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DFLP chief to MENA: All Palestinian factions to be involved in political dialogue
Date: 2015-02-21 12:48:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2012757
Secretary General of the Democratic Front for Liberation of Palestinian Naef Hawtemah asserted that the bilateral meetings of Hamas and Fattah are "totally rejected" because they did not serve the Palestinian interests, but there should be a ....
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Arabi condemns Qubbah bombings in Libya
Date: 2015-02-21 11:00:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2011749
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Arabi condemned Al Qubbah terrorist bombings in Libya, which left scores of casualties on Friday. In a statement released on Saturday, the Arab League chief stressed the league's backing for the legitimate ....
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Yemen's Hadi leaves Sanaa after weeks of house arrest
Date: 2015-02-21 10:19:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2011117
Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, who resigned last month under pressure from Shiite militia, left Sanaa on Saturday after weeks under effective house arrest, Daily Mail reported. Hadi headed to the main southern city of Aden, where his ....
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Ties to Daesh group cited by group in Libya attacks
Date: 2015-02-21 10:17:41 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2011321
Militants pledging allegiance to Daesh group claimed responsibility for three car bombs that killed at least 38 people in a town in eastern Libya on Friday in the latest escalation in a surge of violence linked to the group. The attacks, in the ....
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Death toll from attack on Somali hotel rises to 25
Date: 2015-02-21 09:56:28 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2011149
The death toll in Friday's bombing of a hotel in the Somali capital has risen to 25, including two lawmakers and workers from the prime minister's office, according to ABC News. One Islamic extremist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the ....
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Iraqi army shells Daesh targets in Salahuddin province
Date: 2015-02-21 09:48:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2010785
Iraqi troops in the northern province of Salahuddin shelled targets of the terrorist Daesh group, killing 38 of its elements. The Iraqi army raided Daesh targets in Tikrit, Bou Ajeil, al Alam, Qadaa al Dor, security sources said ....
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Iraqi VP invited to visit Turkey
Date: 2015-02-21 09:05:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2010749
Iraqi Vice President Osama al Nujaifi received an invitation from Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to visit Ankara to discuss issues of mutual concern. The Iraqi vice president accepted the invitation and promised to visit Turkey within ....
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Yemeni rival parties discuss interim governing council
Date: 2015-02-21 08:54:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2010645
Negotiations continued among rival parties in Yemen under a United Nations sponsorship to reach a solution to the political crisis in the country. UN mediator Jamal Benomar had announced on Thursday that the rival groups had agreed to form a ....
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Syrian rebels regain control over parts of Aleppo
Date: 2015-02-21 08:52:48 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2010625
Syrian opposition gunmen restored control over a number of areas in northern Aleppo that government forces had seized during an offensive. The rebels made further progress in northern Aleppo and retook several parts that the government had gained ....
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Houthis appointed in leading defense posts in Yemen
Date: 2015-02-21 07:53:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2010221
Acting Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Subeihi appointed a number of leaders at the ministry upon requests from Houthi Ansar Allah group, an independent Yemeni newspaper reported. Subeihi, who himself was appointed by a Houthi committee after the ....