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Tunisia pres. calls for 'regional strategy' to combat terrorism
Date: 2014-08-06 14:01:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:861484
Tunisian Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki has called for the adoption of a “regional strategy” to fight against terrorism by involving Libya, Algeria and the Sahel-Saharan countries, the Tunisian News Agency reported. “Terrorism threatens the ....
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AL chief holds talks with Blair on regional developments
Date: 2014-08-06 13:54:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:861472
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby held talks on Wednesday with visiting International Quartet envoy Tony Blair. The talks took up the recent developments in the region, especially the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. They also ....
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Rouhani: Iran standing beside Gaza
Date: 2014-08-06 11:28:40 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:861169
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani strongly condemned the recent Israeli brutal attacks against the oppressed Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and renewed Iran's support for the oppressed people of the region, especially Gazans, the Fars News Agency ....
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Kerry urges Palestinians, Israelis to benefit from Gaza truce
Date: 2014-08-06 08:45:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:860784
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Israel and the Palestinians to take advantage of the Gaza truce to move towards broader negotiations. Kerry, in statements to the BBC, said the situation could concentrate minds on the need to negotiate ....
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Saudi Arabia backs Lebanon by one billion dollars
Date: 2014-08-06 07:18:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:860635
Saudi Arabia offered one billion dollars to help the Lebanese army preserve security and stability and confront militants. At a press conference at King Abdullah ben Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on Tuesday, former Lebanese Prime Minister ....
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Lebanese army agrees to 24-hour cease-fire
Date: 2014-08-05 17:23:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:860199
The Lebanese Army Tuesday evening agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire to allow the evacuation of wounded civilians and support ongoing efforts to release kidnapped soldiers held by militants in the Bekaa border town of Arsal. The Army ....
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Rice meets Libyan PM in Washington
Date: 2014-08-05 16:53:39 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:860157
US National Security Adviser Susan Rice met on Tuesday with Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni at the White House, KUNA news agency reported. A statement released from the White House said the two "discussed the need for strong ....
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Saudi Arabia pledges 80 mn US dollars to Gaza: amb. in Egypt
Date: 2014-08-05 16:40:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:860134
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Abdel Aziz Al Qattan said on Tuesday that the kingdom pledged 53 million U.S. dollars in aid to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The aid aims at enabling the organization to buy medications and food supplies to help ....
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Jordan to continue efforts to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza:FM
Date: 2014-08-05 16:35:29 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:860126
Jordan will continue efforts and contacts with Arab and world leaders to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza, its Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said on Tuesday. The Jordanian top diplomat stressed that the perfect solution to stop this ....
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Russia hails Egypt role in Gaza truce
Date: 2014-08-05 16:33:59 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:860123
Russia welcomed on Tuesday the Egypt-brokered 72-hour truce between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip. In its statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed the importance of making use of the Egyptian initiative in order to attain a ....
