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Arab coalition warplanes shell Houthi position in northern Sanaa
Date: 2016-03-06 08:08:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4451241
Arab coalition warplanes on Sunday resumed shelling of Houthi and former Yemeni president militias in northern Sanaa. The coalition warplanes also carried out reconnaissance sorties over the directorates where fierce clashes have been going on ....
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Sudanese veteran politician, Hassan al Turabi, died aged 84
Date: 2016-03-05 17:37:38 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:4449749
Hassan al Turabi the leader of the National Congress Party, died here on Saturday at age of 84. Earlier in the day, Turabi suffered a heart attack and was moved to hospital in the Sudanese capital. Turabi was a religious and Islamist political ....
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Abdah elected president of Syrian main opposition coalition
Date: 2016-03-05 16:18:23 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4449333
The National Coalition Of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces on Saturday elected Anas Al Abdah as new president of the coalition to succeed Khaled Khoja. "The Syrian national coalition's General Assembly reaches a consensus of the new ....
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US backs Syrian unity - US Department of State
Date: 2016-03-05 08:26:02 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4446001
The United States supports Syrian unity and seeks a political settlement to the Syrian crisis, paving the way for forming a national government through elections in 18 months' time, US Department of State spokesperson John Kirby said in ....
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SOHR: Syrian Opposition forces seize Al Tanf border crossing
Date: 2016-03-05 08:20:06 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4445977
Syrian opposition armed factions seized late Friday al Tanf border crossing with Iraq in southeastern Homs, according to a statement of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The armed men have entered Syria from Jordan where they were ....
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Kerry meets UN envoy for Libya, repeats support for unity government
Date: 2016-03-04 07:38:12 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4440701
US Secretary General John Kerry met on Thursday evening with Martin Kobler, the UN secretary-general's special representative for Libya, to discuss efforts to support a unified Libyan government. Kerry said Washington would continue to support ....
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Iraqi president, FM discuss increasing int'l aid to Iraq
Date: 2016-03-02 11:25:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4428329
Iraqi President Fuad Masum conferred on Wednesday with Head of the National Alliance and Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari on the latest political, security and economic developments in the country. They also reviewed the achievements ....
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GCC decides to consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Date: 2016-03-02 09:46:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4427249
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Wednesday decided to consider Lebanon's Hezbollah, with all its leaders, factions and affiliate factions, a terrorist organization. GCC Secretary General Abdel Latif el Zayati said GCC member-states have ....
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Yemeni president receives US amb. to Yemen
Date: 2016-03-01 15:23:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4423061
Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi received Tuesday, at his temporary residence in Riyadh, US Ambassador to Yemen Matthew H. Tueller. The meeting took up cooperation between both countries and the latest developments on the national arena ....
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Assad offers amnesty for opposition fighters if they lay down arms
Date: 2016-03-01 14:24:06 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4422473
Syrian President Bashar al Assad said Tuesday he is ready to offer a "full amnesty" for opposition fighters who lay down their arms and participate in the political process. In a televised interview, Assad said opposition fighters can return to ....
