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  • Palestine pres. urges for urgent steps to protect Aqsa Mosque

    Palestine pres. urges for urgent steps to protect Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2014-06-04 15:41:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:761316

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the Arab and Islamic countries to take immediate decisions and practical measures to protect and defend Al-Aqsa Mosque. Abbas condemned the Israeli extremists' assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque, According ....

  • Libya's Haftar vows to respond to assassination bid

    Libya's Haftar vows to respond to assassination bid

    Date: 2014-06-04 13:01:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:760954

    Libya's ex-general Khalifa Haftar has vowed to respond to the attack that targeted a villa near the residence of the ex-general, in a bid to assassinate him. Haftar said in a press release: "we will end terrorism and extremism." Haftar also ....

  • Kuwait Pm receives Al Secretary-General in Beijing

    Kuwait Pm receives Al Secretary-General in Beijing

    Date: 2014-06-04 10:35:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:760513

    Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil al-Arabi on Wednesday. The meeting, which was held in Al-Sabah residence in Beijing, tackled the issues listed on the ....

  • 3 killed, others injured in suicide blast near Haftar residence

    3 killed, others injured in suicide blast near Haftar residence

    Date: 2014-06-04 10:02:23 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:760398

    Three people were killed and several others were injured on Wednesday after a suicide bomber targeted a villa near the residence of the ex-general Khalifa Haftar, in a bid to assassinate him. Khalifa Haftar, who has led repeated deadly assaults ....

  • Sisi win revives Palestinians' statehood hopes - Palestinian official

    Sisi win revives Palestinians' statehood hopes - Palestinian official

    Date: 2014-06-04 08:56:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:760074

    The landslide victory achieved by Abdel-Fatah el-Sisi in the Egyptian presidential election revive the hopes of many Palestinians that his win could help them establish an independent, viable Palestinian state. "Riding on the major wave of ....

  • Berri warns of continued boycott of parliament sessions

    Berri warns of continued boycott of parliament sessions

    Date: 2014-06-04 07:35:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:759990

    Chamber of Deputies Speaker Nabih Berri has warned lawmakers against continuing their boycott of Parliament sessions, threatening to take serious measures against them. “It is no longer possible to remain silent about what is going on, and those ....

  • Abbas to attend Sisi swearing-in ceremony on Sunday

    Abbas to attend Sisi swearing-in ceremony on Sunday

    Date: 2014-06-04 07:28:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:759973

    Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will attend Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's swearing in ceremony on Sunday. Malki added that Abbas's participation comes in response to an invitation by ....

  • Yemen raids Houthi hideouts in Omran province

    Yemen raids Houthi hideouts in Omran province

    Date: 2014-06-04 07:21:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:759946

    Yemeni warplanes launched air strikes against the strongholds of Houthis in Omran province in northern the country, local sources said. The raids are part of the ongoing confrontations between the Yemeni army and the Houthis that left till Monday ....

  • Libyan cabinet headquarters attacked by RPG

    Libyan cabinet headquarters attacked by RPG

    Date: 2014-06-04 07:07:42 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:759918

    Unidentified gunmen fired RPGs at the cabinet headquarters Monday midnight but no casualties were reported. The attack comes shortly after newly-elected Prime Minister Ahmed Matiq took over the cabinet headquarters despite the refusal of interim ....

  • Coalition government possible in Syria after election – Russian foreign ministry

    Coalition government possible in Syria after election – Russian foreign ministry

    Date: 2014-06-03 17:00:56 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:759190

    A coalition government with opposition members may be created in Syria after the presidential election, the RIA Novosti cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Tuesday. "There is an idea to create a coalition ....

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