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Arab FMs approve 17 draft resolutons ahead of Arab summit in Jordan
Date: 2017-03-28 07:21:50 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6740229
The Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers approved in its meeting in Jordan on Monday 17 draft resolutions, to be presented to the Arab leaders during their 28th Arab summit slated for Wednesday. A draft resolution on the ....
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Third of Yemen provinces on brink of famine: UN
Date: 2017-03-25 09:53:49 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6735876
One third of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the brink of famine, the UN said, warning that 60 percent of the war-ravaged country's population was going hungry. "Out of the 22 (provinces), seven are in emergency phase four, and that is one level ....
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Arab parliament supports British House of Commons
Date: 2017-03-25 09:51:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6735866
Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal Bin Fahm al Salami affirmed support to the British House of Commons after the terror strike which took place near it in London and left several people dead. In a statement, Salami aid that the Arab Parliament ....
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Abbas, Shoukry meet in Cairo on latest Palestinian developments
Date: 2017-03-20 08:48:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6727811
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday received Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in his residence in Cairo. The meeting dealt with latest Palestinian developments and efforts made at the international level to revive the political ....
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Regime forces restore control over several areas in Damascus outskirts
Date: 2017-03-20 08:35:12 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6727788
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday that the regime forces restored several areas in Damascus outskirts that were controlled by Islamic factions and opposition fighters. Clashes are still on between the opposition factions and ....
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Italian embassy in Libya denies evacuation claims
Date: 2017-03-18 07:22:14 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6716741
The Italian Embassy in Libya denied news claiming that its staff was evacuated from the embassy's headquarters in Tripoli. In a tweet on Friday, the embassy said "Watching last night the news of our evacuation....from our couch in #Tripoli. Happy ....
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86 people killed in airstrikes, clashes across Syria
Date: 2017-03-17 11:09:26 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6713769
Syria's local coordination committees said on Friday that 86 people were killed in several airstrikes and clashes between the Syrian army and opposition forces across Syria, US-based Al-Hurra channel reported. Most of those killed were in an ....
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15 Houthi elements killed in coalition airstrikes in Yemen
Date: 2017-03-17 11:08:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6713761
Fifteen elements of militias loyal to Houthis and former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed in airstrikes conducted by Saudi-led coalition warplanes on al Hudaydah governorate, a local source said on Friday. The Arab alliance ....
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Abul Gheit reiterates support for Iraq
Date: 2017-03-16 11:17:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6707805
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit reiterated on Thursday his support of Iraq in its fight against terrorism. In a press release, Spokesman for the Arab League chief Mahmoud Afifi said Abul Gheit, who just returned from his two-day ....
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Syria talks in Astana to be extended for one day - ministry
Date: 2017-03-15 09:09:04 GMT - Kazakhstan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6699457
The third round of Syrian peace, that kicked off here on Tuesday, will be extended for one day after the arrival of the delegation of the armed opposition, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The delegation includes seven representatives ....