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Assad to RT: Daesh attack on Palmyra in retaliation of regime army advancement in Aleppo
Date: 2016-12-14 09:10:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6145437
Syrian President Bashar al Assad said Daesh attack on Palmyra came in response to the Syrian regime army advancement in Aleppo. In an interview with Russia Today (RT) on Wednesday, the Syrian president warned against taking statements by western ....
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Mishaal al Salami wins Pan Arab Parliament chairmanship
Date: 2016-12-10 11:43:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6119537
Chairman of the Education and Scientific Research Committee at the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mishaal al Salami won on Saturday voting on the two-year chairmanship of the Pan Arab Parliament. Salami won 53 votes out of total ....
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Hariri, Berri tackle Lebanon's cabinet formation
Date: 2016-12-10 06:48:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6117665
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri met Friday with Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri. The meeting dealt with latest developments pertaining to the government formation. "Berri is highly keen on speeding up the formation of the ....
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97 killed in Aleppo clashes
Date: 2016-12-08 08:50:40 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6107173
Up to 97 people were killed in clashes between the Syrian regime forces and opposition fighters in Aleppo over the past 24 hours. The bodies included 21 children and 17 women, Alhurra TV channel quoted a national coordination committee as ....
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Arab coalition jets bomb Houthis' positions in Yemen
Date: 2016-12-07 08:38:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6099749
The Saudi Arabian-led Arab coalition fighter jets bombed on Wednesday positions of Houthis and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa. Eyewitnesses said the fighter jets targeted the Military Engineering Faculty north of the ....
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Kerry denies US stalling on Aleppo talks with Russia
Date: 2016-12-07 08:21:28 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6099597
US Secretary of State John Kerry rejected Russian charges Washington was stalling talks on a rebel withdrawal from the Syrian city of Aleppo in order to buy them time, Al Hurra channel reported. "I'm not aware of any specific refusal," Kerry said ....
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Russian PM says Syrian conflict settlement priority for Russia, Turkey
Date: 2016-12-07 07:23:24 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6099277
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday a settlement of the ongoing conflict in Syria is one of the priority tasks both for Russia and Turkey, TASS news agency reported. The Russian premier said the Syrian conflict settlement was one ....
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Lavrov: Russia ready to resume talks with US in Aleppo
Date: 2016-12-03 14:25:16 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6076809
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country is ready for sending its diplomats and military experts to Geneva to resume talks with the US on a settlement in Aleppo, Russia Today news channel reported. During a press conference with ....
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Abul-Gheit participates in Med Dialogues in Rome
Date: 2016-12-01 12:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6065593
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will participate in the second edition of "Rome Med – Mediterranean Dialogues", set to open in Rome later Thursday. In statements to MENA on Thursday, AL Secretary General Assistant Ambassador ....
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Houthis announces forming new gov't in Sanaa
Date: 2016-11-29 07:27:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6048857
Houthis and their ally the General People's Congress (GPC) party under ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh declared the line-up of a new government in Sanaa under former Aden governor Abdel Aziz ben Habtour. The announcement comes ahead of an ....