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  • Jarba: Free army fights al-Qaeda, other extremist groups that were allowed by regime to operate in Syria

    Jarba: Free army fights al-Qaeda, other extremist groups that were allowed by regime to operate in Syria

    Date: 2014-01-22 11:00:49 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:513271

    Head of the Syrian opposition National Coalition Ahmed Jarba on Wednesday said that the Syrian people have carried arms only to defend themselves against the regime. In his speech at Geneva II conference on Syria, he added the Syrian revolution ....

  • Ban, Muallam go into argument at Geneva II conference

    Ban, Muallam go into argument at Geneva II conference

    Date: 2014-01-22 10:45:51 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:513205

    United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallam got into a bitter argument at the opening session of Geneva II conference on the political crisis of Syria. The conference kicked off here earlier on Wednesday ....

  • Geneva 2 conference on Syria kicks off

    Geneva 2 conference on Syria kicks off

    Date: 2014-01-22 10:13:21 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:512994

    The Geneva 2 conference on Syria began here on Wednesday in a bid to reach a political solution to the nearly three-year unrest in the country. An Egyptian delegation led by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi is taking part in the event. Addressing ....

  • 2 Palestinian resistance men killed in Israeli raid

    2 Palestinian resistance men killed in Israeli raid

    Date: 2014-01-22 08:54:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:512777

    Two members of Saraya el-Quds, Jihad's military wing, were killed in an Israeli air raid late on Tuesday, a spokesman for Gaza Strip Health Ministry said. An Israeli reconnaissance plane fired one rocket at a Palestinian car in Heit Hanoun in ....

  • 6 killed, wounded in 2 separate incidents in Tikrit

    6 killed, wounded in 2 separate incidents in Tikrit

    Date: 2014-01-22 08:48:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:512933

    Two policemen and one woman were killed and three police men wounded in two separate incidents in eastern and southern Tikrit city in Salah ad Din Governorate, about 170 km north of Baghdad. A local security source said a roadside bomb went off ....

  • 2 Lebanese army men wounded in Tripoli

    2 Lebanese army men wounded in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-01-22 08:17:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:512841

    Two Lebanese army men were wounded in the ongoing clashes with an armed group in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Wednesday. The army is responding to the sources of fire. Violence flared up at Bab Al Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen, two ....

  • 260 trucks allowed into Gaza

    260 trucks allowed into Gaza

    Date: 2014-01-22 07:50:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:512773

    Israeli occupation authorities on Wednesday decided to allow the entry of 260 trucks carrying goods into the Gaza Strip via Karem Abu Salem crossing. The Chairman of the Coordination Committee regulating all goods entering the Gaza Strip, Raed ....

  • US condemns Beirut blast

    US condemns Beirut blast

    Date: 2014-01-22 07:42:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:512757

    The US State Department condemned the strong blast in Beirut's mostly Shi'ite southern suburbs that left four dead. "The United States condemns the attack in the strongest terms. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the victims and their families. ....

  • Stable Egypt is in Jordan's interest – Jordanian PM

    Stable Egypt is in Jordan's interest – Jordanian PM

    Date: 2014-01-22 07:38:13 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:512744

    Prime minister of Jordan Abdullah Ensour voiced support Tuesday for stability in Egypt as a vital interest for Arab and Muslim worlds. Addressing the Jordanian parliament, Ensour underscored Amman's stance over the developments in Egypt, ....

  • Eight people killed and wounded in Baghdad blast

    Eight people killed and wounded in Baghdad blast

    Date: 2014-01-21 17:07:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:512249

    Eight people were killed and wounded in a booby-trapped blast in Baghdad on Tuesday, said an Iraqi security source. He added that a booby-trapped car that was parking at al-Maared district went off leaving two civilians dead and six others ....

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