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UN chief welcomes critical initiative of International Syria Support Group
Date: 2015-12-19 07:25:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:3955793
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Friday the critical initiative of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG). This came in his remarks to the Security Council on the Situation in Syria, "I also welcome the ....
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7 killed in militias shelling to residential areas in Taiz
Date: 2015-12-19 07:12:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3955757
Seven people have been killed and 23 others injured in a Houthi militia shelling against residential areas and military sites in the Red Sea's city of Taiz, in a violation of a ceasefire in Yemen. The Houthi militia continued shelling to the ....
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Obama calls Abu Dhabi CP
Date: 2015-12-19 07:11:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3955753
US President Barack Obama has spoken by phone with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The US president expressed his appreciation for the United Arab Emirates’ commitment to an expanded role in international efforts ....
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Yemeni VP telephones Saudi defense minsiter
Date: 2015-12-19 07:10:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3955741
Yemeni Vice President Khaled Bahah telephoned Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohamed bin Salman on Friday night to discuss the latest developments in Yemen after the Houthi and Saleh militias breached the truce. By violating the truce, those ....
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Egypt to represent Palestinian cause after becoming UNSC member -- Erekat
Date: 2015-12-18 12:39:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3952613
Assuming its non-permanent membership at the UN Security Council in the beginning of 2016, Egypt will make a point of highlighting calls by the Palestinian Central Council (PCC) to reconsider political, economic and security relations with ....
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Syrian deputy FM denies coordination between Damascus, Washington
Date: 2015-12-18 12:13:25 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3952365
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad denied on Friday any coordination between Damascus and Washington. The US continues to interfere in Syria's domestic affairs, Sputnik news agency quoted Mekdad as saying. He stressed that the US-led ....
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Russia FM: New Islamic anti-Daesh coalition may be starting point for UN conference
Date: 2015-12-16 12:32:02 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3939457
Russia is analyzing the importance of the Islamic military coalition established by Saudi Arabia and its place in the fight against terrorism, Tass quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying Wednesday. "We are examining the place of ....
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Signing of Libyan political agreement postponed
Date: 2015-12-16 07:15:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3936389
The signing of a political agreement between Libyan partners was postponed till Thursday, member of the Libyan House of Representatives Abu Bakr Saeed said on Wednesday. The deal was scheduled to be inked in the Moroccan city of Skhirat on ....
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2 Palestinians killed by Israel in southern Ramallah
Date: 2015-12-16 07:13:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3936361
Two Palestinian youths were killed by Israeli forces during a storming operation of Qalandia camp in southern Ramallah at dawn of Wednesday, medical sources said. The forces, backed by a group of settlers, barged into the camp and were engaged in ....
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5 Daesh members killed in Falloujah
Date: 2015-12-15 13:28:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3932677
The Popular Mobilization Forces “Al Hashd al Shaabi” killed five members of Daesh organization Tuesday in northern Falloujah in Anbar. A statement by Saraya al Jihad, one of the popular mobilization factions, said that one of its forces killed a ....