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AL warns against attempts to divide Al-Aqsa
Date: 2014-02-18 14:14:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:562639
The Arab League has warned against Israeli attempts to divide the Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing this would open doors to instability and chaos in the region that cannot be closed. The Israeli Knesset is trying to legitimize infiltration of the holy ....
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95 killed, wounded in Iraq blasts
Date: 2014-02-18 14:05:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:562401
At least 95 people were killed and wounded Tuesday when six bobby-trapped cars exploded in several areas in Babel province. The bombings left 10 people dead and 85 others wounded, according to a security source. Security forces cordoned off ....
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AL chief meets UN working group
Date: 2014-02-18 12:35:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:562347
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met on Tuesday with a UN working group, chaired by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry. The meeting discussed a number of regional issues including the ....
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Palestinian preacher to MENA: Aqsa 'red line', Palestine not to give up on it
Date: 2014-02-18 10:49:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:562052
Preacher of al-Aqsa mosque Ekrema Sabry warned Tuesday the Israeli occupation forces against storming the holy mosque, describing it as a 'red line'. "We will not give up on our rights to the al-Aqsa mosque," Sabry told MENA correspondent, adding ....
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Western powers wanted to obliterate Arab national identity via using Arab Spring revolutions -- AL official
Date: 2014-02-18 09:10:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:561773
Iraq's permanent representative to the Arab League Qais al-Azzawi said Monday Western powers wanted to obliterate Arab national identity via using Arab Spring revolutions. During a seminar organized by Egyptian committee for solidarity to discuss ....
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Palestinian PM says Kerry's economic initiative to provide jobs for graduates
Date: 2014-02-17 19:44:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:561232
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has said that an economic initiative of US Secretary of State John Kerry will help employ Palestinian graduates who have work experience. The initiative, which coincides with a progress in the ....
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Moscow alarmed by reports of new Syrian opposition leadership
Date: 2014-02-17 17:17:10 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:560987
Russia is alarmed by reports that the Syrian opposition is being reorganized around a new leadership opposed to further peace talks, RIA Novosti quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying Monday. “New details are emerging – and we ....
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Lebanon's mufti meets advisor to Iran's supreme leader
Date: 2014-02-17 17:11:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:560970
Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rachid Qabbani met with Advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Sheikh Mohammad Mohammadi accompanied with Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi. After the meeting, Mohammadi called upon Arabs to ....
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South Sudan's Machar says “third bloc” choice unfortunate
Date: 2014-02-17 10:14:29 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:559888
South Sudan’s former vice president turned rebel leader, Riek Machar, said the decision of the seven recently released party leaders to form a third bloc “does not help the cause” of the resistance, according to Sudan Tribune. He, however, ....
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OIC congratulates Lebanon on new gov't
Date: 2014-02-17 10:09:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:559867
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani congratulated Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman and the new Prime Minister Tamam Salam on forming a new inclusive government. Madani said in a statement Monday ....