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FM meets Abbas on fringe of Al Quds Committee meeting in Morocco
Date: 2014-01-17 12:34:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:504090
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met Friday with chairman of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in Morocco. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Al Quds Committee meeting which kicks off in Morocco later today, a statement by the Foreign ....
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AL takes part in ESC's special session on food security in Khartoum
Date: 2014-01-17 12:12:55 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:504040
Arab League's (AL) assistant secretary-general for economic affairs arrived on Friday in Khartoum to take part in the extraordinary session of the Economic and Social Council (ESC) of the AL on food security. Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijri will lead the AL ....
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Fahmy in Morocco for Quds meeting
Date: 2014-01-17 10:55:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:503875
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy is in Morocco to attend the 20th session of Al-Quds Committee, which will take place later in Marrakesh under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI, said Egypt’s Ambassador to Morocco Ehab Gamaleddin. Fahmy will then ....
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Lavrov: Made-up obstacles ahead of Geneva-2
Date: 2014-01-17 09:25:49 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:503730
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there were made-up hindrances ahead of the Geneva-2 peace conference on Syria, planned on January 22. During a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem on Friday, Lavrov said he hopes ....
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Russian, Syrian FMs to meet on Geneva-2 arrangements
Date: 2014-01-17 09:18:42 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:503711
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem will tackle preparations for the Geneva-2 conference on Syria during a meeting Friday. A three-way meeting between the Russian, Syrian ....
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Ethiopia urges international community to encourage South Sudan negotiations
Date: 2014-01-17 08:16:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:503598
Ethiopian State Minister Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos has urged the international community to encourage conflicting parties in South Sudan to peacefully end their disputes, said a statement by the Foreign Ministry. During a meeting Thursday ....
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'Syrian transitional government should be agreed to by regime, opposition'- Kerry
Date: 2014-01-17 07:54:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:503563
Any names that will be introduced to lead Syria's transition should be agreed to by Syrian opposition and regime alike, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. "Any names put forward for leadership of Syria's transition... those names ....
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Hamas warns Israel against seizing area around Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron
Date: 2014-01-17 07:40:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:503536
Islamist Hamas Movement warned Israel over the outcome of its attempts to take over the land and properties surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs) in Hebron under the pretext of military reasons. In a press release on Thursday, ....
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Russian, Iranian FMs hold talks on Geneva conf.
Date: 2014-01-16 17:57:35 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:503161
Russian Forign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow on Thursday to discuss preparation for Geneva II conference on Syrian crisis, Ria Novosti reported. A source in the Iranian Embassy in ....
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Iran says it doesn't accept Assad resignation as precondition for talks
Date: 2014-01-16 17:34:02 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:503118
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that calling for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad as a precondition to start negotiations with the opposition is unaccepted. "It is very dangerous to put preconditions ....