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Israel has to end settlement expansion - Abbas

Date: 2014-11-22 11:16:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1384317

The Israeli government has to abandon settlement expansion operations in the occupied Palestinian territories, said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. During the opening of an international conference in solidarity with the Palestinian people ....

HRW: Israel's demolition of Palestinia homes 'war crime'

Date: 2014-11-22 11:01:07 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1384149

Human Rights Watch on Saturday blasted Israel's policy of demolishing the homes of suspected Palestinian as "collective punishment" and a "war crime" and called for its immediate end, the Jerusalem Post reported. The organization said called for ....

Man wanted for burning Saudi diplomats’ cars arrested

Date: 2014-11-22 10:19:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1383777

Suez police arrested on Saturday a man wanted for setting fire to two cars belonging to the Saudi Consulate in Suez last month. The man, a member of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group, was arrested in a hideout in Alexandria. Two other ....

4 Daesh terrorists killed in Iraq's Tikrit

Date: 2014-11-22 10:06:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:1383653

Four militants of Daesh terrorist group were killed in Tikrit city, north of Baghdad, on Saturday. The terrorists were killed in confrontations with Iraqi security forces, a security source said. ....

Israeli occupation arrest citizen in Hebron, storm several districts

Date: 2014-11-22 09:51:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:1383549

The Israeli occupation forces on Saturday arrested a citizen from near Ghus Etzion settlement in northern Hebron and stormed several districts in the city. Palestinian local sources said the Israeli occupation arrested a resident of Aroub refugee ....

1 killed, 17 injured in clashes in southerwestern Tripoli

Date: 2014-11-22 09:49:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1383505

One person was killed and 17 others were injured in clashes in southwestern Tripoli between Libyan army forces and Fajr Libya (Operation Dawn) forces. The injuries are minor and medium, a medical source said. ....

Obama congratulates Lebanese on Independence Day, regrets presidential vacuum

Date: 2014-11-22 07:34:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1382465

US President Barack Obama congratulated the Lebanese people on Friday on the occasion of Lebanon's 71st Independence Day, lamenting on the anniversary the current vacuum in the presidency, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. In a message ....

AL chief, Salva Kiir discuss mutual ties

Date: 2014-11-22 07:30:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1382433

Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi met here on Friday with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on means of boosting bilateral relations and the latest developments concerning the crisis in S. Sudan. Salva Kiir briefed el-Arabi on efforts exerted to ....

Jordan King meets Emperor of Japan

Date: 2014-11-21 14:39:57 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1380413

Jordanian King Abdullah II met on Friday with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. During the meeting, which was held over a luncheon in honor of King Abdullah, the King and Emperor stressed the depth of ties between the two countries ....

Clashes continue in West Bank; injuries reported

Date: 2014-11-21 12:08:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1379565

Clashes erupted between Israeli occupation forces and a raft of young Palestinians in the city of Hebron in the West Bank, Al-Quds channel reported Friday. Several Palestinians were injured during the clashes after Israeli forces fired rubber ....