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Palestine observes general strike as US VP visits Jerusalem
Date: 2018-01-23 08:57:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7206133
A general strike was observed across Palestine on Tuesday in protest of a visit by United States Vice President Mike Pence to the old city of Jerusalem and the US recognition of the holy city as capital of Israel, the Palestinian news agency Wafa ....
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UN spokesman: Over 126,000 displaced from Syria's Afrin city since Turkish operation
Date: 2018-01-23 08:48:36 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7206106
Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said more than 126,000 people were displaced from Afrin since the launch of the Turkish operation code-named Operation Olive Branch in the Syrian city, the UN News Center reported ....
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Aoun leaves for Kuwait
Date: 2018-01-23 08:42:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7206097
Lebanese President Michel Aoun left for Kuwait Tuesday on a two-day official visit to the Gulf country. During the visit, Aoun is scheduled to meet Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Jaber al Ahmed al Sabah, as well as a number of senior Kuwaiti ....
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Slovenia prepares to recognize Palestine after Trump move
Date: 2018-01-23 07:41:20 GMT - Slovenia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7205994
Slovenia is preparing to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state next month as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas urged European Union countries to do so, reflecting concerns about US President Donald Trump’s declaration that Jerusalem is Israel’s ....
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SOHR: Death toll from Turkish airstrike on Afrin rises to 78
Date: 2018-01-23 07:04:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7205943
The death toll from a Turkish airstrike on Syria's Afrin province has risen to 78, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The dead include 24 civilians and 26 fighters of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), Al ....
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Arab League's ministerial committee approves its action plan against Israel
Date: 2018-01-22 18:34:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7205616
The Arab League's ministerial committee working to confront Israeli plans in Africa has approved on Monday, the Arab action plan to confront Israeli plans in Africa and its ways of implementation at the Arab level. This approval came during the ....
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Moscow supports political settlement in Syria: Lavrov
Date: 2018-01-22 18:04:44 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:7205566
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that, Moscow supports efforts made to achieve a political settlement in Syria based on UNSC Resolution 2254. Meeting with the head of the Syrian opposition’s united delegation Nasr al-Hariri, ....
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Egyptian, Saudi FMs probe joint ties
Date: 2018-01-22 17:39:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7205508
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Adel al Jubeir discussed bilateral cooperation as they focused on economic and trade relations as well as keenness on enhancing Saudi investments in Egypt. This came during talks between ....
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Bahraini king stresses Arab countries to unite against plots facing Egypt
Date: 2018-01-22 17:18:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7205452
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa stressed on the need for the Arab countries to unite to face plots against Egypt. This came in a meeting between the Bahraini king and Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal and his accompanying delegation during ....
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Bahraini PM receives Parliament Speaker
Date: 2018-01-22 17:05:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:7205443
Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received Egypt's Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal and his accompanying parliamentary delegation during his visit to Bahrain. During the meeting, Abdel Aal stressed Egypt's constant support to ....
