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Abbas freezes contacts with Israel over Al Aqsa violations
Date: 2017-07-22 11:18:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6909934
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday all contacts with Israel will be suspended till the occupation forces stop their attacks on Al Aqsa Mosque. In a speech, Abbas urged all Palestinian factions to overcome their differences and to ....
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AL chief denounces Israeli excessive use of force against Palestinians in Al Quds
Date: 2017-07-22 11:16:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6909930
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned on Friday Israel's excessive use of force and live bullets against unarmed Palestinians in the occupied al Quds city and in areas near Al Aqsa Mosque, AL Spokesman Mahmoud Afifi said in ....
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Abbas contacts world governments to halt Israeli measures in Jerusalem
Date: 2017-07-20 07:54:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6906834
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas contacted several world governments to urge their intervention to put a stop to new Israeli measures in occupied East Jerusalem and particularly at the Muslim holy place, Al-Aqsa Mosque, where Israel had set up ....
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Iraq buys ‘large batch’ of T-90 tanks – Kremlin aide
Date: 2017-07-20 07:15:09 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6906790
A Kremlin aide has confirmed that the Iraqi armed forces will soon take delivery of Russian-made T-90 battle tanks, Russia Today reported Thursday. The Russian hardware will be deployed alongside the US M1A1 Abrams tanks. "A significant ....
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Syrian army takes control of new oilfields in Raqqa
Date: 2017-07-18 08:56:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6903357
Syrian armed forces managed to take more oilfields in the desert area, southwest of Raqqa province. In a statement on Tuesday, the Syrian army said that it captured al Daylaa oil field and the Zamla gas field in large stretches of territory the ....
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Turkey's Erdogan plans Gulf trip on July 23-24 - Turkish presidency
Date: 2017-07-18 07:44:14 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6903250
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to visit Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar on July 23-24, the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday. Erdogan has been a staunch ally of Qatar in its dispute with Gulf Arab neighbors, The Daily Mail ....
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Turkish court jails 6 human rights activists pending trial
Date: 2017-07-18 07:24:13 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6903215
A court in Istanbul ordered six human rights activists — including Amnesty International's Turkey director — formally arrested Tuesday pending a trial over accusations that they aided an armed terror group, adding to concerns over rights and ....
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50 injured in Al-Quds violence -- Palestinian RC
Date: 2017-07-18 06:39:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6903157
Clashes occurred between Palestinians and Israeli occupation troops in Al Quds on Monday, leaving 50 of the Palestinian youths injured, said the Palestinian Red Crescent in a press release. As many as 35 of the injured were treated on the spot, ....
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Abul Gheit confers with UN envoy on Yemen crisis
Date: 2017-07-17 10:29:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6901807
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit conferred on Monday with UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on the latest developments in the Yemeni crisis and efforts exerted to work out a peaceful settlement for the long-standing ....
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Pressure practiced on Doha started to show outcome: UAE FM
Date: 2017-07-17 08:41:56 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6901567
UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said that the pressure practiced on Doha started to show its outcome. In statements by Al Arabiya news channel, Gargash said that the solution wanted from Doha should be local under ....