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Libyan cabinet calls for snap session over PM abduction
Date: 2013-10-10 09:16:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:331534
The Libyan cabinet called for an emergency meeting under the deputy premier over the abduction of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan early Thursday by gunmen. The Libyan government media office said the armed men led the premier to an unknown ....
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Libyan government denies kidnap of finance minister
Date: 2013-10-10 09:01:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:331519
The media office of the Libyan cabinet denied on Thursday reports that Finance Minister El-Kilani Abdel Kerim was kidnapped, saying the minister is currently visiting the United States. Some news outlets reported that Abdel Kerim was taking by ....
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Libyan government confirms kidnap of PM
Date: 2013-10-10 08:56:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:331511
The Libyan government confirmed the abduction of Prime Minister Ali Zaidan by unidentified gunmen from a hotel he was staying in the Libyan capital at dawn of Thursday. The media office of the cabinet told MENA that a group, believed to be the ....
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Yair Lapid: Israel doesn’t need Palestinian recognition of Jewish state
Date: 2013-10-09 09:49:20 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:329801
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid announced Tuesday that he opposes a demand set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state be a condition for any future peace deal, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz ....
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Netanyahu rejects Palestinian, U.S. request to bring forward next round of prisoner release
Date: 2013-10-09 09:33:12 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:329779
Israel has rejected a request by the Palestinian and American governments that the planned release of a second group of Palestinian prisoners be moved up by two and a half weeks, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. The release was originally ....
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Hamas not forced to congratulate Egypt on October War victory celebrations
Date: 2013-10-08 20:06:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:329384
A senior Hamas official said on Tuesday that the Islamic movement is not forced to congratulate Egypt in the name of interim President Adly Mansour on the occasion of the anniversary of October War victory like what President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah ....
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King Abdullah II, president Mansour stress depth of Jordanian-Egyptian relations
Date: 2013-10-08 16:06:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:328889
King Abdullah II of Jordan and Egypt's Interim President Adly Mansour stressed on Tuesday the depth of bilateral relations which are based on solid and strong national and historical foundations. At a joint official session of talks, the two ....
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Putin: Eliminating Syria chemical weapons possible within year
Date: 2013-10-08 13:40:24 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:328569
The disagreements on Syria between Russia and the United States are tactical, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Speaking at a news conference after the APEC summit, Putin said Russia and the United States have common goals to stabilize the ....
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Clashes between Sunni, Alawite residents in Tripoli
Date: 2013-10-07 09:29:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:326212
Limited clashes erupted early Monday between residents of the Sunni Bab al-Tebana and Alawite Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods in Tripoli. Light weapons were used in the confrontation that lasted for about an hour. The situation in both ....
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Israel reopens Kerm Abu Salem crossing to allow entry of 450 trucks to Gaza
Date: 2013-10-06 12:30:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:324987
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday reopened Kerm Abu Salem Crossing, southeast Gaza Strop, and allowed the entry of 450 trucks laden with commodities. Chief of Commodities Committee Raed Fatouh said the trucks are carrying commodities for ....