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Kerry calls for holding peace conf. on Syria as soon as possible
Date: 2013-10-14 17:26:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:338715
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said a peace conference should be held in Geneva as soon as possible to set up an interim government. "There has to be a transition government in Syria to permit the possibility of peace," the BBC quoted ....
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Syria chemical weapons: OPCW plea for short ceasefires
Date: 2013-10-14 17:23:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:338713
The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says fighting is preventing access to some sites through rebel-held areas. Ahmet Uzumcu, of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, called for local, ....
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Libya PM promises to reveal names of 5 lawmakers involved in his abduction
Date: 2013-10-14 11:52:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:338273
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan promised on Monday to uncover the names of five legislators who were implicated in his kidnap last week. In statements, he said he will reveal their names before the parliament. He said the armed group that ....
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Mufti of Saudi Arabia warns of Islamic nation division
Date: 2013-10-14 11:44:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:338252
Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdel Aziz ben Abdullah warned on Monday of the division of the Islamic world, saying Islam's enemies are trying to drive a wedge among Muslim countries to spread chaos and instability. Abdullah, at hajj sermon in ....
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300 trucks enter Gaza via Karm Abu-Salem
Date: 2013-10-14 10:15:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:338049
The Israeli authorities decided Monday to allow 300 trucks laden with commodities and fuel into the Gaza Strip. Limited amounts of diesel oil will be also pumped, as well as cooking gas, said Raed Fattouh, the head of the committee of aid ....
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Car bomb in Northern Syria kills at least 12
Date: 2013-10-14 10:12:58 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:338043
Syrian activist groups say a car bombing in a rebel-held northwestern town has killed at least 12 people, ABC News reported. Two groups say the bombing took place on Monday at a market in the town of Darkoush in Idlib province and also wounded ....
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Jordan's border guards still securing Syrian refugees - military source
Date: 2013-10-14 10:09:52 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:338039
Jordanian border guards are still securing the Syrian refugees while crossing into the kingdom to flee unrest in their home, a Jordanian military source said. The source told Al-Ghad newspaper out Monday that pro-Assad forces are heavily firing ....
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Israeli troops arrest 16 Palestinians
Date: 2013-10-14 10:05:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:338031
Israeli occupation forces arrested early Monday sixteen Palestinian citizens during security crackdowns on cities of the West Bank, said security sources. Among the Palestinians, who were arrested in the cities of Tulkarm, Nablus, Hebron and ....
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Investigations still underway to uncover Tripoli blasts assilants - Mikati
Date: 2013-10-14 09:22:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:337920
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Monday that investigations are still underway to uncover the circumstances of the two blasts that rocked Tripoli in August. He said security bodies are intensifying their efforts to arrest all ....
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Former PM Benflis says he will run for presidency
Date: 2013-10-14 09:19:29 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:337912
Former Algerian prime minister Ali Benflis said he will hold a press conference in November to officially announce that he will join the coming presidential race in 2014, according to media reports. Benflis was former prime minister from 2000 to ....
