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Iran bans three reformist parties from participating in upcoming polls
Najah Mohammad Ali, Al Arabiya
Iran’s election office has banned three reformist parties from taking part in the upcoming legislative polls. for
It is up to Security Council to refer Syria to ICC, prosecutor Ocampo tells Al Arabiya
Talal AlHaj, Al Arabiya New York
Luis Moreno Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), told Al Arabiya that it is the duty of
Syria agrees to Arab League plan
Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo announce Damascus’s acceptance of proposals aimed at easing violence.
U.S. and Iran discuss Syrian crisis in back channel diplomacy: report
Iranian and U.S. government representatives have discussed ways to prevent Syria descending into bloody chaos
NATO chief rules out no fly-zone and intervention in Syria
AFP, Tripoli
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen ruled out the possibility of a no-fly zone for Syria, in remarks to an AFP 
Saudi King names Prince Nayef as heir and deputy PM; Obama congratulates Saudis
Saudi Arabia’s interior minister, Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, was named as the new crown prince and deputy prime
South Sudan offers oil, money if Khartoum gives up Abyei
Reuters, JUBA
South Sudan said on Friday it was offering its former civil war foe Khartoum oil at discounted prices and financial 
End of an era for Libya: Qaddafi is killed in Sirte
Former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an
Saudi Arabia reports Iran to U.N. over alleged plot to kill ambassador
Al Arabiya with Agencies
Saudi Arabia has taken a first step to have Iran reported to the United Nations Security Council, a move that could
U.S. says Iran denial of contacts not truthful; KSA asks U.N. council to probe plot
AGENCIES, DUBAI/WASHINGTON
The United States held direct contacts with Iran over allegations that Tehran was behind an alleged plot to kill the 
