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Embassies in European countries have not received threats - Sudanese FM
Date: 2014-06-03 14:37:35 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:758865
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that its embassies in European countries did not receive any threats of closure because of the case of a Sudanese woman who bounced back from Islam. In a statement, the ministry said it did not ....
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60 killed, injured in Fallujah mortar attacks
Date: 2014-06-03 14:28:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:758604
At least 60 people were killed or injured in mortar attacks on different parts of Fallujah, including an emergency hospital. Two medics were reportedly killed and another eight injured in the attack on the hospital that left it badly damaged, a ....
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Report: Rival Palestinian Factions Form Government
Date: 2014-06-03 14:19:58 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:758392
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new government intended to reunify the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Monday, taking a major step toward ending a bitter rift between Palestinian factions but deepening another with Israel, The Wall Street ....
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Syrian president casts vote in pres.polls
Date: 2014-06-03 11:21:51 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:758379
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday cast his ballot in Syria's presidential election, Al-Arabiya TV channel reported. Assad cast his ballot in a polling station in Maliki neighborhood, central Damascus. Assad's two challengers, Maher ....
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Arabi welcomes formation of new Palestinian gov't
Date: 2014-06-03 10:47:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:758324
Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi has welcomed the formation of a new Palestinian unity government under Rami Al-Hamdallah. In a statement on Tuesday, Arabi voiced hope that the new cabinet would complete the necessary steps to enhance ....
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Sobieh to MENA: Egypt is milestone of Arab national security
Date: 2014-06-03 10:11:25 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:758242
Ambassador Mohammad Sobieh, Arab League Assistant Secretary General and Head of Palestine and the Occupied Arab Territories Section at the Arab League, asserted that Egypt is the milestone of the Arab national security and its stability has a direct ....
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Israel "disappointed" that US will work with Palestinian unity government
Date: 2014-06-03 09:02:43 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:758073
Israel said on Monday it was "deeply disappointed" by the US State Department saying it would work with a Palestinian unity government, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website. In a statement to reporters issued after Washington's ....
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AP speaker hails Palestinian unity gov't swearing-in
Date: 2014-06-03 08:00:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:757934
Ahmed Al-Garwan, the president of the inter-Arab parliament, praised the Palestinian unity government swearing in, noting that its formation was a Palestinian and Arab demand which has finally crystallized. In press statements on Tuesday, Garwan ....
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Israel will work to foil Hamas participation in Palestinian elections
Date: 2014-06-03 06:45:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:757781
Israel will not hold negotiations with the new Palestinian unity government and will oppose Hamas participation in the Palestinian elections if and when they take place, Haaretz quoted the Israeli security cabinet as saying on Monday. “Israel ....
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US supports Palestinian unity government -- State Department
Date: 2014-06-03 05:38:54 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:757695
US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki tentatively approved of Palestine’s new unity government Monday, saying “Based on what we know now, we intend to work with this government.” “But,” Psaki continued, “we’ll be watching closely to ensure ....