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Palestinian Awqaf minister praises Egypt's backing for Palestinian issue, demands moves to protect Aqsa mosque
Date: 2015-11-15 08:42:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3732621
Palestinian Aqwaf Minister Youssef Dais praised the stances of Egypt in backing the Palestinian issue at all international fora and its efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians. In statements to MENA on Sunday on the fringe of his ....
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Jordan king voices strong condemnation over Paris terrorist attacks
Date: 2015-11-14 10:00:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3726753
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Saturday sent a cable of condolences to French President Francois Hollande in which he voiced his strong condemnation and anger over the cowardly terrorist attack in the French capital Paris last night that killed ....
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Death toll from Beirut bombings rises to 43
Date: 2015-11-13 07:32:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3720405
The death toll from the dual suicide bombing attacks that hit the southern Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh Thursday jumped to 43. The Lebanese Health Ministry said the number of injuries increased to 239. Meantime, Speaker of the ....
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2 bombings hit Beirut suburb
Date: 2015-11-12 18:41:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3719465
Two bomb attacks hit the southern Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh Thursday, leaving a number of people dead and injured. Security sources said the explosions occurred about seven minutes apart in the area. The number of casualties is not ....
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Kerry, Netanyahu meet in Washington over diplomatic process with Palestinians
Date: 2015-11-12 07:35:03 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3714397
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, now visiting here, to discuss ways of pushing forward the diplomatic process between Palestinians and the Israelis. Spokesman for the US Department of State John ....
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Russia key to end Syrian crisis: Jordan’s king
Date: 2015-11-11 18:29:54 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:3713217
Russia is best positioned to bring a resolution to the war in Syria, Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein has told Euronews. In an exclusive interview in Amman, the King urged all sides to cooperate in the face of what he described as a ....
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Abbas calls for expanding participation in efforts to achieve peace
Date: 2015-11-11 13:40:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3711221
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged "friendly" countries in South America to take measures as those adopted by the EU against products of the Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian lands. Addressing the fourth summit of Arab and ....
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218 Palestinians arrested in WB, East Jerusalem -- Report
Date: 2015-11-11 08:15:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3707685
Israeli forces carried out over 90 search and arrest operations across the West Bank and arrested 218 Palestinians, with the highest number of arrests recorded in East Jerusalem (38 per cent) in the period between October 27 and November 2, an OCHA ....
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Arab coalition warplanes hit weapon depots in Yemen
Date: 2015-11-10 18:24:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:3706065
The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighter jets bombed Tuesday the weapon caches belonging to Houthi militias and militants loyal to ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Jabal Zufar, western Sana'a. The Arab coalition sorties also targeted ....
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Russia, Kuwait call for immediate start of political process in Syria - Lavrov
Date: 2015-11-10 17:24:10 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:3705581
Russia and Kuwait have called for immediate start of a political settlement in Syria, Tass quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying after the Russian-Kuwaiti summit talks on Tuesday. "We have a common stance on the Syrian crisis. ....