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Iraqi VP office says Kurdish leader Barzani welcomed call for dialogue
Date: 2017-09-28 20:01:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:7014434
BAGHDAD, Sept 28 (MENA) - Iraq's Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani is ready to set for dialogue and accepts freeze of the results of an independence referendum for two years, a statement by the Iraqi vice president's office said on Thursday. In a ....
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Lebanese military court sentences hardline cleric to death over 2013 clashes
Date: 2017-09-28 19:15:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:7014465
BEIRUT, Sept 28 (MENA) - Sheikh Ahmad Al Assir was sentenced to death Thursday by Beirut’s Military Tribunal over leading the 2013 Abra clashes against the Lebanese Army, which left 18 members of the Armed Forces dead and 100 others wounded, ....
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EU extends sanctions against Libyan officials obstructing peace process
Date: 2017-09-28 17:52:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:7014155
TRIPOLI, Sept 28 (MENA) – The European Union (EU) on Thursday decided to extend for additional six months its sanctions against three Libyan officials who are accused of obstructing the country’s peace process and reconciliation efforts. Pointing ....
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Kurdistan calls Iraqi parliament decisions "punitive"
Date: 2017-09-28 17:10:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:7014322
BAGHDAD, Sept 28 (MENA) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Thursday rejected as "collective punishment" decisions taken by the Iraqi parliament after Kurds voted to secede from the country. “Erbil is ready for dialogue with the central ....
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Fatah praises Egypt's efforts for reconciliation between disputed Palestinian parties
Date: 2017-09-28 16:57:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:7014273
RAMALLAH, Sept 28 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Palestinian Fatah Political Movement Osama Al Qawasmi praised Thursday the Egyptian efforts aiming at establishing reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas. Al Qawasmi said in a press statements that ....
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Iraq says only int'l flights to be suspended to Kurdistan
Date: 2017-09-28 16:03:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:7014183
BAGHDAD, Sept 28 (MENA) - All international flights to and from the Kurdistan region will be suspended as of Friday, the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority director said Thursday. Internal flights to Irbil and Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan will continue ....
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Syria demands immediate int'l action against US-led coalition
Date: 2017-09-28 16:02:13 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:7014150
DAMASCUS, Sept 28 (MENA) - The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry addressed on Thursday new letters to the chiefs of the UN and the Security Council over the constantly repeated attacks of the US-led coalition against Syrian territory and ....
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35 civilians killed in US-led international coalition airstrike on Raqqa
Date: 2017-09-28 15:35:01 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:7013991
DAMASCUS, Sept 28 (MENA) - At least 35 civilians were killed on Thursday in airstrikes by US-led international coalition's fighter jets on sites belonging to terrorist Daesh group in the Syrian city of Raqqa, northeast bank of the Euphrates ....
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Iraqi defense minister follows developments of Al Anbar military operations
Date: 2017-09-28 14:24:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:7013733
BAGHDAD, Sept 28 (MENA) - Iraqi Defense Minister Erfan Al Hiyali met Thursday with Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Security and Defense MP Hakm Al Zamly to discuss the latest developments in the military operations to liberate Al Anbar ....
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Saudi amb. praises decision allowing women to drive in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2017-09-28 14:24:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:7013729
CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's Ambassador in Cairo Ahmed Kattan praised Thursday the decision to allow women in Saudi Arabia to drive their vehicles. Kattan said in a statement that the decision comes in light of the Saudi leadership's ....
