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Palestinian Cabinet urges enabling govt to work in Gaza
Date: 2015-03-24 15:45:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2234601
The Palestinian cabinet asserted the necessity to enable the government to work in the Gaza Strip taking into consideration the national interest. During its weekly session on Tuesday, the cabinet asserted that the visit of Prime Minister Rami ....
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Syria, Iraq stand in the same trench against terrorism: Moualem
Date: 2015-03-24 14:14:11 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2233613
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al Moualem said on Tuesday that Syria and Iraq stand in the same trench against terrorism. In a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al Jaafari in Damascus, Moualem noted that security in the two ....
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Houthis advance in southern Yemen
Date: 2015-03-24 12:39:43 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2232709
Houthi units on Tuesday entered Ad Dalei province, southern Yemen, and fought gun battles with tribesmen and militias loyal to President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi. The pro-Hadi popular committees accused Ad Dalei Governor Qasem Taleb of helping ....
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Mauritania's ousted president faints from fatigue
Date: 2015-03-24 12:25:05 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2232545
Ousted Mauritanian President Muawiya Ould Tayeh, who has been living in Qatar for a decade, fainted as a result of fatigue, a source told MENA on Tuesday. The source said Ould Tayeh, 80, is now being hospitalized in Doha. The source made no ....
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White House insists Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories must end
Date: 2015-03-24 07:42:20 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2229869
The White House issued a call for eventual Palestinian statehood on Monday as it stepped up criticism of the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, for appearing to question a two-state solution to Middle East peace. “An occupation that has ....
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Sultan Qaboos back home after 'successful' treatment: TV
Date: 2015-03-24 05:43:29 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2229237
Sultan Qaboos of Oman returned home on Monday after spending more than eight months in Germany for medical treatment that was completely successful, the state television reported. Qaboos returned after "having completed medical treatment in ....
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Libya closes 17 embassies worldwide
Date: 2015-03-23 20:21:07 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2228521
The Libyan Foreign Ministry has decided to close 17 embassies worldwide, assigning other embassies to take care of its interests. The ministry will close 17 embassies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and US, an official source told MENA. No further ....
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Saudi Cabinet reiterates support for Yemen
Date: 2015-03-23 20:18:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:2228505
The Saudi Cabinet has reiterated support for the legitimacy in Yemen and the Yemeni people. During its session on Monday under King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Cabinet also emphasized the willingness of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ....
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In principle agreement on Ethiopia's Dam right step toward cooperation - Bashir
Date: 2015-03-23 13:08:06 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2225293
Sudanese President Omar el Bashir said signing the historic document of declaration of principles on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam is a blessed step toward enhancing cooperation among the eastern Nile Basin states which will reflect positively on ....
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OIC warns from dangerous escalations witnessed in Yemen
Date: 2015-03-23 12:43:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2225069
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Ameen Madani warned of the dangerous escalations witnessed by Yemen. He noted that the Houthis adoption of the military choice and refusal of international and ....