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230 trucks allowed into Gaza through Karm Abu Salem
Date: 2014-01-26 09:33:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:520952
Israeli authorities reopened Sunday the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing in south-east Gaza after the weekend. " Occupation forces will allow the entry of 230 trucks laden with goods to the commercial and agricultural sectors." Raed Fattouh, ....
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No extension to talks with Israel - Fatah
Date: 2014-01-25 16:24:15 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:520085
Proposals made by US State Secretary John Kerry contradict international legitimacy decisions and the Middle East roadmap, said member of the Fatah Central Committee Azzam al-Ahmad. The Palestinian leadership is against extending negotiations ....
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Hague hails South Sudan cease fire
Date: 2014-01-24 09:52:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:517018
Foreign Secretary William Hague hailed today in a twitter Ethiopian mediated ceasefire agreement between the government and rebels in South Sudan concluded yesterday. "There is a ray of hope in South Sudan and I hope both sides implement the ....
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Assad can not be called criminal without investigation - Medvedev
Date: 2014-01-23 18:20:49 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:516264
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cannot be declared a criminal a priori, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, according to Russia Today. "We cannot say that Assad is a criminal without investigation. Assad is the current president of ....
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2 killed, 16 wounded in Fallujah bombardments
Date: 2014-01-23 10:06:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:515117
At least two people were killed and 16 others wounded in bombings in Fallujah, a police source said Thursday. Fallujah, a city on Baghdad's doorstep, has been outside of government control for weeks. The source said the bombings coincided with ....
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Lebanese PM urges swift line-up of new gov't
Date: 2014-01-23 07:57:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:514791
Lebanon's Premier-Designate Tammam Salam underlined the importance of capitalizing on the current opportunity to form a government grouping all Lebanese factions with regional and international support. In statements to the Lebanese newspaper ....
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Mutual understanding "only way" to resolve Syrian crisis - Chinese FM
Date: 2014-01-22 14:02:57 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:513831
Mutual understanding is the only way to resolve the Syrian crisis, said China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In his speech during the opening session of the Geneva-2 Conference, Wang said that the Syrian opposition and the regime should seek to ....
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AL chief says world community should act to end military action in Syria
Date: 2014-01-22 12:45:22 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:513577
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi said countries taking part in the Geneva II conference, which opened here Wednesday, should reach a decision to end all military actions in Syria. Participants in the conference, particularly the ....
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AL denounces constant Israeli raids on Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-01-22 12:01:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:513436
The Arab League denounced Wednesday the continued Israeli raids on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank which have left many people killed recently. Assistant Arab League Secretary General for Palestinian and Occupied ....
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Egypt still broker of Palestinian reconciliation -- Fatah official
Date: 2014-01-22 11:58:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:513429
Although Fatah and Hamas are directly communicating now, Egypt remains the broker of the Palestinian national reconciliation, a senior Fatah official said Wednesday. Coordination between the Palestinian leadership and Cairo has never stopped, ....