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AL meeting to review its charter
Date: 2014-05-18 14:32:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:728713
A meeting was held Sunday at the Arab League (AL) for the working group tasked with reviewing the league's charter and ways of developing the Arab joint action. The meeting was headed by Ahmed Qattan, representative of Saudi Arabia to the ....
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Lebanese PM to visit Saudi Arabia Monday
Date: 2014-05-18 14:00:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:728632
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday, Saudi Press Agency reported. It gave no further details. Meantime, the Lebanese News Agency quoted Saudi Ambassador in Beirut Ali Asiri as saying that Salam's ....
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8 killed, injured in mortar attack in Fallujah
Date: 2014-05-18 08:28:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:727835
Four people were killed and four injured in a mortar shell attack on various residential areas of Fallujah in the Anbar province on Sunday. Fallujah Hospital received the eight casualties this morning, a medical source at the hospital ....
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Syrian opposition leader asks for arms to face Syrian regime air forces
Date: 2014-05-18 07:20:33 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:727678
Ahmad Jarba, head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, has asked for the possession of all types of arms to enable the moderate opposition troops confront the Syrian regime troops. Interviewed by the French newspaper "Le Journal du ....
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350 trucks allowed into GS via Karm Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2014-05-18 07:17:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:727675
Israeli forces decided on Sunday to allow 350 trucks into the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are loaded with goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors as well as aid supplies, said Raed Fattouh, the Chairman of the ....
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Quartet likely to acknowledge Palestinian gov't if Hamas not directly involved
Date: 2014-05-18 07:02:43 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:727642
The Quartet committee is likley to acknowledge the Palestinian national unity government if Hamas movement was not directly involved in its formation, Radio Israel reported, quoting Israeli political sources. The Quartet is expected soon to issue ....
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Assad forces shell Hama, armed clashes reported in Deraa
Date: 2014-05-18 06:37:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:727602
The Syrian army shelled a number of towns in Hama province on Sunday with armed clashes reported between the armed opposition and government forces in Deraa. The Assad forces used bomb barrels and cluster bombs in the attacks against Hama, Sky ....
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Ensour voices hope over Egypt's presidential elections to restore Cairo's role
Date: 2014-05-17 15:42:38 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:727011
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday voiced hope that the coming presidential elections could be a step on Egypt’s restoring its important role in the Arab and Islamic nations. This came during the Jordanian premier’s meeting with ....
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Livni expresses Israel's disapproval on Palestinian unity Gov't
Date: 2014-05-17 12:22:25 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:726567
Chief Israeli negotiator and former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni expressed Israel's disapproval on Abbas decision to form a unity government with Hamas, the Jerusalem Post reported Saturday. Livni made the remarks during a meeting with ....
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9 killed, 13 wounded in army shelling in Falluja
Date: 2014-05-17 11:08:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:726382
As many as nine people were killed, and 13 others injured after Iraqi army shelled various places in Falluja of Al-Anbar province, western Baghdad, a medical source said. The shilling was by rockets and heavy artillery, the source ....