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Lebanese minister rules out holding parliamentary elections on time
Date: 2014-10-14 14:56:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1124701
Lebanese Interior Minister Nehad al-Mashnouq said the conditions in his country does not help holding parliamentary elections on time due to the involvement of security and military forces in volatile areas such as Irsal and Tripoli. In press ....
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Yemen's Houthis seize airport, airbase in key port city
Date: 2014-10-14 14:29:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1124493
Militants loyal to the Shiite Houthi group have seized control of a civilian airport and a military airbase in Yemen's western port city of Al-Hudaydah, World Bulletin reported Tuesday. "Militants stormed Al-Hudaydah's airport and airbase without ....
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Iraq, Jordan parliament speakers meet in Geneva
Date: 2014-10-14 13:38:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1123897
Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri met on Tuesday with President of the Jordanian Senate Abdel-Raouf al-Rawabdeh in Geneva. They discussed ways to develop relations between the two states in all fields. Jabouri, meanwhile, called ....
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Salam urges additional EU development aid
Date: 2014-10-14 13:31:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1123833
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam urged the European Union on Tuesday to increase its development assistance to Lebanon to consolidate stability in the country, Naharnet reported. “The European Commission and EU member states should be aware ....
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Palestinian official praises British MPs vote for recognizing Palestine
Date: 2014-10-14 12:51:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1123125
Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeinah has praised a recent vote by British MPs, who voted in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state alongside Israel. "The British recognition is a step on the right path that enhances chances ....
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Maliki rules out Iraq division
Date: 2014-10-14 12:49:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1123305
Vice President of Iraq Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday that those talking about the division of Iraq are living under an illusion. He also ruled out that the anti-Daesh international coalition is meant to bring about a change in the regional ....
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Jordanian Interior min. warns of intellectual, ideological extremism
Date: 2014-10-14 12:38:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1123189
Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein Hazza Al-Majali has warned of intellectual and ideological terrorism and extremism as main dangers facing the peoples. During a meeting with Greek Ambassador in Amman, the Jordanian minister called for more ....
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69 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan
Date: 2014-10-14 12:23:20 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1123029
As many as 69 Syrian refugees crossed into Jordan from various border points during the past 24 hours, according to senior Jordanian military commander. The number of the Syrian refugees in Jordan since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis reached ....
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Libyan IM calls on citizens to align with police forces
Date: 2014-10-14 10:21:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1121645
Libyan Interior Minister Omar Salem has called on citizens to stand by and support policemen in order to achieve stability for the nation. The interior ministry works on enabling the nation's security institutions to resume their duties, said ....
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Ban Ki-moon arrives at Gaza
Date: 2014-10-14 09:51:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1121293
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived earlier Tuesday at Gaza on a short visit, reported Sky News Arabic Service. Ban Ki-moon is likely to meet with ministers of reconciliation government in Gaza, atop of them Prime Minister ....