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Saudi interior minister announces arrival of 1,389.035 pilgrims
Date: 2014-10-02 15:11:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1058253
Saudi Interior Minister and chief of Pilgrimage committee Prince Mohammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced Thursday the total arrival of pilgrims coming from outside the kingdom for the Hijri year 1435. As many as 1,389.035 pilgrims ....
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AL chief calls for truce in Syria during Eidul-Adha
Date: 2014-10-02 13:53:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1057721
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi urged Thursday all the warring parties in Syria to abide by a humanitarian truce on the occasion of Eidul-Adha (Greater Bairam). The pan-Arab body chief called on warring parties in Syria to ....
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Abbas urges Palestinians to restrict celebrations of Eidual Adha to religious rites
Date: 2014-10-02 11:36:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1056337
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged on Thursday Palestinians living in Palestinian territories and abroad to restrict the celebrations of Eidual Adha to religious rites especially under the current deteriorating conditions. Abbas also hoped ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
