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  • US says Syria peace conference to sweep to June

    US says Syria peace conference to sweep to June

    Date: 2013-05-14 08:05:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:107538

        An expected conference to gather representatives of the Syrian government and opposition to try to end the Syrian crisis may be delayed to early June, US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday.   ....

  • Several settlers, Likud party members storm Aqsa Mosque

    Several settlers, Likud party members storm Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2013-05-07 11:54:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:97196

      Several Jewish settlers and members of the Likud party barged into the precincts of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday to mark the the 46th anniversary of what they called "unification" of Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem).   In statements ....

  • Abbas: Egypt's support to Palestine 'important

    Abbas: Egypt's support to Palestine 'important", my visit to Cairo within a week or more

    Date: 2013-05-07 09:20:23 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:96914

       Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas described Egypt's role and its backing to the Palestinian issue as "important" and will never change as Egypt has been a main sponsor of the Palestinian reconciliation process and has influential ....

  • Israeli Army files complaint with UN following mortars in Golan

    Israeli Army files complaint with UN following mortars in Golan

    Date: 2013-05-07 08:29:12 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:96837

       The Israeli army filed Monday a complaint with the UN's peacekeeping headquarter in the occupied Golan Heights after it stated that further canvassing of the area revealed two mortar shells exploded in an open terrain in the southern ....

  • UAE president hails Al-Azhar's role in Islamic world

    UAE president hails Al-Azhar's role in Islamic world

    Date: 2013-04-30 10:13:57 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:87240

       UAE President Sheikh Khalifa ben Zayed al-Nuhayyan hailed the role being played by Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, in the Islamic world.   This came in a phone conversation with Al-Azhar Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed ....

  • French embassy in Tripoli hit by car bomb, two injured

    French embassy in Tripoli hit by car bomb, two injured

    Date: 2013-04-23 11:39:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:77350

       A car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, injuring two guards and causing extensive damage, the BBC reported Tuesday.   The blast completely destroyed the embassy's reception area and ....

  • State Council judges club condemns attacks against Judiciary

    State Council judges club condemns attacks against Judiciary

    Date: 2013-04-21 11:45:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:74207

    Egypt State Council judges club, chaired by Judge Hamdy Yassien, condemned attempts to assault and offend the judiciary saying that Friday's protests under the title "purging the judiciary" have shocked all judges.   ....

  • Arab League chief leaves for Geneva

    Arab League chief leaves for Geneva

    Date: 2013-04-21 11:40:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:74197

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi left on Sunday for London from where he will fly to Geneva for talks on the Syrian crisis.      During his two-day visit to Geneva, Arabi will hold talks with UN chief Ban Ki-moon and ....

  • Syrian opposition urges int'l community to launch air raids against Assad regime

    Syrian opposition urges int'l community to launch air raids against Assad regime

    Date: 2013-04-21 11:36:25 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:74185

    The Syrian opposition urged on Sunday the Arab and western countries to launch air raids against the Assad regime to stop them from attacking civilians by surface-to-surface missiles.    The opposition, in a statement, called for setting ....

  • Kerry: US to double non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition

    Kerry: US to double non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition

    Date: 2013-04-21 11:29:54 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:74172

    US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that the United States would double its non-lethal aid to opposition forces in Syria to $250 million and that foreign backers had agreed to channel all future assistance through the rebels' Supreme ....

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