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Lebanese president hints at Israeli involvement in Beirut blast
Date: 2013-08-16 10:23:38 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:243973
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman condemned the explosion which occurred on Thursday in the Dahiyeh quarter in southern Beirut. According to him, the blast had the fingerprints of Israel, and its purpose is to destabilize Lebanon. Lebanese ....
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Al-Arabi receives phone call from Marzouki
Date: 2013-08-15 14:23:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:242932
Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi received Thursday a phone call from Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki. According to a statement released by League, the two sides exchanged views on developments in Egypt, as well as ....
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Second round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks ends in Jerusalem
Date: 2013-08-15 11:14:05 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:242498
The second round of talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams ended late Wednesday night, after five hours of discussion, Yediot Ahronot newspaper reported Thursday. A senior Israeli official said that the meeting was long and ....
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Salehi, Brahimi urge political solution to Syria crisis
Date: 2013-08-15 11:10:33 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:242488
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi have stressed the need for a political solution to the crisis in Syria, Press TV reported Thursday. In a telephone conversation, ....
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UN chemical weapons inspectors to leave for Syria imminently: Ban
Date: 2013-08-15 11:08:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:242485
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced that the UN team of chemical weapons inspectors will have an imminent departure for Syria with the formal acceptance of modalities essential for cooperation from Damascus, the BBC said Thursday. ....
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Israel begins to release 26 Palestinian prisoners
Date: 2013-08-14 14:07:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:240538
Israel has begun to free a group of Palestinian prisoners, whose release was agreed as part of the deal that allowed peace talks to resume, the BBC reported on Tuesday. A group of 26 prisoners, all convicted of attacks that happened before ....
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Gaddaf al-Dam trial adjourned until Oct. 7
Date: 2013-08-13 17:53:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:239891
The trial of Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, a close aide and cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been adjourned until October 7 on charges of attempted murder, resisting authorities and possessing unlicensed firearms. The court delayed the ....
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Mansour asserts to Bashir Egypt's support for Sudan in facing floods
Date: 2013-08-13 17:52:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:239889
Interim President Adly Mansour made a telephone call with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday. Mansour told Bashir that Egypt is supporting Sudan in facing floods that hit the country. A presidential statement said Mansour asserted - ....
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Jordan military denies clashes with Syrian army
Date: 2013-08-13 17:45:32 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:239876
A Jordanian military source has denied clashes between the Jordanian and Syrian armies on the border between the two countries. The confrontations took place between the regime and Free Syrian armies on Syrian soil, the source told Jordan's ....
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Yemeni president meets U.S. ambassador
Date: 2013-08-13 17:40:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:239869
Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Wednesday met at his office in the Presidency Palace with U.S. ambassador to Yemen, Gerald Feierstein. In the meeting, they discussed the security warnings launched by the United Sates and some ....