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    Time is running short to resolve the Iranian nuclear standoff through diplomatic means, US President Barack Obama said on Sunday.

    Obama reiterated his position on Iran after talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the eve of a nuclear security summit in Seoul.

    “I believe there is a window of time to solve this diplomatically but that window is closing,” Obama told reporters.
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    http://www.cnbc.com/id/46849739

    Royal Dutch Shell is struggling to pay off $1 billion that it owes Iran for crude oil because European Union and U.S. financial sanctions now make it almost impossible to process payments, industry sources said.

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    "Shell is working hard to figure out a way to pay NIOC," said an industry source, who requested anonymity. "It's very sensitive and very difficult. They want to stay on good terms with Iran, while abiding by sanctions."
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    http://www.haaretz.com/news/national...likes-1.420654

    As Roni Edry and Michal Tamir's spontaneous Israel Loves Iran initiative continues to reverberate throughout the world, one photo posted on Facebook has caused a stir, sparking curiosity on the web.

    The photo posted by Facebook user Daniel Anisfeld depicts a man and a woman kissing, while holding their passports up to the camera. The woman holds an Iranian passport, and an Israeli passport is seen in the man's hand.

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    Many comments also noted that should the young woman return to Iran, she may face consequences. Other posters expressed doubts, claiming that the photo was digitally altered.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffrey Thomason View Post
    http://www.haaretz.com/news/national...likes-1.420654

    As Roni Edry and Michal Tamir's spontaneous Israel Loves Iran initiative continues to reverberate throughout the world, one photo posted on Facebook has caused a stir, sparking curiosity on the web.

    The photo posted by Facebook user Daniel Anisfeld depicts a man and a woman kissing, while holding their passports up to the camera. The woman holds an Iranian passport, and an Israeli passport is seen in the man's hand.

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    Many comments also noted that should the young woman return to Iran, she may face consequences. Other posters expressed doubts, claiming that the photo was digitally altered.

    Yep. Somebody Photoshopped it and put the beard on the man.

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    21:49 Syrian security forces opened fire to disperse a protest in Damascus’ neighborhood of Jawbar, Al-Jazeera quoted activists as saying.


    20:06 Syrian security forces’ gunfire killed 51 people on Sunday, Al-Arabiya quoted activists as saying.


    19:47 Syria's Muslim Brotherhood will share power and respect democracy if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, its leader said on Sunday.


    19:11 Syrian forces shelled Khan Sheikhoun, Al-Qasabiya and Aabdin in Edleb on Sunday, Al-Jazeera reported.


    19:08 Syrian security forces conducted arrests and shot at houses in Edleb’s Kafr Nabl on Sunday, Al-Jazeera reported.


    19:01 Syrian security forces storm Damascus’ neighborhood of Al-Hajar al-Aswad on Sunday, Al-Jazeera reported.


    18:42 Syrian shelling of Mork near Hama killed seven on Sunday and injured others, Al-Jazeera quoted activists as saying.


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    Talking Syrian forces on offensive, Moscow says peace takes time

    Russia offered "full support" for peace envoy Kofi Annan's efforts to end fighting in Syria on Sunday. Moscow also suggested foreign support for the Syrian opposition was the main obstacle to peace while US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan discussed how to get non-lethal aid to the opposition.

    32 people, of them 18 civilians, were killed Sunday in fights between Syrian government troops and rebel forces. Opposition organization said defectors shoot missiles on a military base 80 kilometers for Damascus. (Reuters, AFP)[url]http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4207787,00.html peace sells but who.s buying http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK94ZDC5ydU
    Revelation 14:7
    Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
    "not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”

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