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12 killed, injured in car blast in Tikrit

Date: 2014-04-08 12:00:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:656370

One Iraqi policeman was killed and 11 others were injured in an armed attack in eastern Tikirt, Salahuddin Province, some 170 km north of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Tuesday. A booby-trapped car targeted a police checkpoint, leaving ....

AL chief returns home

Date: 2014-04-07 20:29:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:655359

Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi returned home Monday wrapping up a three-day visit to Jordan. During the visit, Arabi held a series of meetings with Jordanian officials to discuss the Middle East peace process and the Syrian crisis. Arabi ....

Dutch priest assassinated in Syria

Date: 2014-04-07 19:11:41 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:655275

A masked gunman has shot dead an elderly Dutch priest in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, Russia Today reported on Monday. This comes amidst reports of extremist groups increasingly targeting religious minorities in the crisis-stricken ....

AL chief leaves Amman back home

Date: 2014-04-07 19:06:15 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:655268

Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi left here on Monday wrapping up a three-day visit to Jordan. During the visit, Arabi held a series of meetings with Jordanian officials to discuss the Middle East peace process and the Syrian crisis. Arabi ....

Jordan's king, Vatican Pope Francis probe regional developments

Date: 2014-04-07 17:27:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:655134

Jordanian King Abdullah II probed on Monday with Vatican Pope Francis I the latest developments in the Middle East region, efforts exerted to achieve peace and stability as well as means of promoting bilateral cooperation. The monarch said that ....

AL delegation heads for Algeria to observe presidential elections

Date: 2014-04-07 15:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:654951

An Arab League (AL) delegation will head for Algeria on Friday to observe the Algerian presidential elections slated for April 17. It will be led by Assistant AL Secretary General for Palestine and Other Occupied Lands Affairs Ambassador ....

Palestinian FM to arrive in Cairo Tuesday, to partake in Arab ministerial meeting

Date: 2014-04-07 15:37:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:654928

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad el-Maliki will be visiting Egypt Tuesday to take part in an extraordinary meeting of the Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League's HQ in Cairo. Palestine has requested holding the meeting, which will be held ....

Arab world needs collective work to manage crises: AL chief

Date: 2014-04-07 15:36:18 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:654926

Arab League chief Nabil el Arabi asserted on Monday the necessity of collective Arab work to combat crises and their repercussions. "No one country can face crises solely," Arabi told a regional conference on crisis management. The region ....

Lebanese president chairs meeting on national security

Date: 2014-04-07 11:02:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:654172

President Michel Suleiman chaired a meeting of security officials at Baabda Palace which was attended by Prime Minister Tammam Salam. The state-run National News Agency said the conferees discussed the plan approved by the government last week to ....

Arab League to monitor Iraq's parliamentary polls

Date: 2014-04-07 11:01:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:654170

The Arab League will monitor the Iraqi parliamentary elections set to take place at the end of this month. Ambassador Ahmed ben Helli, Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League, said the Arab League will send one delegation of 25 observers to ....