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  • Syrian army takes control of strategic town

    Syrian army takes control of strategic town

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:42:46 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:414507

    The Syrian regime army said it re-took Deir Atiyah town, a key rebel holdout in the strategic Qalamoun region in north of Damascus. Troops are trying to encircle rebels near Damascus, pushing to capture the Qalamoun region and sever rebel supply ....

  • Tribesmen blow up Yemen’s main oil pipeline

    Tribesmen blow up Yemen’s main oil pipeline

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:41:17 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:414506

    Armed Yemeni tribesmen have blown up Yemen’s main oil export pipeline in east of the capital, a military source said. The oil flow has stopped by the explosion, which took place on Friday, the source said. Yemen uses the pipeline to carry ....

  • UN chief deplores shelling of Russian Embassy in Damascus

    UN chief deplores shelling of Russian Embassy in Damascus

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:39:48 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:414504

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the shelling on Thursday against the Russian Embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which killed one person and wounded nine others, UN News Center reported on Friday. Embassy personnel ....

  • Lebanese army seizes 3 rockets ready to be launched

    Lebanese army seizes 3 rockets ready to be launched

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:36:03 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:414496

    The Lebanese Army seized three Grad rockets ready to be launched in Al Qaa area in eastern Lebanon, the military said on Friday in a press release. An investigation has been started into the case. ....

  • Un chief calls for supporting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations to fulfil two-State solution

    Un chief calls for supporting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations to fulfil two-State solution

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:27:07 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:414483

    This annual Solidarity Day is an opportunity to reflect on the critical situation faced by the Palestinian people and to consider our collective contributions and responsibilities as Governments, international or civil society organizations, towards ....

  • AL chief: Syria's membership in Arab League hinges upon Geneva II

    AL chief: Syria's membership in Arab League hinges upon Geneva II

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:17:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:414464

    Arab League chief Nabil Arabi criticizes Russia's stance over the crisis in Syria, saying that Moscow "hinders UNSC resolutions and support Bashar Al-Assad's regime." Speaking to Russia Today satellite channel, Arabi said that the Arab League ....

  • Three protesters injured in bomb attack outside hotel in Benghazi

    Three protesters injured in bomb attack outside hotel in Benghazi

    Date: 2013-11-30 07:13:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:414457

    Three people were injured outside a hotel in Benghazi when gunmen driving a car threw a bomb at them on Friday, a security and military expert in Benghazi's Joint Security Room Mohammed Hijazi told MENA. Security forces managed to seize the car ....

  • Syria PM arrives in Tehran for talks

    Syria PM arrives in Tehran for talks

    Date: 2013-11-29 16:15:09 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:413964

    Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi arrived in Tehran to discuss regional issues, including the Syria crisis, with Iranian officials, Press TV reported Friday. Halqi arrived in Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport on Friday and was welcomed by ....

  • National coordination association to support Boutaflika to run for 4th term

    National coordination association to support Boutaflika to run for 4th term

    Date: 2013-11-29 13:55:02 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:413707

    A national coordination association has said it will support Algerian President Abdel Aziz Boutaflika in his bid to run for another term in office. The association, which includes all pro-Bouteflika groups, vowed to gather more than four million ....

  • UN official calls for solidarity with Lebanon

    UN official calls for solidarity with Lebanon

    Date: 2013-11-29 12:36:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:413504

    Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to show solidarity with Lebanon, which hosts thousands of Syrian refugees. In remarks following a meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister Naguib ....

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