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AL renews call for Yemeni political parties to end violence
Date: 2015-01-20 14:24:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1784245
The Arab League renewed its call for Yemen's political powers to immediately stop all forms of violence and respect the legitimate authority of the country. In a press statement Tuesday, AL deputy secretary general Ahmed bin Heli said that the ....
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UNHCR to resettle 10, 000 refugees in Lebanon to third country: Official
Date: 2015-01-20 14:15:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1784225
The UNHCR is making preparations for humanitarian admission to third countries to facilitate the immediate protection of 10,000 refugees in Lebanon, said UNHCR Representative in Lebanon Ninette Kelley. In a press conference on Tuesday, Kelley ....
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UN commission on Gaza visits Jordan to collect evidence about conflict
Date: 2015-01-20 13:36:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:1783781
The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict has visited Amman, Jordan for the second time to hold private meetings with a number of witnesses from the region on the incidents in the Palestinian enclave. A press ....
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Assad forces killed over 1, 000 Syrians in 3 months
Date: 2015-01-20 13:27:45 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:1783681
At least 1, 057 Syrians were killed in air raids launched by the Syrian regime Air forces against civilians over the past three months, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian Air Force launched 5,012 air strikes ....
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Siniora meets with Egypt amb. to Lebanon
Date: 2015-01-20 13:00:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:1783349
Former Prime Minister of Lebanon Fuad Siniora held a meeting with Egypt's Ambassador to Lebanon Mohamed Badr el-Din. The meeting tackled ways to enhance bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields along with the latest developments in ....
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Abbas meets Japan's Abe
Date: 2015-01-20 12:53:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1783265
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here on Tuesday with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on boosting bilateral cooperation as well as the latest regional developments. Abe laid a wreath on the tomb of late President Yasser Arafat. The ....
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Palestine condemns storming Al-Aqsa by Israeli officials
Date: 2015-01-20 12:47:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1783205
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly deplored storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by a delegation of Israeli Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. These Israeli provocative acts are a dangerous escalation that targets the temporal and spatial division of the ....
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AL urges Yemeni political forces to stop violence
Date: 2015-01-19 17:05:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:1778093
The Arab League urged Yemeni political forces to immediately stop all forms of violence and respect the legitimate authority of the country. The AL, meanwhile, voiced deep concern over the unfortunate developments that are currently taking ....
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Assad receives IPU Secretary General
Date: 2015-01-19 17:04:15 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:1778081
Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Monday received Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary General Martin Chungong in Damascus, SANA reported Assad stressed that the Syrian state is committed to reaching a solution to the crisis through ....
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Ceasefire in Sanaa put into force
Date: 2015-01-19 16:56:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1778009
The panel assigned to put into force a ceasefire between presidential guards and Shiite Houthi fighters reached a decision to suspend clashes between the two sides as of 4:30 (Yemen local time). Earlier, Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi ....