkel talks

  GERMANY, July 19, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / EXPATICA) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Germany Monday for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, which are expected to be dominated by growing energy ties, a spokeswoman said. Medvedev, who had a large business delegation in tow, was to join the German leader for an informal dinner […]

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