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Debate tackles argileh café ban

Jordanians participating in an open debate were split over the Greater Amman Municipality’s (GAM) recent decision to stop issuing and renewing licences for cafés serving water pipes (argileh).
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Little sign of progress towards Syria peace

Syrian government and opposition delegations leave 10 days of peace talks with few results and a follow-up meeting uncertain, but analysts and negotiators say the discussions are an important beginning.
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Schoolchildren among 14 killed by Indonesia volcano eruption

Fourteen people, including four schoolchildren, were killed Saturday after they were engulfed in scorching ash clouds spat out by Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung in its biggest eruption in recent days, officials said.
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Iraq criticises Kurds over oil ‘grey area’

Iraq’s top minister responsible for energy affairs on Saturday criticised the autonomous Kurdish region’s push towards exporting oil independently of Baghdad, calling it a grey area lacking in transparency.
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Jordan to improve football infrastructure — Prince Ali

Jordan seeks to improve its sports facilities and infrastructure ahead of hosting the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in 2016, Jordan Football Association (JFA) President HRH Prince Ali said on Saturday.
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Stimulants may prevent accidents by ADHD drivers

Adult men with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may avoid traffic accidents if they take their prescribed medication, said a Swedish study released recently.
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Debate tackles argileh café ban

Jordanians participating in an open debate were split over the Greater Amman Municipality’s (GAM) recent decision to stop issuing and renewing licences for cafés serving water pipes (argileh).

Little sign of progress towards Syria peace

Syrian government and opposition delegations leave 10 days of peace talks with few results and a follow-up meeting uncertain, but analysts and negotiators say the discussions are an important beginning.
US bid for Mideast peace not ‘quixotic’

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that he remains hopeful that the Obama administration’s effort to broker a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians can succeed, Reuters news agency reported.