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Erekat briefs US Congress delegation on latest developments in territories
Date: 2015-05-06 15:45:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:2532957
PLO Executive Committee Member Saeb Erekat met with a US Congress delegation led by Senator Bill Foster and a delegation of J Street, a liberal Jewish-American lobbying group. During the meeting, Erekat briefed them on the latest developments in ....
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Jordan, UN urge relaunching Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
Date: 2015-05-06 15:36:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2532873
Jordanian Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh met on Wednesday with United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov. They called for relaunching negotiations between Israel and the ....
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Arab League anti-piracy meeting kicks off
Date: 2015-05-06 13:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2531569
An Arab League meeting on combating sea piracy and organized crime kicked off here on Wednesday. The two-day meetings, attended by representatives of Arab ministers of justice and interior, will review a protocol on combating sea piracy as part ....
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Iraqi PM invited to World Economic Forum in Jordan
Date: 2015-05-06 13:18:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:2531437
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi received an invitation from Jordan's King Abdullah II for the World Economic Forum on the Middle East to be held in Jordan on May 21-23. Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al Jabouri received a similar invitation. ....
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Committee urges truth behind missing Tunisian reporters
Date: 2015-05-06 12:14:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2528429
The Libyan National Committee of Human Rights urged Libyan authorities to exert more efforts to find the fate of the Tunisian reporters who went missing in Libya since September. Reports over the fate of the two journalists were conflicting, ....
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Palestinian PM meets with Global Watch delegation
Date: 2015-05-06 11:41:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2530253
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al Hamdallah met on Wednesday with a delegation of Global Watch organization with head of Palestinian Football Association Gebril Ragoub attending. Hamdallah reiterated the government's keenness to boost sports ....
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2 Iraqis killed in bomb blast in Baghdad
Date: 2015-05-06 11:34:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2522769
Two Iraqis were killed and three others wounded in a car bomb blast in Karada area in central Baghdad Tuesday. A booby-trapped car parked on al Arsat Street near the al Khudairy Mosque went off earlier in the day, a source with the Iraqi Interior ....
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Israeli forces arrest extremist urging to torch Aqsa
Date: 2015-05-06 09:54:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2529009
Israeli forces arrested early Wednesday an extremist Jewish who declared his intention to set al Aqsa Mosque ablaze, Israel Radio said. The 18-year-old youth face charges of inciting violence, calling through Facebook for setting fire to the holy ....
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First stage of Ninawa liberation operation starts - commander
Date: 2015-05-06 09:50:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2528973
An Iraqi commander unveiled on Wednesday the start of the first stage of Ninawa liberation operation. The first stage includes air strikes against Daesh militants' position in Ninawa, said Commander of the operation Abdullah Gabouri. He added ....
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Israeli forces open fire at Khan Younis farmers
Date: 2015-05-06 08:43:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2528357
Israeli forces opened fire early Wednesday on farmers in eastern the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. No casualties were reported, eyewitness said. Farmers were panicked and ran away from their lands for fear of being shot. Israeli forces ....