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Abbas calls for action to counter Israel attempts to Judaize Al-Quds
Date: 2014-01-18 07:32:32 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:505247
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Arabs and Muslims to act to counter attempts to Judaize East Jerusalem. Arab and Muslim countries should pay better attention to Al-Quds, Abbas said in an interview with the Moroccan TV Friday ....
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UN rights official says atrocities committed in South Sudan
Date: 2014-01-18 07:05:19 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:505216
South Sudan’s government and rebels are responsible for “mass atrocities” during the past month’s fighting in the world’s newest nation, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic said. Simonovic said in a statement that ....
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Lebanese army arrests 4 British-born Islamic extremists
Date: 2014-01-17 17:58:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:504781
The Lebanese Army arrested on Friday four British-born Islamic extremists in Zahle town in the Bekaa Valley. They illegally entered the Lebanese territory under the pretext of providing aid, a security source said. They are currently being ....
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Unity only way to fight Israeli occupation – Palestinian MP
Date: 2014-01-17 17:57:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:504779
Azzam Al-Ahmed, head of the Fatah Parliamentary bloc said Friday that unity of Palestinian factions is the only way to confront the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip. "The successful way to the fight Israeli crimes against children and ....
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Lebanon's officials slam attack on border towns
Date: 2014-01-17 16:22:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:504605
Lebanon's Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has slammed a rocket attack from Syria on the northeastern Lebanese town of Arsal and other Lebanese villages. The Lebanese Army confirmed the attack, saying 20 rockets and shells from Syria hit ....
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Berri meets with Frensh presidential envoy
Date: 2014-01-17 16:22:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:504611
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri on Friday received the personal representative of the French President for Middle Eastern Affairs, Manuel Bon, and reviewed with him the latest local and regional developments. The meeting was attended by ....
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S. Sudan army loses contact with forces in rebels-controlled town
Date: 2014-01-17 14:00:56 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:504331
South Sudan's army on Friday announced that it lost contacts with its forces fighting in the rebels-controlled town, Malakal, the main town in the northern Upper Nile state, Sky news reported. Malkal, the key oil-town, has become one of the most ....
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Lebanon's president warns of involvement in Syrian crisis
Date: 2014-01-17 13:58:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:504329
Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman warned Friday from passing the limits in terms of the involvement in the Syrian crisis, the National News Agency reported. Sleiman said this burden has become heavy on the Lebanese people and it was jeopardizing ....
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Algeria presidential vote real chance for chage: Fox News
Date: 2014-01-17 13:34:40 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:504257
It is seen as one of the most important votes in Algeria's history. But just three months before the North African country's presidential election, no one is sure who is running. The elections could offer a rare chance for change and new faces in ....
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Khartoum to host meeting of AL economic-social council Sunday
Date: 2014-01-17 13:29:41 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:504248
Sudan's capital city of Khartoum will host on Sunday meetings of the Arab League's (AL) Economic ad Social Council. The meeting comes in response to an initiative by Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir to achieve food security in the Arab ....
