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  • Iran, Syria mull Russia initiative on Syria

    Iran, Syria mull Russia initiative on Syria

    Date: 2013-09-11 16:08:41 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:284806

    Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian had talks on Wednesday with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Russia's initiative to place Syria's chemical weapons under international ....

  • Russia denies postponing UN meeting on Syria

    Russia denies postponing UN meeting on Syria

    Date: 2013-09-11 16:07:52 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:284804

    The Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a Security Council session on the Syrian crisis has been postponed upon request from member states and not from Russia. Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich denied reports by media ....

  • Arabi welcomes Russian proposal for Syria

    Arabi welcomes Russian proposal for Syria

    Date: 2013-09-11 16:07:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:284803

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi underlined the importance of Russia's plan to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control. He further said that it constitutes an important development in resolving the Syrian ....

  • Fatah denies taking over control of Rafah terminal from Hamas

    Fatah denies taking over control of Rafah terminal from Hamas

    Date: 2013-09-11 13:07:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:284382

    Fatah denied on Wednesday that it took over the security control of Rafah border terminal with Egypt from Hamas, saying these all rumors. Azam el-Ahmed, member of Fatah central committee, said there have not been any official contacts on ....

  • Small number of people injured in Libyan foreign ministry blast

    Small number of people injured in Libyan foreign ministry blast

    Date: 2013-09-11 12:34:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:284146

    A small number of people was injured in Wednesday's huge blast that hit the Libyan Foreign Ministry building in Benghazi, a security source said. Speaking to MENA correspondent on condition of anonymity, the source said several buildings in ....

  • Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque under protection of Israeli police

    Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque under protection of Israeli police

    Date: 2013-09-11 11:44:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:284132

    Extremist Jewish settlers accompanied by Israeli rabbis stormed early Wednesday Al-Aqsa mosque from Bab el-Maghareba gate amid protection from the Israeli occupation forces. Youssef Mekheimar, one of Al-Aqsa guards, said dozens of settlers ....

  • Hamas gov't calls for protection of Al-Aqsa

    Hamas gov't calls for protection of Al-Aqsa

    Date: 2013-09-11 11:02:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:284030

    Hamas government has voiced deep worry over sustained aggressions against Al-Aqsa mosque from Jewish settlers, asserting that such acts are backed by the Zionist government and pave the way for the destruction of Al-Aqsa mosque and the building the ....

  • Israeli occupation forces arrest 9 Palestinians from West Bank

    Israeli occupation forces arrest 9 Palestinians from West Bank

    Date: 2013-09-11 10:37:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:283970

    The Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday nine Palestinians from various West Bank governorates. Security sources said the Israeli occupants arrested three Palestinians from Kefr Qaddoum town, east of Qalqiliya governorate, after ....

  • Salahuddin governor survives assassination attempt

    Salahuddin governor survives assassination attempt

    Date: 2013-09-11 10:32:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:283955

    Salahuddin Governor Ahmed Abdullah al-Janori survived Wednesday an attempt on his life. Four of the governor's guards were injured during the assault. Late Tuesday, five security personnel were killed and seven others injured in a ....

  • Syrian commander slams int'l manoeuvre on military strike on Syria

    Syrian commander slams int'l manoeuvre on military strike on Syria

    Date: 2013-09-11 10:25:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:283937

    Abdel-Jabber al-Akidi, the head of the Revolutionary Military Council in Aleppo, described the international manoeuvre which aims at reversing the military strike against Bashar's regime in return for neutralize his chemical weapons as a "filthy ....

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