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Abbas inquires after health of Kerry's wife
Date: 2013-07-12 11:00:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:197913
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas phoned US State Secretary John Kerry to inquire after his wife's health on Thursday night. Kerry's wife, Teresa, 74, was rushed to a hospital in Massachusetts on Sunday and flown to Boston, where she was ....
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Israeli police increase forces for 1st Friday prayers of Ramadan
Date: 2013-07-12 10:58:39 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:197911
Israeli police increased forces Friday in the area around the Temple Mount for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, Israel Radio reported. During the month of Ramadan, residents of the Palestinian territories aged 45 and over were to be ....
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Brahimi leaves Cairo en route to Paris
Date: 2013-07-11 13:53:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:196962
UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi left Cairo on Thursday en route to Paris. Brahimi had embarked on a visit to Egypt at the end of June, during which he met with Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil el-Arabi and a ....
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Assad’s chemical weapons 'pose a catastrophic threat to Britain'
Date: 2013-07-11 10:08:29 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:196562
The risk that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s chemical stockpile will fall into terrorist hands poses a serious, potentially catastrophic threat to the Middle East and to British national security, intelligence chiefs have warned. John Sawers, ....
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Arab parliament chief hails army role in fulfilling Egyptians' aspirations
Date: 2013-07-10 20:55:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:196218
CAIRO (MENA) - Arab Parliament chief Ahmed bin Mohamed Al-Jarwan has praised a role played by the Egyptian army in fulfilling the aspirations of the Egyptian people. In a statement on Wednesday, he hoped that Egypt could get out of its current ....
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100 Jewish settlers storm halls of Aqsa Mosque on 1st day of Ramadan
Date: 2013-07-10 17:52:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:196075
RAMALLAH (MENA) - As many as 100 Jewish extremists stormed the halls of the Aqsa Mosque Wednesday protected by Israeli troops. Awqaf Director Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib said the settlers stormed the mosque from the Maghareb Gate. He said that ....
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MWL calls for achieving objectives of fasting, launching initiative to resolve Syrian crisis
Date: 2013-07-10 17:47:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:196062
MECCA AL-MUKARAMAH, Saudi Arabia (MENA) - The Secretariat General of the Muslim World League has called on Muslims the world over on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan to take advantage of the fasting lessons during this month and emulate ....
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Anti-Assad group claims responsibility for Beirut blast
Date: 2013-07-10 13:17:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:195662
An armed group against President Bashar al-Assad claimed responsibility for Tuesday's blast in a southern Beirut area controlled by Hezbollah. In a statement on Facebook, the group, calling itself the "313 brigade for special missions", said it ....
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Benomar: Yemen won't be affected this time by what is taking place in Egypt
Date: 2013-07-10 13:02:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:195642
UN secretary-general's special envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar said Yemen will not be affected this time by what is taking place in Egypt. Yemen has been affected by events that took place in Egypt for many decades, however, this time, it will not be ....
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Sudanese president orders release of ex-spy chief
Date: 2013-07-10 12:32:30 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:195564
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the release of ex-intelligence chief Salah Gosh, who has been charged with plotting against the state and trying to topple his regime. Quoting well-informed sources, Al-Sudani paper said the pardon ....
