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Qaraqe urges Egypt to interfere to release detainees re-arrested by Israeli forces
Date: 2014-11-17 12:04:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1350181
Palestinian Authority Minister for Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe called on Egypt to intervene to release detainees, who were arrested without any reason. In statements to MENA correspondent here on Monday, Qaraqe said that the re-arrest of ....
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AL official says no peace in Mideast without Israel disarmament
Date: 2014-11-17 11:44:26 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1349929
An Arab League official has said that tension will continue in the Middle East so long as Israel refuses to join disarmament treaties. Wael al-Assad, the director of disarmament affairs at the AL, told MENA Tuesday Israel had signed the treaty ....
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Daesh group threatens to slaughter abducted Lebanese soldiers
Date: 2014-11-17 10:09:49 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1348877
The brother of the Lebanese captive soldier Ibrahim Maghit received a phone call from Daesh group in which he was informed that the kidnappers would slaughter the abducted soldiers after two hours, if a decision was not issued to annul rulings ....
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Riyadh summit opens new leaf in Arab relations
Date: 2014-11-17 09:31:50 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1348493
Bahraini Foreign Minister Ghanem Bin Fadl Buainain asserted that Riyadh summit that include leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council states opened a new leaf in the pan-Arab relations. It is important to unify the foreign policies of the Gulf ....
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OAPP welcomes UAE decision to endorse list of terrorist groups
Date: 2014-11-17 09:12:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1348273
The Organization of Arab Peoples and Parliaments (OAPP) has welcomed a decision by the UAE to endorse a list of terrorist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. The list includes 84 terrorist groups. The organization said Tuesday ....
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Lebanon will not celebrate Independence Day in absence of head of state
Date: 2014-11-17 09:11:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:1348257
Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Sallam said Lebanon will not celebrate its Indepence Day this year because of the hindrances at all state institutions especially the absence of a president. The Lebanese "Al-Nahar" newspaper said Sallam will not ....
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Israeli security on high alert after hanging of Palestinian bus driver by settlers
Date: 2014-11-17 08:18:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1347737
Israeli authorities are on high alert in al-Quds after the body of a Palestinian bus driver was found hanged by settlers after midnight Sunday. Also, Israeli troops detained six Palestinians from Bethlehem and Hebron in the West Bank, said a ....
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Two persons die of heavy rains in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-11-17 08:06:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1347621
Two person were killed and two others injured due to heavy rains that hit the Saudi cities of Jeddah and Mecca. Rescue teams were deployed to deal with any emergency. ....
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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain to return ambassadors to Qatar
Date: 2014-11-17 08:02:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1347249
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Sunday agreed to return their ambassadors to Qatar, said a statement by the GCC on Sunday. The decision came following a meeting held among Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, Sheikh Mohammed ....
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Libyan Special Forces personnel killed in Benghazi clashes
Date: 2014-11-17 07:59:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1347541
A Libyan Special Forces personnel was killed Sunday in Benghazi. A Libyan military source told MENA that the soldier was killed during violent clashes with Ansar al-Sharia militia in Benghazi's Sabri district. ....