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  • Arab League chief meets South Sudanese FM

    Arab League chief meets South Sudanese FM

    Date: 2014-10-02 11:30:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1056157

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met on Thursday with South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin for talks on the developments in South Sudan. Speaking to reporters, Benjamin said he briefed Arabi on underway coordination ....

  • Putin, Jordan King to discuss bilateral ties, situation in Mideast

    Putin, Jordan King to discuss bilateral ties, situation in Mideast

    Date: 2014-10-02 08:27:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1054801

    Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday with King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is arriving in Moscow on a working visit at the invitation of the Russian leader. "During the high-level talks, the sides are expected to consider issues ....

  • Lebanon FM defends right to meet Syrian counterpart

    Lebanon FM defends right to meet Syrian counterpart

    Date: 2014-10-01 18:08:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1052797

    Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has said that his meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem at the United Nations was planned before flying to New York. "The UN headquarters is the place where even enemies do have the right to ....

  • Erekat: US to veto Palestinian statehood bid in UN

    Erekat: US to veto Palestinian statehood bid in UN

    Date: 2014-10-01 16:48:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:1052401

    Chief Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Wednesday that the US will veto the request to end the Israeli occupation in the UN. Erekat said Washington would oppose the Palestinian bid to end the occupation. Palestinian ....

  • Palestine PM seeks int'l support for Gaza reconstruction

    Palestine PM seeks int'l support for Gaza reconstruction

    Date: 2014-10-01 16:44:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:1052369

    Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has called upon the countries participating in the Egypt-hosted conference for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip to end the Israeli siege. During a press conference on Wednesday, the premier noted that ....

  • AL supports going to UNSC to end Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands

    AL supports going to UNSC to end Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands

    Date: 2014-10-01 15:21:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1051913

    The Arab League (AL) has voiced support for the decision of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to go to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) asking for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Assistant AL Secretary ....

  • Double bomb attack kills 17, injures 56 in Syria's Homs

    Double bomb attack kills 17, injures 56 in Syria's Homs

    Date: 2014-10-01 12:20:29 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1050409

    At least 17 people, including 10 children, were killed and 56 wounded in a double bomb attack in the central city of Homs, the BBC reported. The blasts took place as children left a school in the Akrama al-Jadida district. ....

  • Israeli forces captured 165 people in Hebron within only a month

    Israeli forces captured 165 people in Hebron within only a month

    Date: 2014-10-01 12:13:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1050305

    The Palestinian Prisoners' Club has said that Israeli occupation forces detained 165 Palestinians in Hebron in September alone. In a statement released recently, the club accused the Israeli troops of committing atrocities against civilians and ....

  • Agreement signed between Tabu and Tuareg tribes to secure Libya's Obari

    Agreement signed between Tabu and Tuareg tribes to secure Libya's Obari

    Date: 2014-10-01 09:49:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1047793

    Security Director of Obari City Brigadier General Milad Baraka asserted that the city witnessed a relative calm after the clashes between the Tabu and Tuareg tribes. In statements on Wednesday, Baraka said a committee of elders has been formed ....

  • 4 killed, 20 wounded in two blasts in southern Baghdad

    4 killed, 20 wounded in two blasts in southern Baghdad

    Date: 2014-10-01 08:45:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1048109

    Four people were killed and 20 others wounded in two explosions at Mahmoudia neighbourhood in southern Baghdad on Wednesday. No further details were available. A state of emergency has been declared in Iraq as of June as military operations ....

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