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Palestinian leadership to demand membership of more world bodies -- Fatah member
Date: 2014-04-07 08:59:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:653815
The Palestinian Authority will seek membership of 63 more international organizations and conventions, said Nabil Shaas, the member of the Fatah movement central committee said on Monday. Earlier this month, the Palestinian leadership applied ....
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Car on fire as bomb goes off in Manama
Date: 2014-04-07 08:47:38 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:653788
A car was set on fire after a locally-made explosive device went off in Adliya area in the Bahraini capital on Sunday, Manama police chief said. A probe was launched into the incident, he added. ....
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Hezbollah claims responsibility for Israeli patrol attack
Date: 2014-04-07 08:38:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:653763
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah claimed his party's responsibility responsibility for attacking an Israeli patrol at Shebaa Farms last month. Nasrallah, in an interview with Al-Safir newspaper out Monday, said the attack came in response to an ....
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Lebanon PM calls on Hezbollah to stop involvement in Syrian conflict
Date: 2014-04-07 08:13:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:653697
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam called on Hezbollah to stop engaging in the ongoing civil war in neighboring Syria. In statements to Al-Arabiya TV channel Sunday, Salam said that his government's policy is based on "self-distancing" ....
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AL chief praises US efforts to reach peace deal
Date: 2014-04-07 08:08:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:653678
Arab League chief Nabil Arabi has praised efforts exerted by US Secretary of State John Kerry to achieve peace between the Palestinians and Israel. "The Arab states encourage the US to continue endeavors to achieve peace between both sides", ....
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International flights resumed at Libya's Benina airport
Date: 2014-04-07 08:03:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:653666
International flights at Benina International Airport in Benghazi in Libya have been resumed after a one-day halt over protests. The protests were part of civil disobedience staged nationwide. An agreement was reached with the protesters to ....
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Two dead from MERS coronavirus in Jeddah
Date: 2014-04-07 07:48:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:653625
Two persons have died in the Saudi Arabia city of Jeddah from the new SARS-like coronavirus, MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Sunday. Saudi Arabia has been the country most affected by the respiratory-system virus, with 46 cases, of ....
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Two killed, five wounded in marketplace blast in Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-07 07:32:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:653590
Two were killed and five wounded in a blast that hit a marketplace in Baghdad, a police source said. "The explosive device was planted near a marketplace south Baghdad," he said. The area was declared off-limits. Iraq is rocking by ....
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Amr Moussa leaves for Kuwait to attend Arab, intl meeting
Date: 2014-04-06 15:12:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:652828
Former Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa left Egypt on Sunday heading for Kuwait to attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Council for Arab and International Relations. The event aims at activating joint Arab action. ....
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AL, Jordan highlights supporting peace efforts
Date: 2014-04-06 13:27:27 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:652575
Arab League chief Nabil el Araby affirmed on Sunday the necessity of supporting all exerted efforts meant to achieve an independent Palestinian state with al-Quds (East Jerusalem) its capital. The remarks came during a meeting here today with ....
