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Lebanese president calls for national dialogue session on March 31
Date: 2014-03-21 14:44:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:622587
After the formation of a national government, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman called Friday for a national dialogue on March 31 at Baabda Presidential Palace to discuss a national defense strategy. In the meantime, Sleiman received at Baabda ....
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4 killed, 10 injured in Iraq blast
Date: 2014-03-21 14:01:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:622513
Four people were killed and ten others injured when two booby-trapped cars exploded in a district, northwest of Kirkuk, 255km north of the capital Baghdad, an Iraqi police source said. Security forces cordoned off the scene of the blast, while ....
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Roadside bomb explodes at army patrol in Lebanon
Date: 2014-03-21 11:44:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:622182
An explosive charge went off in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli as an army patrol was passing by. The roadside bomb left no casualties but a number of cars in the area were damaged, the Lebanese army command said in a press release. ....
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Lebanese president meets Egypt FM
Date: 2014-03-21 10:26:14 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:622029
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman received Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy on Friday. They discussed the latest developments in the region especially in Egypt and Lebanon and ways to boost bilateral ties. Egypt's top diplomat handed over ....
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Jordanian King, Chechen president discuss ties, regional developments
Date: 2014-03-20 18:18:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:621298
Jordanian King Abdullah II met on Thursday with President of the Chechen Republic in the Russian Federation, Ramzan Kadyrov, to discuss bilateral ties as well as issues of common interest, Petra News Agency reported. The King said Jordan was keen ....
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Nabil el-Arabi leaves for Kuwait
Date: 2014-03-20 18:17:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:621296
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi left here heading for Kuwait on a one-week visit. El-Arabi will chair preparatory meetings for the 25th regular Arab Summit to be held in Kuwait for the first time since founding the AL. The ....
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More support urged to small, medium-sized projects in Arab countries - AL chief
Date: 2014-03-20 12:40:31 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:620645
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi called on all Arab countries to show more support to small and medium-sized projects that play an important role in the development process. Arabi said Arab countries contributed 967.4 million dollars ....
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More financial support needed for Arab Spring countries - IMF official
Date: 2014-03-20 11:40:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:620486
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) official believes that more financing programs are needed for Arab Spring countries in light of the growing unemployment rates. Tim Callin, IMF assistant director for the Middle East and Central Asia, told ....
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Palestinian issue on top of Kuwait summit agenda - FM
Date: 2014-03-20 09:29:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:620166
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh Maliki stressed that the Palestinian issue is on the top of the agenda of the Arab summit to take place in Kuwait on Tuesday. In radio statements, he said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will update the ....
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Fatah spokesman to MENA: We will not recognize Israel as Jewish state
Date: 2014-03-19 18:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:619564
Fatah Spokesman Ahmed Assaf said that the Palestinian crisis is now passing by a critical stage especially under the rule of the current Israeli government. "Israel tries to exploit turmoil, now hitting some Arab states, to deteriorate the ....
