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Kerry extends Mideast visit to push peace bid
Date: 2013-11-07 14:48:36 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:375342
US Secretary of State John Kerry extended his Middle East trip for an additional day in a bid to salvage the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. Kerry said in a joint interview with Israeli and Palestinian TV networks that will air later Thursday ....
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Palestinian cause red line for Arab national security - official
Date: 2013-11-07 10:30:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:374682
Egyptian Deputy Youths Minister Khaled Talima stressed on Thursday that standing for the Palestinian cause is not a complement but a duty as it is the red line of the Arab national security. Talima, speaking at the closing session of the Arab ....
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UN special envoy for Iraq arrives in Najaf, meets Sistani
Date: 2013-11-07 10:21:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:374658
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG) Nickolay Mladenov arrived on Thursday in Najaf city, some 160 km south of Baghdad. Upon his arrival, the UN envoy had a meeting with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the highest-ranking ....
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Lebanese FM: Geneva II conference could not be held without Saudi Arabia and Iran attendance
Date: 2013-11-07 09:22:16 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:374498
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said that he will lead a delegation to the Geneva II conference despite the objection of the March 14 movement. In statements to the Lebanese newspaper "As-Safir", out Thursday, the minister stressed that ....
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French FM: New proof that French reporters held in Syria alive
Date: 2013-11-07 09:19:55 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:374483
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that there is a new proof that four French journalists who have been kidnapped in war-torn Syria in June are alive. In an interview with a French TV channel, the minister stressed the necessity of ....
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Arab parliament condemns attempts to Judaize Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2013-11-07 07:42:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:374314
The Arab Parliament condemned on Thursday continued attempts by Israeli authorities to Judaize Al Aqsa Mosque, the latest of which was the proposed bill to the Knesset to divide the mosque between Muslims and Jews. In a statement, Arab Parliament ....
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Foreign Ministry dismisses Swiss team's findings on Arafat's death
Date: 2013-11-07 07:04:13 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:374254
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor dismissed findings of the Swiss forensic team that concluded Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned, after finding traces of polonium in samples of his remains, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported ....
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Arab League says Mideast peacemaking in dilemma
Date: 2013-11-06 17:51:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:373895
The Arab League said the ongoing peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel is facing a real dilemma due to Israel's current reluctant stance. "The Arab League is monitoring Israel's plots to destroy these negotiations," the pan-Arab ....
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Hamas rejects Kerry visit to Palestinian territories
Date: 2013-11-06 16:50:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:373782
Hamas has said that US Secretary of State John Kerry is not welcome in the occupied Palestinian territories. Kerry's visit is meant to provide a cover for Israel to continue its crimes against the Palestinian people, said Hamas spokesman Sami ....
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AL stresses continued efforts to release all Palestinians detained in Israeli jails
Date: 2013-11-06 13:51:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:373442
The Arab League has stressed, yet again, its nonstop efforts to release all Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails. The Israeli government is fully responsible for the death of Hassan al-Torabi, a detainee who died due to internal bleeding at an ....