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AL chief, Norway ambassador to Egypt discuss int'l conf. on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-12 16:30:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:870939
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby held a meeting Tuesday with Norway's ambassador to Egypt, Tor Wennesland. The meeting took up the preparation for an international conference on reconstruction of Gaza. In a statement, the AL ....
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AL chief in Kuwait to discuss Gaza situation
Date: 2014-08-12 16:30:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:870938
Arab League (AL) chief Nabil el-Araby will head for Kuwait on Wednesday to discuss a number of Arab issues with Kuwaiti officials. Araby is set to tackle efforts exerted to end the month-long Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. ....
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National Guard min.: No Egyptian forces in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-08-12 15:48:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:870894
Saudi Arabia's Minister of the National Guard Miteb bin Abdullah dismissed reports that Egyptian and Pakistani forces were present in northern zone of the Saudi kingdom. "We have distinguished relations with both countries, but such reports are ....
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Tunisian president appoints new chief of staff of land army
Date: 2014-08-12 14:32:45 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:870754
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Tuesday appointed Major General Ismail Fathalli as a new Chief of Staff of the land Army, the Tunisian News Agency reported. Fathalli succeeds Major General Salah Hamdi who had resigned in July, said a ....
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Maliki is key partner in Iraqi political process - Abadi
Date: 2014-08-12 14:31:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:870753
Iraq's designated Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Tuesday Nuri al-Maliki will remain a key partner in the political process, praising his role in confronting terrorism. In a statement, Abadi said former PM Nuri al-Maliki will remain a ....
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89 terrorists killed in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-12 13:03:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:870503
A well-placed security source said on Tuesday that 89 terrorists were killed dung a security campaign on Diyala province. The troops destroyed also three trucks and dismantled 32 bombs in the province, the source added. ....
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Lebanon's Berri adjourns presidential election session for 10th time
Date: 2014-08-12 12:57:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:870478
Lebanon's Speaker of the House Nabih Berri adjourned till September 2 the presidential elections session due to lack of quorum, the state's news agency reported. Nearly 30 minutes after the voting session was scheduled to begin, there were only ....
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AL welcomes Abadi assignment to form new Iraqi govt
Date: 2014-08-12 12:56:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:870476
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby has welcomed a decision by Iraqi President Mohamed Fouad Massoum, assigning Dr Haidar al-Abadi to form the new Iraqi government. Araby, in a statement Tuesday, hoped Abadi would succeed in forming a ....
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Arabi discusses ceasefire initiative with Ban, Kerry on phone
Date: 2014-08-12 12:56:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:870471
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Araby telephoned UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US State Secretary John Kerry on Tuesday to discuss efforts to implement the Egyptian initiative to stop the Israeli aggression in Gaza. Araby called for ....
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US Secretary of State Kerry says image of 7-year-old boy holding severed head is 'grotesque'
Date: 2014-08-12 10:02:16 GMT - Australia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:870083
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday described a photograph of a Sydney-born 7-year-old boy clutching the severed head of a Syrian soldier as "disturbing" and "grotesque," and called for international cooperation against the terrorist ....