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Lebanon presidential election postponed to June 24
Date: 2015-06-03 12:32:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2722349
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri postponed a presidential election vote Wednesday to June 24 due to lack of quorum. Lawmakers have failed in 24 consecutive sessions to elect a successor to former president Michel Sleiman since his term ended May ....
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Iraqi forces foil Daesh's attack on Anbar, kill 7 terrorists
Date: 2015-06-03 12:26:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2722301
Joint Iraqi forces foiled an attack organized by Daesh terrorist group that targeted Anbar province on Wednesday leaving seven extremists dead. Meanwhile, reinforcements reached Ain al Asad military base to support the security forces that ....
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Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum holds coordination meeting
Date: 2015-06-03 12:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2722297
A coordination meeting was held here on Wednesday to arrange for the 12th senior officials meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday at the Arab League headquarters. The meeting, held by the Arab side, witnessed ....
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Jailed Ahmed Saadat threatens hunger strike over family visits ban
Date: 2015-06-03 12:15:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:2722217
Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Ahmed Saadat, currently in Israeli jails, threatened to go on a hunger strike over continued Israeli ban of family visitations. He had been denied any visit from his family ....
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Saudi king meets Lebanese PM
Date: 2015-06-03 12:09:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2722161
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received here on Wednesday Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam and his accompanying delegation. The meeting took up means of enhancing bilateral relations in various fields as well as the latest regional ....
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Hadi meets Yemeni gov't members in Riyadh
Date: 2015-06-03 08:15:17 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2719789
Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi had talks in Riyadh late Tuesday with members of the Yemeni government and political powers on the latest developments in Yemen. Hadi reviewed Houthis' attacks on Yemeni cities during which innocent ....
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Hollande meets Iraqi PM
Date: 2015-06-02 18:08:18 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:2717805
French President Francois Hollande met on Tuesday with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi. During the meeting, Hollande said the international coalition against Daesh is committed to supporting the Iraqi people and government in their war ....
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France FM: Our stance towards Syria unchanged
Date: 2015-06-02 18:02:40 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:2717769
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius denied Tuesday that his country's stance towards Syria has changed. Fabius made the remarks during a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi following a meeting of the foreign ministers of ....
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France supports Tunisia in democratic transition- amb.
Date: 2015-06-02 17:57:48 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:2717729
French Ambassador to Tunisia Francois Gouyette underscored his country's support to Tunisia in its transitional democratic period and establishing an institutional and law state. During a recent visit by Tunisia's President Beji Caid El-Sebsi to ....
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Hamas critical of performance of consensus govt
Date: 2015-06-02 16:56:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2717209
A year after its formation, the Palestinian national consensus government has drastically failed to secure the minimum needs of the Palestinian people, the spokesman for Hamas has said. The government performance has been week and disappointing, ....