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US to cut off aid to Palestinian Authority
Date: 2014-04-30 08:44:33 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:695741
The US State Department said the Palestinian Authority (PA) will risk losing its American funding, which constitutes $440 million in 2014, if it goes through with creating a unity government with Hamas. "Let me be utterly clear about our policy ....
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June 30 Rev. leads to positive changes in Palestinian cause - Fatah official
Date: 2014-04-30 08:38:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:695732
Senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmad, who is responsible for national reconciliation file, said Tuesday that the June 30 Revolution in Egypt would lead to positive changes on the Palestinian cause. Al Ahmad made the remarks during a meeting to ....
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Hamas: No decision yet on participation in presidential vote
Date: 2014-04-30 08:34:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:695683
Hamas group denied Tuesday reports saying it would participate in the oncoming Palestinian presidential election, asserting that any possible roles in the coming voting "is under consideration'. In a statement, the group dismissed a media report ....
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Call for exceptions from prohibiting relations with Israel at conf. on Al Quds
Date: 2014-04-30 08:32:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:695718
A number of participants at the first international conference on Al Quds, held in Amman, called Tuesday for excepting the visits to the holy Mosque of Al Aqsa from a Fatwa that prohibits normalizing relations with Israel. Addressing the ....
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5 killed, injured in Tikrit ambush
Date: 2014-04-29 17:32:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:694453
An Iraqi officer was killed and four soldiers were injured on Tuesday when they were attacked by gunmen in Tikrit in Salahuddin province, 170 km north of Baghdad, a security source said. The source added that an Iraqi army's patrol was heading ....
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Palestinian Cabinet praises Egypt, Saudi Arabia roles in achieving national reconciliation
Date: 2014-04-29 15:55:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:694864
The Palestinian Cabinet thanked all those who contributed to achieving national reconciliation, especially Egypt and Saudi Arabia. During its weekly session under Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah on Tuesday, the cabinet congratulated the ....
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Fund to be created to support Al-Quds: Fatah official
Date: 2014-04-29 15:47:29 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:694836
A fund will be created by a group of Palestinian businessmen with a capital hitting one billion dollars to support Al-Quds (the occupied East Jerusalem), senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmad has said. The fund is meant to save the Islamic and ....
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Jordan King: AP has key role to enhance Arab cooperation
Date: 2014-04-29 15:37:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:694811
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday emphasized the Arab Parliament's (AP) role in promoting cooperation and perpetuating communication and coordination among Arab parliaments, particularly in the area of legislation, Petra News Agency ....
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AL receives 26.5 mln dollars from Algeria for Palestine
Date: 2014-04-29 13:21:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:694432
The Arab League announced Tuesday that it received a sum of 26.5 million dollars from the Republic of Algeria as a contribution to the Palestinian Authority's budget. Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Ben Helli said that such step ....
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Mortar shells hit central Damascus, kill 14 and wounded 86
Date: 2014-04-29 13:02:06 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:694388
A series of mortar shells slammed into central Damascus on Tuesday, killing 14 people and wounding scores, Fox News Network reported. The attacks in the Syrian capital came a day after President Bashar Assad announced his candidacy for the June 3 ....