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Libya's 'Ansar Sharia' group rejects democracy
Date: 2014-04-29 12:41:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:694333
The extremist 'Ansar al-Sharia' in Libya has rejected democracy and all its mechanisms and tools. "Democracy is forbidden in Islam," the group said in a statement on Facebook. The group slammed the democracy for destroying the concept of Shura ....
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Friends of Yemen conference held in London
Date: 2014-04-29 12:33:18 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:694313
Friends of Yemen conference opened here under Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and Prince Turki Al-Kabeer, the Undersecretary of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was chaired by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague. ....
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Arab league chief meets South Sudan's parliamentary delegation
Date: 2014-04-29 12:11:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:694251
Arab League chief Nabil El-Arabi discussed with South Sudan's parliamentary delegation ways to boost bilateral cooperation. "We have good relations with the Arab League as we have ambassadors in Cairo and Juba," Jasmine Samuel, who leads the ....
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Kuwait discusses importing water from Ethiopia
Date: 2014-04-29 05:59:06 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:693376
Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome discussed Monday with Chairman of the Swiss international water resources company ways of exporting Nile water to Kuwait. The Ethiopian News Agency reported that the State of Kuwait is willing to import 66 ....
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Lebanese army seize Syrian opposition military official
Date: 2014-04-28 20:23:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:693222
The Lebanese army detained Mohamed Abdel Dayem, Syrian opposition military official in Kalamoon and Quseir areas, a Lebanese security source told MENA on Monday. Abdel Dayem was prevented among others from entering Lebanon. They were ....
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Brahimi to brief UN Security Council on Syrian crisis
Date: 2014-04-28 20:17:21 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:693209
Joint UN–Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will brief the UN Security Council in May on the latest developments of the Syrian crisis, said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Brahimi will present his report in a closed session ....
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AL meets on regional issues
Date: 2014-04-28 12:47:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:692316
A meeting of the Arab League at the level of permanent delegates will discuss resolutions issued by the 2014 Kuwait-hosted Arab Summit, said the pan-Arab body's chief Nabil Arabi in a speech. There are topics that should be mulled by the Arab ....
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Bouteflika takes constitutional oath
Date: 2014-04-28 11:31:14 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:692056
Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika took the constitutional oath as president for the fourth term in office in accordance with the Algerian constitution. Bouteflika reviewed the honor guards before taking the oath and was saluted by the ....
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Iraqi forces cast ballots in parliamentary polls
Date: 2014-04-28 11:19:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:691514
Amid tight security, Iraqi forces and security personnel flocked to polling stations on Monday to cast their votes in the second day of the three-stage parliamentary elections after the vote of Iraqi expatriates. Voting started at 7:00 a.m. in ....
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Syria's Assad to run for 3rd term
Date: 2014-04-28 11:17:37 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:692024
Syrian President Bashar Assad declared on Monday he will run for re-election in a vote on June 3, Al-Arabiya channel reported. Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Laham made the announcement during a televised session of Syria's parliament. ....
