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Libya parl't meets to discuss granting confidence to govt
Date: 2014-09-22 08:49:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:987329
The Libyan parliament is meeting Monday to discuss granting confidence to the crisis government. The parliament has failed to grant confidence to Abdullah al-Thinni's government over two sessions of talks. Thinni had submitted a new lineup to ....
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Fierce fighting, gunfire continue between Haftar's forces and Benghazi rebels
Date: 2014-09-22 08:44:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:987245
Fierce fighting and exchanged gunfire have been continuing between General Khalifa Haftar's forces and Benghazi rebels since last night, security forces in the Libyan city said Monday. They said the gunfire has jolted houses and smashed windows ....
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Yemeni president calls for ceasefire
Date: 2014-09-22 07:52:48 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:986281
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Manasour Hadi on Sunday called on all concerned parties to immediately start implementing peace, partnership agreement and apply ceasefire, Sabaa News Agency reported. Earlier in the day, Yemeni political parties signed ....
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Saudi court sentences four people to death
Date: 2014-09-22 07:43:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:986725
A Saudi court on Sunday sentenced four defendants to death over charges of joining a terrorist cell. As many as 16 defendants were sentenced to jail terms ranging from two to 23 years over forming a terrorist cell and attempting to carry out ....
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Saudi Foreign Minister holds talks in NY with Iranian counterpart
Date: 2014-09-22 07:07:30 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:986413
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faysal on Monday held talks here with his Iranian counterpart Mohamad Javad Zarif. The talks took up regional and international efforts for standing up to the threat of Daesh group. At a press conference, ....
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Yemeni Prime Minister resigns
Date: 2014-09-21 17:04:59 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:984513
Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Basindwa has resigned from office, as Shiite Houthi rebels seized control of the government headquarters in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, officials said on Sunday. "I have decided to tender my resignation from the ....
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Libyan Parliament Speaker, PM, Army head discuss latest security developments
Date: 2014-09-21 09:35:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:980533
Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Aqila Saleh Issa met with Acting Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani and Chief-of-Staff Major General Abdel-Razeq al-Nazouri to discuss the latest developments in Libya including the process of forming a ....
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Arabi confers with Australian FM on peace process, Syrian crisis
Date: 2014-09-21 09:19:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:980301
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on the sidelines of the 69th round of the UNGA meetings. The meeting took up the peace process in the Middle East especially the Palestinian cause and ....
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Israeli forces arrests 3 Palestinian youths in Bethlehem
Date: 2014-09-21 08:45:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:978897
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Saturday evening three Palestinian youths in west Bethlehem, the West Bank, a Palestinian security source said on Sunday. Occupation forces claimed the detainees were not carrying a permission to enter ....
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AL mourns death of Lebanese scholar Hani Fahs
Date: 2014-09-21 08:12:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:979605
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi mourned the death of Lebanese scholar Hani Fahs, a prominent Shiite religious figure. In a statement of the AL, Arabi said that the field of intellect lost one of the most prominent men. Arab ....