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  • Hamas contacts with Israel violate Palestinian national action, says DFLP official

    Hamas contacts with Israel violate Palestinian national action, says DFLP official

    Date: 2015-04-28 18:24:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:2478041

    Hamas's unilateral contacts with Israel to establish a state in the Gaza Strip are violating the basics of the Palestinian national action, Assistant Secretary General of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) Qais Abdel Karim ....

  • US-owned ship seized under court order - Iranian source

    US-owned ship seized under court order - Iranian source

    Date: 2015-04-28 18:15:43 GMT - Iran - International - SN:66 - ID:2478009

    An informed source in Iran confirmed earlier reports that the Iranian Navy has seized a US ship in the Persian Gulf, Fars reported on Tuesday. The ship is Marshall Islands-flagged, but is owned by the US," the source added. "The ship is a ....

  • Abbas congratulates Sudan president on election win

    Abbas congratulates Sudan president on election win

    Date: 2015-04-28 18:13:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2476741

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulated on Tuesday Sudanese President Omar al Bashir on his victory in the elections. In a congratulatory cable, Abbas expressed keenness on bolstering ties with Sudan in all fields. Official results ....

  • Former Sharqiya governor gets reduced term for participating in illegal protest

    Former Sharqiya governor gets reduced term for participating in illegal protest

    Date: 2015-04-28 18:11:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:2477973

    A misdemeanor court in Cairo has reached a final verdict to sentence Hassan el Naggar, a former governor of Sharqiya during the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group, and another defendant, Sayyed Hassan Mohamed, to two years on charges of ....

  • 7 workers, including Egyptian, killed in Saudi Qassim University building collapse

    7 workers, including Egyptian, killed in Saudi Qassim University building collapse

    Date: 2015-04-28 18:07:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:2477957

    Seven workers, including an Egyptian engineer, were killed and six others seriously injured after an under construction convention center collapsed in Saudi Qassim University, northwest of Riyadh. Qassim Governor Prince Faisal bin Mishaal visited ....

  • Essebsi urges Germany to support Tunisia in talks with EU on free trade area

    Essebsi urges Germany to support Tunisia in talks with EU on free trade area

    Date: 2015-04-28 17:59:27 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:2477921

    Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi called Tuesday on Germany to support his country's upcoming negotiations with the European Union to create a free trade area and establish a partnership that guarantees free movement of persons, the Presidency ....

  • Iraqi PM says not to let army down

    Iraqi PM says not to let army down

    Date: 2015-04-28 17:57:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:2477905

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday warned against attempts to destroy the Iraqi army saying he "would not let the army down'. "We should not adopt different stances on war against Daesh, we should support our fighters," al-Abadi ....

  • Pentagon denies ship held by Iran US-flagged

    Pentagon denies ship held by Iran US-flagged

    Date: 2015-04-28 17:45:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:61 - ID:2477873

    A Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday that a cargo ship held by Iran was not hoisting the US flag. Col. Steve Warren told reporters that the vessel had no Americans on board. The ship was passing through Strait of Hormuz when it was held by the ....

  • Extensive program to promote population characteristics in governorates - min.

    Extensive program to promote population characteristics in governorates - min.

    Date: 2015-04-28 17:42:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:2477861

    Minister for Population Hala Yousef on Tuesday said that an extensive program was developed to promote population characteristics and increase awareness in the governorates. During a meeting with Representatives from the World Bank and the United ....

  • UNICEF delivers lifesaving supplies to Aden

    UNICEF delivers lifesaving supplies to Aden

    Date: 2015-04-28 17:39:47 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:2477845

    A shipment of urgent medical supplies reached Yemen on Tuesday to benefit more than 500,000 people, mostly women and children, for the next three months, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported. "The supplies which arrived by boat in ....

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