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Sochi peace conference for Syria kicks off
Date: 2018-01-30 11:47:42 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7218231
A Russian-sponsored peace conference for Syria kicked off on Tuesday in the Black Sea Resort of Sochi after it has been delayed for almost two hours. At least 1,500 participants from Syria, including 107 representatives of the Syrian opposition ....
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AL seeks enhancing role in regional conflict management
Date: 2018-01-30 11:21:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7218185
The Arab League (AL) is seeking to play a greater role in conflict management in the region, said an AL senior official on Tuesday. AL Assistant Secretary General for Media Affairs Ambassador Haifaa Abu Ghazala said in a speech at a meeting on ....
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Russia says Sochi conference on Syria delayed
Date: 2018-01-30 10:12:22 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7218056
A Russian diplomat said Tuesday the opening of a Russia-sponsored peace conference for Syria is being delayed. Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi is hosting the conference that Moscow describes as an effort to speed up political settlement for ....
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Israeli occupation forces round up dozens of Palestinians in arrest campaign
Date: 2018-01-30 09:00:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7217854
Israeli occupation forces detained early Tuesday at least 30 Palestinians, mainly minors, during a wide-scale search-and-arrest campaign in the West Bank and Al Quds. The campaign included al-Issawiya, a neighborhood in the occupied East ....
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Turkish force withdraws from Rif Aleppo after Syrian artillery shelling
Date: 2018-01-30 08:50:09 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7217831
A Turkish military force that had entered Rif Aleppo withdrew Tuesday from al Ais town after artillery shelling by the Syrian army. The Turkish force fired back at the Syrian troops, while two Turkish jets flew in the area, Al Hurra channel ....
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Over 30 Houthis killed in counter-attack in Saada - military source
Date: 2018-01-30 08:44:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7217821
At least 30 Houthi militias were killed and scores others injured as Yemeni national army forces hit back at Houthis who were spearheading an attack on Adiyaq mountain in Saada, northern Yemen, Yemeni military sources said on Tuesday. The army ....
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Israeli occupation forces arrest 17 Palestinians from WB cities
Date: 2018-01-29 14:58:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7216759
Israeli Occupation forces on Monday arrested 17 Palestinians from a number of West Bank cities, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said. It said five citizens were arrested from Hebron governorate, four from Jenin, three from Tulkarm, two from ....
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Iraqi oil minister plans to visit Russia soon — ambassador
Date: 2018-01-29 08:27:48 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7215850
Iraqi oil minister Jabbar Alluaibi plans to visit Russia soon to meet with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Iraq’s Ambassador in Moscow Haidar Mansour Hadi said in an interview with TASS. "We are expecting a high-level delegation, like ....
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Abbas arrives in Amman
Date: 2018-01-29 08:24:11 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7215904
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman at an invitation from Jordanian King Abdullah II, Petra news agency said Sunday. Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Al Momani and number of the ....
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Angelina Jolie calls on world powers to end Syrian war as she tours refugee camp in Jordan
Date: 2018-01-29 08:12:27 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7215888
Angelina Jolie has called on the international community to end the 'senseless' Syrian conflict as the war enters its eighth year, Daily Mail reported. The Hollywood A-lister criticized the lack of a 'credible political and diplomatic process' to ....