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Lebanese president, Italian PM probe latest developments
Date: 2013-12-14 14:44:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:439763
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman held a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta who arrived in Lebanon Friday on an official visit during which he will hold talks with Lebanese officials and inspect his country's troops participating in ....
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Iraqi policeman killed, another injured in attack in Ramadi
Date: 2013-12-14 14:40:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:439754
An Iraqi policeman was killed and another injured Saturday in an armed attack which targeted a security checkpoint in northern Ramadi, Anbar Governorate, west of Baghdad, a security source said. Unidentified militants open fire on the checkpoint ....
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Lavrov calls for forming coalition between govt, opposition in Syria to fight terrorism
Date: 2013-12-14 09:29:35 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:439206
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for setting up a coalition between the government and the Syrian national powers to fight the terrorist groups in Syria. In statements to Russia-24 channel on Saturday, Lavrov said that fighting ....
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UN chief deplores use of chemical weapons in Syria
Date: 2013-12-14 09:14:55 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:439172
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored the use of chemical weapons in Syria and demanded that those responsible are held accountable, according to the BBC. Ban told the UN General Assembly that the international community also has a moral and ....
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Russia says destruction of chemical weapons in Syria requires $150 milion donations
Date: 2013-12-14 07:42:08 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:439035
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said the destruction of chemical weapons and facilities in Syria would require donations of about $140-150 million, RIA Novosti reported on Friday. He said that Russia was ready to make a financial ....
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Al-Qaeda-linked rebels kidnap 120 Syrian Kurds – watchdog
Date: 2013-12-14 07:29:30 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:439021
Al-Qaeda linked Islamists have kidnapped at least 120 Kurdish civilians from a village in Aleppo province near the border with Turkey, Russia Today cited the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying on Friday. The fighters of the Islamic ....
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Arab Parliament speaker arrives in Amman
Date: 2013-12-13 17:29:34 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:438627
Speaker of the Arab Parliament Ahmed Bin Mohamed al-Jarwan arrived Friday in Amman to head parliament sessions to kick off Sunday. Highlighting the social and economic burdens of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Jarwan said that the 80 members of the ....
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Haniyeh: Qatari Emir pledged to end electricity issue in Gaza
Date: 2013-12-13 17:27:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:438624
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh telephoned Friday Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to brief him on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Gaza has been under a tight Israeli siege since Hamas took control of the coastal ....
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Abbas rejects US plan for Israeli troops
Date: 2013-12-13 17:18:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:438612
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has rejected US proposals for Israel to keep troops in a future Palestinian state along its strategic border with Jordan, Al-Arabiya reported Friday. A Palestinian source, speaking on condition of anonymity, ....
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10 killed, wounded in Iraq blast
Date: 2013-12-13 17:08:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:438585
At least 10 people were killed and wounded Friday when a bobby-trapped car exploded near a police checkpoint in the city of Ramadi, some 110km west of Baghdad. The blast resulted in killing two policemen and wounding eight others, including a ....
