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PM: situaion in Libya complicated

Date: 2014-09-12 09:16:38 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:924137

Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Al Thinni said on Friday that the situation in Libya is highly complex in light of the seizure of Tripoli city by a group called " Libya Dawn". He also added that the situation in Benghazi city is difficult ....

AL chief warns from deteriorating conditions in Arab world

Date: 2014-09-11 16:10:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:921521

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi warned Thursday from the deteriorating conditions witnessed by the Arab world at the security, economic, political and humanitarian levels. The official's remark came in his speech during the opening ....

AL chief to meet Kerry Saturday

Date: 2014-09-11 16:08:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:921509

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi will meet on Saturday with US Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the recent developments in the region and the exerted efforts to combat terrorism, the pan-Arab body announced on Thursday. Kerry ....

Rights Group accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza

Date: 2014-09-11 08:03:41 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:917485

A leading international rights group on Thursday alleged that Israel committed war crimes during this summer's Gaza war, saying it reached that conclusion after investigating three attacks on or near United Nations-run schools housing displaced ....

Obama: US will lead coalition to fight Daesh

Date: 2014-09-11 06:40:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:917069

US President Barack Obama delivered a live televised address to the nation on his plans against Daesh, CNBC reported. Obama announced Wednesday night that the U.S. will lead a broad coalition of "friends and allies" to push back the threat of the ....

Ashrawi demands int'l community intervention to deter Israeli crimes

Date: 2014-09-11 06:23:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:916985

PLO executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi called on the international community, UN, and other rights and humanitarian agencies to assume their responsibilities and intervene to stop the Israeli killing machine against the ....

Hagel: US army ready to carry out Obama's plan in fighting terror

Date: 2014-09-11 06:17:53 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:916953

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel asserted that US President Barack Obama has outlined a strong and all-out strategy to face the so-called "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) or better known as Daesh. In a statement released after ....

AL chief meets Franc's envoy to Libya

Date: 2014-09-10 16:59:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:916206

Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi met on Wednesday with France's Special Envoy to Libya Denys Gauer in Cairo. The meeting discussed the latest developments in Libya and the international and regional efforts to put an end to ....

Iraqi FM, Kerry discuss fighting Daesh

Date: 2014-09-10 13:30:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:915818

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafri met on Wednesday with US State Secretary John Kerry in Baghdad. According to the Iraqi news agency, the two sides discussed means of standing up to Daesh terrorist group. The two ministers will hold a ....

Qatar PM, Turkish FM discuss coop.

Date: 2014-09-10 13:18:06 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:915801

Qatar's Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser al-Thani met Wednesday with Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu. The meeting discussed prospects of cooperation and ways of boosting bilateral relations as well as other issues of common concern. ....