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Israeli forces arrest Fatah leader in Bethlehem
Date: 2015-01-03 12:30:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1665793
The Israeli forces detained on Saturday member of Fatah Central Committee Abbas Zaki at a checkpoint in northern Bethlehem and seized his personal ID. The arrest of Zaki is a dangerous escalation that aims at exercising pressure on the ....
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Libyan gov. spokesman denies PM intention to resign
Date: 2015-01-03 11:09:05 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1665293
The spokesman for the Libyan interim government has denied rumors circulated by foreign and local media on the intention of Prime Minister Abdullah al Thani to resign. The news is totally void of truth, Mohamed Bazaza said Saturday. The ....
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Saudi team to seek reopening embassy in Baghdad
Date: 2015-01-03 11:04:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1665257
Saudi Arabia will send a delegation to Baghdad this week to coordinate with the Iraqi side on reopening its embassy and consulate. A technical delegation from the Saudi Foreign Ministry will visit Iraq for coordination on reopening the embassy in ....
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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. ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
