Place: Middle East region

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Ireland to help destroy Syria's chemical weapons with €200k contribution

Ireland is to help bankroll the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria with €200,000 in funding.

business

Fears foot and mouth disease will spread as it reaches Gaza Strip

world

Johnston free after 'apalling' experience

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Ahern to meet Saudi King on trade mission

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Watchdog: Customers may suffer over fuel costs

world

US stands by Israel as world condemns attack on Syria

US alone in standing by Israel after attack

Only the United States stood behind Israel tonight in the face of international condemnation of the reprisal air raid on Syria that plunged the Mideast into deeper turmoil.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2003

Pope denounces terrorism and war

After weeks of talks and contacts with politicians and diplomats to press the Vatican’s opposition to a pre-emptive military strike against Iraq, the Pope today took his case to all those who believe in God, and voiced his worry that war could unsettle the entire Middle East.

Sun, 23 Feb, 2003

Pope calls for end to 'senseless' Mid-east conflict

Pope John Paul opened 2003 today with a fresh call for an end to the “fratricidal and senseless” conflict in the Middle East.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2003

Politicians condemn military strikes

The bombing campaign against Afghanistan will drive civilians into the arms of Islamic fundamentalists and could even lead to a third world war, members of the Dáil said today.

Wed, 10 Oct, 2001

Pope speaks out against Christian arrests in Lebanon

Pope John Paul II has spoken against the mass arrests of Christian anti-Syrian activists in Lebanon.

Sun, 19 Aug, 2001