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Lavrov: Assad did not ask Russia to ensure his safety
Date: 2013-12-20 14:28:50 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:452360
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Syrian President Bashar Assad has not asked Russia to ensure his safety in case he leaves his presidential post, RIA Novosti reported on Friday. Lavrov said Assad “reiterated on several occasions that ....
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Land road between Egypt, Sudan to be opened in January
Date: 2013-12-20 13:15:44 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:452228
Undersecretary of Sudan's Transport and Roads Ministry Ahmed Ibrahim said on Friday that an agreement was reached to open the international land road between Egypt and Sudan in January. In statements to Sudanese Almeghar Alsyasy newspaper, ....
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Troops on Lebanon border with Israel on high alert
Date: 2013-12-20 12:10:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:452090
Lebanese army and UNIFIL troops deployed on the border with Israel are on high alert after the Israeli army attempted to cut down a tree inside Lebanon that fell on the separating fence. UNIFIL troops are trying to settle the problem, a ....
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Palestinian analysts slam Israeli PM stance over settlement expansion
Date: 2013-12-20 12:09:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:452089
Palestinian analysts have slammed stance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over expansion of settlements in the West Bank. In statements on Thursday, Netanyahu had vowed to continue developing settlements, saying "We will not stop, ....
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Haniyeh asks Abbas to form national gov't
Date: 2013-12-19 13:41:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:450697
Head of the sacked Palestinian government in Gaza Ismail Haniya called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold a national meeting to discuss the formation of a national consensus government in line with Cairo and Doha agreements. Haniya ....
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Russia signals to Syria's Assad to stay silent on re-election
Date: 2013-12-19 12:33:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:450517
A Russian diplomat signalled on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should refrain from statements suggesting he might seek re-election because it could fuel tension before planned peace talks, Interfax news agency reported. “Such ....
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Syrian media center: Assad forces killed 30 civilians
Date: 2013-12-19 09:17:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:450044
The Syrian media center said on Thursday that the regime forces killed some 30 civilians during their attempt to escape from the town of Beit Sahm. The forces used sniper rifles in the brutal attack. Hundreds of Syrians tried to escape from hard ....
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Amnesty: Abuse rife in secret jails in Syria run by Isis
Date: 2013-12-19 08:49:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:449958
Torture and summary executions are rife in secret prisons in Syria run by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), BBC quoted Amnesty International as saying on Thursday. "Those abducted and detained by Isis include children as young as ....
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Sacked South Sudan vice president denies standing behind coup attempt
Date: 2013-12-18 11:16:03 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:448004
Sacked South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar denied Wednesday standing behind the failed coup attempt that took place in South Sudan on Monday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. President Salva Kiir accused Machar of leading the coup attempt ....
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Policeman killed, six Shia pilgrims injured in suicide attack
Date: 2013-12-18 10:59:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:448307
An Iraqi policeman was killed and six Shiite Muslims on pilgrimage in a suicide attack in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a security source said on Wednesday. A suicide bomber set off his explosive belt among a group of pilgrims who were ....
