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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 ....
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Morocco condemns terror attacks in eastern Libya
Date: 2015-02-21 07:25:42 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2010049
Morocco condemned terror attacks that targeted a number of sites in eastern Libya on Friday, killing and injuring several people “Morocco expresses its full solidarity with Libya in its fight against terrorism, which poses a threat to its ....
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Kerry, Judeh confer on regional challenges
Date: 2015-02-21 07:09:10 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2009953
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met here with his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh to discuss regional challenges. Joint and international efforts to fight the terrorist Daesh organization were also probed, according to a statement by the ....
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Daesh militants bomb oldest mosque in Anbar
Date: 2015-02-20 16:24:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2008201
The terrorist Daesh group Friday bombed the oldest mosque in the Iraqi province of Anbar. The Al Farouk Mosque had been built during the reign of Umar bin al Khattab, the second Khalifa of Muslims. Daesh militants planted bombs that went off ....
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AL chief, Kerry discuss fighting terrorism
Date: 2015-02-20 09:10:20 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2005273
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby held talks on Thursday evening with US State Secretary John Kerry on the sidelines of a summit on countering violent extremism that was hosted by the White House over two days. The talks took up ....
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US wants unification against extremism
Date: 2015-02-20 09:07:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2005241
The US sought to unite nations around a common vision for combating violent extremist groups in three days of talks which ended Thursday long on words but short on concrete steps. In the wake of shocking beheading and murder by Daesh group, as ....
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Saudi king receives phone call from German chancellor
Date: 2015-02-19 16:28:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2002409
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received a phone call on Thursday from German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They discussed bilateral relations as well as the latest regional and international developments. ....
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Tunisian FM meets Swedish counterpart
Date: 2015-02-19 15:58:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2002181
Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Taieb Baccouche met Thursday with visiting Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom. In statements following the meeting, Wallstrom affirmed her country's commitment to promote cooperation with ....
