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...Ahmad Akbari, a dealer in the city of Mashhad, a hub for the saffron trade, said domestic demand had decreased dramatically. “We’re seeing a 50 per cent drop in sales....
...Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman for Hamas, expressed hope that Mr Haniyeh’s election to the top position would bring “an opening to the region”....
...Philanthropy in the Middle East can be a precarious business, something Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber knows only too well....
...In northern Idlib province, hospital director Ahmad al-Dbeis hopes to get funding from a charity for 250 solar panels to power his medical facility....
...Issa Hayatou — the head of Africa’s football confederation since 1988, ran against Mr Blatter and lost in 2002....
...“The problem is we don’t even know which side the firing is coming from,” said Ahmed Fawzi, director of Muslim Aid, a charity linked to the UN....
...In Tehran, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, defence minister of Iran – the Assad regime’s closest Middle Eastern ally – denied that his country had a military presence in Syria....
...Ahmad Fawzi, Mr Annan’s spokesman, says it is important to note that local ceasefires are not a “new” approach....
...Mr Annan will brief the UN Security Council in New York on Thursday and hold talks on Friday with Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, Ahmad Fawzi, his spokesman, said....
...Ahmad Fawzi, the spokesman for international envoy Kofi Annan, who convened the Geneva conference, told reporters on Tuesday that Saturday’s agreement nonetheless represented a shift in China and Russia’...
...Ahmad Fawzi, the spokesperson for international envoy Kofi Annan, who convened the Geneva conference, told reporters on Tuesday that Saturday’s agreement nonetheless represented a shift in China and Russia...
...“All I can say is that it [the ceasefire] is fragile, very fragile, that’s why we need to move quickly,” said Ahmad Fawzi, a UN spokesman....
...Ahmad Fawzi, a UN representative, said on Tuesday that the UN team would discuss “the modalities of the eventual deployment”....
...The team has returned to its base in the town of Hama, a statement released on Wednesday afternoon by Ahmad Fawzi, the spokesman for Kofi Annan, UN Syria envoy....
...Ahmad Fawzi, Mr Annan’s spokesperson, said the envoy was expected to visit Damascus soon, although he declined to confirm reports that he might arrive as early as Friday night....
...Ahmad Fawzi, spokesperson of Kofi Annan, the special international envoy to Syria, said that while he understood the frustrations on the ground, the UN peace plan was “staying the course.”...
...Ahmad Fawzi, a UN spokesman, said the team was deploying as fast as it could but it was a huge operation that would take weeks to get to full strength....
...Ahmad Fawzi, UN spokesman, said the advance team, which arrived on Sunday night, was “reaching out to the Syrian government and the opposition forces so that both sides fully understand the role of the UN...
...Mr Annan’s spokesperson Ahmad Fawzi told reporters on Thursday that the UN had asked member states to contribute troops to monitor the ceasefire, if it did take place....
...Ahmad Fawzi, UN spokesperson, said the UN was “on track” for the deployment of 250 observers and was trying to put together the first batch of 30, while discussions were continuing about air support....
...On Tuesday, a convoy of four cars was struck by an improvised explosive device near the city of Hama, according to UN spokesman Ahmad Fawzi....
...It could take weeks for the additional 270 to be dispatched, said Ahmad Fawzi, a spokesman for Kofi Annan, the special UN envoy and previous UN secretary-general....
...Ahmad Fawzi, a spokesperson for Kofi Annan, said the envoy had received the Syrian regime’s response to proposals he had presented for ending the violence while in Damascus at the weekend, but he had questions...
...Ahmad Fawzi, Mr Annan’s representative, said that the foreign ministry statement constituted a “wrong interpretation” of the UN peace plan, but insisted it did not represent a setback to the initiative because...
...If we don’t move now the situation will get worse, there’s no time left,” says Ahmad Ibrahim, one of the founders of the initiative....
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