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Israeli forces surround al-Aqsa mosque
Date: 2013-09-04 12:28:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:272973
There are confirmed reports that Israeli forces have surrounded the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied al-Quds after it was reportedly stormed by Jewish groups. Witnesses inside the mosque told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that Israeli forces had detained ....
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Erekat phones US, European officials to intervene to halt Israel's practices in Al-Aqsa
Date: 2013-09-04 12:25:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:272959
Member of the Fatah Executive Committee Saeb Erekat held contacts with several US and European officials to ask them to intervene to bring an end to Israel's practices in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Erekat, in statements on Wednesday, said ....
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Iran once again warns of consequences of possible attack on Syria
Date: 2013-09-04 10:47:38 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:272746
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again warned that any military intervention in Syria could have negative consequences on the regional and international security, Press TV news reported Wednesday. Zarif made the remarks in a ....
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Mekdad tells CBS Mideast will be on fire if US attacks Syria
Date: 2013-09-03 18:53:10 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:272107
In an interview with CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer, Syria's deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said the region will be on fire if the US attacks his country. "The Middle East is already on fire now," Mekdad said. "And we think any ....
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Talks between Kiir, Bashir kicks off
Date: 2013-09-03 12:24:08 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:271332
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir kicked off their bilateral talks just hours after Kiir landed in Khartoum for a state visit. The talks tackled issues related to border, oil sharing, the flashpoint ....
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Quds mufti condemns closure of Ibrahimi mosque
Date: 2013-09-03 11:35:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:271209
Quds Mufti Mohamed Hussein condemned Wednesday Israel's closure of Ibrahimi Mosque in the face of Muslims next Thursday and Friday. In statements Tuesday, he deplored Israel's ban of Azan (call for prayers) at the Ibrahimi mosque since August ....
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Top UN official: 7 million Syrians displaced by civil war
Date: 2013-09-03 09:12:05 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:270869
Tarik Kurdi, the representative of the UN refugee agency in Syria, said that 7 million Syrians, or almost one-third of the population, have been displaced inside the country because of the ongoing war. Kurdi added that 5 million of the ....
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Arab League chief says any act against Assad regime should come as part of Geneva Charter, UN agreement
Date: 2013-09-02 14:42:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:269890
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi stressed on Monday that any deterrent acts to be taken against the Assad regime should come as part of the Geneva Charter or the UN agreement that prohibits the use of chemical weapons. Arabi, at a ....
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Iranian FM, UN Secretary General discuss developments in Syria
Date: 2013-09-02 11:27:51 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:269412
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed current Syrian developments with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over the phone Sunday evening, Irna reported Monday. According to the press bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during ....
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Obama informed Netanyahu prior to speech of plans to delay Syria strike
Date: 2013-09-02 09:36:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:269194
US President Barack Obama called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday and informed him that he planned to delay what seemed like an imminent attack on Syria, ahead of his speech at the White House to that regard. Obama also told ....
