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Libya approves visa-free travel for Algerians
Date: 2015-02-24 15:14:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2035273
Libya's National Salvation government has decided to allow visa-free travel for Algerian citizens who desire to enter the country. The move came to enhance bilateral relations with Algeria ....
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GCC chief meets commander of US Naval Forces
Date: 2015-02-24 15:09:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2035257
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr Abdel Latif bin Rashid al Zayani met Tuesday with Admiral John Miller, the commander of US Naval Forces Central Command, to discuss military cooperation between the GCC and Washington. Regional ....
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Syria's Assad, Pakistani Senate chairman meet over counter-terrorism efforts
Date: 2015-02-24 14:56:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2035121
Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Tuesday received Chairman of the Pakistani Senate Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari, SANA reported. The meeting dealt with several issues of common concern, including efforts made to eliminate terrorism. The two ....
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AL chief reviews latest developments in Yemen
Date: 2015-02-24 14:01:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2034657
Arab League chief Nabil El Araby held a meeting Tuesday with resigned Yemeni Legal Affairs Minister Mohammed Al Mekhlafi to discuss the latest developments in Yemen. In press statements following the meeting, Mekhlafi underscored the importance ....
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US urged to pressure Israel over Palestine tax freeze
Date: 2015-02-24 13:49:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2034401
The Palestinian Cabinet called on the US administration to place pressure on Tel Aviv to unlock millions of dollars in taxes owed to the Palestinian Authority. During a meeting here on Tuesday, the Cabinet said that the tax revenues freeze is a ....
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EU offers UNWRA €5 million for jobless Gazans
Date: 2015-02-24 13:07:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2034237
The EU is to provide €5 million in aid to the UN's Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians (UNWRA) in the Gaza Strip. Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza Robert Turner said the fund will aim at creating new jobs in the coastal enclave. He ....
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Iranian FM arrives in Najaf on visit to Iraq
Date: 2015-02-24 09:55:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2032137
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Najaf on Tuesday on a visit to Iraq for talks with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al Jaafari and senior state officials on means of bolstering bilateral relations and other issues of common ....
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Israeli troops shoot and kill Palestinian in West Bank
Date: 2015-02-24 08:25:29 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2031109
Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian young man in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli media quoted the military as saying. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the Palestinians hurled rocks, blocks and firebombs at the troops, wounding ....
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Iraqi troops kill 28 militants in Anbar
Date: 2015-02-23 16:32:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:2028449
Iraqi troops continued on Monday a military operation to liberate Baghdadi town from Daesh militants in Anbar. Twenty-eight militants were killed on the third day of the operation. Facilities of local authorities were retaken from the ....
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AL warns against Israeli measures to Judaize Quds village
Date: 2015-02-23 16:26:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:2028413
The Arab League on Monday called on the international community and civil society organizations to take immediate action to prevent an Israeli plan to Judaize the Quds village of Lifta. In a statement, the AL called for coordination between the ....