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  • Palestinian fisherman injured by Israeli army in southern Gaza

    Palestinian fisherman injured by Israeli army in southern Gaza

    Date: 2015-01-03 09:15:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1664533

    A Palestinian fisherman was injured Saturday when the Israeli navy targeted fishing boats near Rafah coasts in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli gunboats fired at the fishing boats off Rafah, local sources said. ....

  • Lebanon announces unprecedented entry restrictions for Syrians

    Lebanon announces unprecedented entry restrictions for Syrians

    Date: 2015-01-03 09:14:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1664513

    Lebanon’s General Security approved unprecedented entry restrictions for Syrian nationals who will no longer be able to enter Lebanon without a visa, in a move aimed at curbing the entry of refugees fleeing almost four years of conflict. A ....

  • Daesh fires workers at service institutions in Huwaija

    Daesh fires workers at service institutions in Huwaija

    Date: 2015-01-03 07:43:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1664041

    The organization of Daesh is sacking workers at service institutions in al Huwaija to force them to join its troops, local sources in the city said Saturday. Daesh has decided to stop daily payments to workers at hospitals, medical centers, the ....

  • Libyan comptroller released by armed men

    Libyan comptroller released by armed men

    Date: 2015-01-03 07:35:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1664001

    A Libyan comptroller, who had been kidnapped in the capital since November, was released. Al Sa'eh al Sahli had been abducted by unidentified gunmen during the wedding of his son in Tripoli on November 22, a source close to his family told Libyan ....

  • Abbas seeks clarifications from countries rejecting Palestinian UN resolution

    Abbas seeks clarifications from countries rejecting Palestinian UN resolution

    Date: 2015-01-02 20:59:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1663273

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday ordered Foreign Minister Riyad al Malki and Palestinian diplomats to inquire about reasons why some countries objected to or abstained from voting on a UN draft resolution to end the Israeli ....

  • Livni did not make peace proposals - Official

    Livni did not make peace proposals - Official

    Date: 2015-01-02 20:36:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1663229

    A Palestinian official denied on Friday claims that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had received proposals from Chief of Hatnua Party Tzipi Livni over the peace process in the Middle East. Nemr Hammad, the political adviser to the ....

  • Saudi king receives breathing tube after infection

    Saudi king receives breathing tube after infection

    Date: 2015-01-02 20:35:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1663221

    Saudi King Abdullah is in stable condition after having a breathing tube inserted Friday, the royal court said. The king was admitted to hospital on New Year's Eve. The Saudi Press Agency carried a statement by the court saying that medical ....

  • PA considering new resolution on Palestinian statehood bid -- official

    PA considering new resolution on Palestinian statehood bid -- official

    Date: 2015-01-02 20:32:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1663205

    Palestinian Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said on Friday that the Palestinians are considering a new bid on statehood. The USA voted on Wednesday against a Palestinian resolution calling for an end to Israeli occupation by the end ....

  • Palestinians to demand Israel to be punished before ICC: Amb. to UN

    Palestinians to demand Israel to be punished before ICC: Amb. to UN

    Date: 2015-01-02 20:25:08 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1663177

    Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said that his country has filed a request to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will come into force after six months. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Riyad said ....

  • Palestine to be member in ICC in 3months

    Palestine to be member in ICC in 3months

    Date: 2015-01-02 20:23:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1663173

    Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat on Friday asserted that his country will get the membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March. According to Arabia television, Erekat said that settlement and wars on the Gaza strip would ....

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