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Jewish extremists break into Aqsa

Date: 2013-11-03 13:51:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:368613

Jewish Extremists broke into al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday raising Israel's flag and they performed their prayers. "The occupation authorities, however, forced them out and investigated with Yehuda Glick jews," head of Murabeteen association of Quds ....

Karam Abu Salem crossing opens, 220 trucks enter Gaza Strip

Date: 2013-11-03 08:55:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:367888

The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday opened Karam Abu Salem crossing and allowed the entry of 220 trucks laden with commodities to the Gaza enclave. Head of the Commodities Coordination Committee Raed Fatouh said the trucks are carrying ....

Hamas officer held in Egyptian borders

Date: 2013-11-03 08:52:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:367879

Army forces arrested on Sunday an officer from the military wing of Hamas movement, Al-Qassam brigades, after being spotted in a car near the Egyptian border side. The officer, Aref. D. G , caught with a machine gun, a sniper weapon, bullets, a ....

King Abdullah urges int'l measures to help Jordan bear burdens of Syrian crisis

Date: 2013-11-03 08:51:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:367878

Jordanian King Abdullah II cautioned that he will take needed measures to protect his nation and people, if the international community does not help the kingdom to bear the burdens of the Syrian crisis. Jordan hosts about 600,000 Syrian refugees ....

Tunisia extends national dialogue for 36 hours to agree on PM

Date: 2013-11-03 06:36:39 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:367647

Tunisia extends national dialogue among political powers for additional 36 hours to reach an agreement on a new premier, Al Arabiya news channel reported early Sunday. The channel said there are new figures nominated for the post. ....

Israeli troops arrest 7 Palestinians

Date: 2013-11-02 17:35:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:367309

Israeli occupation forces arrested on Saturday seven Palestinians after raiding a house south Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (East Jerusalem), security sources said. The sources said that the Israeli occupation forces claimed that all detainees are ....

AL chief meets with Arab foreign ministers ahead of AL emergency meeting on Sunday

Date: 2013-11-02 14:43:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:367082

Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil el-Arabi held on Saturday a series of meetings to prepare for the Arab foreign ministers emergency meeting, slated for Sunday evening, to discuss the latest developments in the Syrian crisis. Arabi ....

Three Iraqi policemen injured in a roadside bomb blast in Mosul

Date: 2013-11-02 12:19:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:366819

Three members of the Iraqi Federal Police injured when a roadside bomb exploded in south Mosul, centre of Ninawa governorate, situated some 405 kilometers north of Baghdad. Meanwhile, security forces arrested 15 wanted persons over terrorism ....

Uneasy calm grips Yemen amid heavy security presence

Date: 2013-11-02 10:48:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:366632

An uneasy calm has gripped Sanaa on Saturday, amid a heavy security presence in a number of Yemeni cities. Military reinforcements arrived to the city of Gail Bawazir, a Yemeni military source said in statements Saturday. ....

Abbas to meet Kerry Wednesday in Bethlehem

Date: 2013-11-02 10:46:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:366621

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Wednesday with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Bethlehem , a well-placed Palestinian source said. In statements on Saturday to Alayam Newspaper, the source said that Abbas will discuss the recent ....