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World Report TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2014
Canada PM on debut visit to Israel eyeing closer ties
Tough to explain war to my children –Assad
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Stories by Chris Uba
anadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper landed in Israel on Sunday afternoon for a fourday visit to the country to meet with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Airport Authority’s spokesperson YZ[\]^_`bgZb q[xz{| Harper and his wife as well as a large of entourage of cabinet ministers including a senator and three Canadian business executives were welcomed in the Tel Aviv airport by the Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Canada’s ambassador to Israel Vivian _]YZ„qYq| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) shakes hands with his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper According to an an- during their meeting at a reception in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2014. nouncement by the Ca- peace talks with the Pal- dinner for the Canadian xq^Z[b _]_‰|b {g_]b q[b still visit neighbouring nadian cabinet spokes- _‰gq[q{[‰| prime minister at the the day a joint meeting Jordan and meet with Jorperson Jason MacDonald, Harper will be given ]q^_b q[q‰g_]ˆ‰b ZGYq{Šb of Canadian and Israeli `{[q{[b q[’b ‹`zŠŠ{xb |
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Iran suspends controversial nuclear activities – Report
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Chinese President to attend Olympic opening ceremony
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