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40th round of Arab youth ministers council starts at AL headquarters
Date: 2017-04-10 10:25:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6761913
The 40th round of the council of Arab ministers of youth and sports started Monday under Libya at the premises of Arab League. The ministers started the meeting by observing a minute of silence in mourning of the martyrs of the two churches that ....
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Strikes destroy centuries-old Ghouta mosque
Date: 2017-04-08 07:39:05 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6758018
Airstrikes destroyed one of Damascus East Ghouta's oldest mosques, leaving dozens injured and two children dead. The 900-year-old big mosque in the Ghouta city was targeted by six rockets, causing massive damage to its building, Sky News quoted ....
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Russia regards any use of chemical weapons "inadmissible"
Date: 2017-04-08 06:58:22 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6757976
Russia considers absolutely inadmissible any use of chemical weapons, those guilty of such crimes must be held responsible, Sputnik news agency quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as having said. "Russia consistently maintains a clear stance that ....
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Merkel: UN failure to condemn chemical attack is "scandal"
Date: 2017-04-06 18:12:13 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6756459
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that the failure of the UN Security Council to condemn the recent chemical attack in Syria was a "scandal". At a news conference broadcast by Sky News Arabia, Merkel said "it was a barbaric attack ....
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Arab League chief condemns air raids over Idlib city in Syria
Date: 2017-04-05 09:13:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6753457
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned on Wednesday air raids over Idlib city where dozens of people were killed in a suspected chemical attack on Tuesday. In a press release, Abul Gheit said targeting civilians by such ....
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28 civilians killed in Syrian regime raids on Eastern Ghouta - Observatory
Date: 2017-04-04 07:13:15 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6751539
The Syrian regime launched intensive air strikes on Eastern Ghouta, leaving behind 28 civilians dead, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The highest toll was in Douma, the largest town in the Eastern Ghouta region, where ....
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Syrian opposition accuses army of shelling Qaboun district with chlorine gas
Date: 2017-03-30 08:46:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6744037
The opposition local council accused the Syrian army of shelling al Qaboun district in Damascus with explosive barrels containing chlorine gas. The council said scores of civilian were injured and a number opposition fighters suffered ....
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Russian top official holds intensive talks with Arab leaders ahead of Arab summit
Date: 2017-03-29 08:16:47 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6742076
The Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov held a series of tete-a-tete meetings with Arab leaders ahead of the Arab summit due to open in Jordan later Wednesday. In ....
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Moving US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem puts end to peace process - Erekat
Date: 2017-03-29 08:13:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6742069
Palestinian chief negotiator Sa'eb Erekat warned that moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would destroy the peace process. In statements to Alhurra news channel on Wednesday, Erekat said he raised the issue during contacts with the ....
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UN calls for releasing 28 staff detained in Syria
Date: 2017-03-28 07:27:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6740235
The United Nations marked the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members with a renewed call for the immediate release or information of over two dozen staff still being held in detention or missing in Syria, a statement ....
