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Syrian rebels pledge to keep fighting
Date: 2016-02-13 07:38:04 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4304013
Rebel groups in Syria said they would not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government, the BBC reported. They have expressed scepticism over a deal by world powers to push for a ....
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Iraqi PM Visits Italy, Germany for talks on Security
Date: 2016-02-10 10:54:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4286785
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi started on Wednesday official visits to Italy and Germany to discuss means of boosting economic and security cooperation. The visits also aim at probing supplying the Iraqi army with weapons as well as ....
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Egypt's NCW, Palestinian women ministry to sign cooperation deals
Date: 2016-02-10 10:22:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4286501
Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW) will sign a number of cooperation deals with the Palestinian Ministry of Women Affairs for exchanging expertise, especially on means of empowering women. Minister of Women Affairs Haifa al Agha said both ....
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Int'l coalition launchs 21 airstrikes on Daesh terrorist group in Syria, Iraq
Date: 2016-02-09 18:24:53 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4283721
The US-led international coalition warplanes launched on Tuesday 21 airstrikes on Daesh terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. Several fighting positions and facilities used by the terrorist group were destroyed in the security campaign, the Joint ....
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UN raises alarm on Aleppo refugees
Date: 2016-02-09 15:25:26 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4282621
Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food supplies if Syrian government forces succeed in their offensive to encircle rebel-held parts of Aleppo, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of a massive new flight of refugees, Al ....
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Jordan's PM: Al Quds integral part of Palestine
Date: 2016-02-09 13:24:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4281325
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour asserted on Tuesday that Al Quds city is part and parcel of Palestine. The Hashemite custodianship of Al Quds' Islamic and Christian holy sites is a sacred duty, Ensour said. He made the remarks during ....
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Israeli forces target Gaza's fishermen, farmers
Date: 2016-02-08 11:43:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4273237
Israeli forces on Monday opened fire toward a group of Palestinian farmers and fishermen in the Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported. According to local sources, the occupation forces opened fire at farmers in central Gaza. Meanwhile, ....
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World government summit kicks off in Dubai
Date: 2016-02-08 07:23:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4270709
The fourth session of the World Government Summit, themed ‘Shaping Future Governments’, kicked off here on Monday under the patronage of Vice President and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al Maktoum. Egyptian Prime Ismail Sherif, who ....
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1 killed, 3 wounded in Benghazi clashes
Date: 2016-02-08 07:17:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4270669
One Libyan army soldier was killed and three others wounded in clashes with militants of the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries over the past two days, a Libyan media official at Gilaa Hospital said on Sunday. The injured sustained light ....
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Lavrov, Kerry confirm plans to hold meeting on Syria in Munich on Feb. 11
Date: 2016-02-04 17:40:19 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4252097
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry in a phone conversation on Thursday confirmed plans to hold a meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) in Munich on February 11, TASS News Agency quoted Russian ....