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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 ....
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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 ....