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  • 7 people killed, injured in car bomb blast in Tikrit city

    7 people killed, injured in car bomb blast in Tikrit city

    Date: 2013-10-29 12:10:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:360333

    Seven persons were killed and injured when a booby-trapped car blast took place in Tuz Khormato neighborhood in Tikrit, in the center of Salahuddine Governorate, situated some 170 kilometers north of Baghdad, a security source said. The blast ....

  • Kurdistan PM to visit Turkey next week

    Kurdistan PM to visit Turkey next week

    Date: 2013-10-29 10:07:40 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:360014

    Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani will embark on a visit to Turkey this week at an invitation from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erodgan, Turkey's NTV reported. During the visit, Barzani will meet with ....

  • Ban says Syria to meet key chemical arms deadline

    Ban says Syria to meet key chemical arms deadline

    Date: 2013-10-29 06:06:12 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:359588

    Syria is on target to meet a looming deadline to destroy its chemical weapons production equipment, even though inspectors have yet to visit all sites, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Monday. "The functional destruction of the declared capacity of the ....

  • Military solution for Syria impossible - Nasrallah

    Military solution for Syria impossible - Nasrallah

    Date: 2013-10-28 17:22:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:359210

    The military solution for the Syrian conflict became impossible and political dialogue without preconditions turn out to be the only viable one, Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Monday. Nasrallah asserted that the political ....

  • Syria rebel threats against Geneva-2 talks 'outrageous' – Lavrov

    Syria rebel threats against Geneva-2 talks 'outrageous' – Lavrov

    Date: 2013-10-28 17:12:32 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:359184

    Threats by Syrian powerful rebel groups against participants of Geneva-2 peace talks are “outrageous,” Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. The statement comes after 19 anti-Assad rebel groups refused to take part in the conference. ....

  • AL keen on success of joint meeting with EU next month -- official

    AL keen on success of joint meeting with EU next month -- official

    Date: 2013-10-28 17:09:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:359173

    The Arab League is keen on the success of the second meeting of its permanent delegates and ambassadors of the Political and Security Committee Council (PSC) of the Council of the European Union (EU), set to take place in Brussels on November 6, ....

  • Arab FM's emergency meeting to tackle Syrian crisis - AL official

    Arab FM's emergency meeting to tackle Syrian crisis - AL official

    Date: 2013-10-28 17:07:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:359170

    The emergency meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers, which will be held on Sunday evening, will discuss the Syrian crisis and preparations for holding the Geneva 2 conference, said the Arab League's Deputy Secretary General Ahmed bin Heli. In ....

  • Brahimi meets UN envoy to Lebanon before heading for Damascus

    Brahimi meets UN envoy to Lebanon before heading for Damascus

    Date: 2013-10-28 12:54:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:358638

    UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi stopped over at Beirut airport on Monday en route to Syria. He held talks at the airport with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly amid intensive security. After that Brahimi headed for ....

  • AL permanent delegates hold closed session

    AL permanent delegates hold closed session

    Date: 2013-10-28 12:33:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:358594

    Arab League permanent delegates held Monday a closed session under Libya's chairmanship. The meeting is held in preparation for a meeting between the AL permanent delegates and ambassadors of the EU Council's committee for political and security ....

  • Civilian killed, another injured in bomb blast in Tikrit city

    Civilian killed, another injured in bomb blast in Tikrit city

    Date: 2013-10-28 12:25:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:358575

    One civilian was killed and another injured when an explosive charge ripped through their vehicle in Tikrit city, Salahuddine governorate, situated some 170 kilometers north of Baghdad, a security source said Monday. The charge went off when a ....

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