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  • Jordan king voices strong condemnation over Paris terrorist attacks

    Jordan king voices strong condemnation over Paris terrorist attacks

    Date: 2015-11-14 10:00:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3726753

    Jordanian King Abdullah II on Saturday sent a cable of condolences to French President Francois Hollande in which he voiced his strong condemnation and anger over the cowardly terrorist attack in the French capital Paris last night that killed ....

  • Death toll from Beirut bombings rises to 43

    Death toll from Beirut bombings rises to 43

    Date: 2015-11-13 07:32:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3720405

    The death toll from the dual suicide bombing attacks that hit the southern Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh Thursday jumped to 43. The Lebanese Health Ministry said the number of injuries increased to 239. Meantime, Speaker of the ....

  • 2 bombings hit Beirut suburb

    2 bombings hit Beirut suburb

    Date: 2015-11-12 18:41:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3719465

    Two bomb attacks hit the southern Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh Thursday, leaving a number of people dead and injured. Security sources said the explosions occurred about seven minutes apart in the area. The number of casualties is not ....

  • Kerry, Netanyahu meet in Washington over diplomatic process with Palestinians

    Kerry, Netanyahu meet in Washington over diplomatic process with Palestinians

    Date: 2015-11-12 07:35:03 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3714397

    US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, now visiting here, to discuss ways of pushing forward the diplomatic process between Palestinians and the Israelis. Spokesman for the US Department of State John ....

  • Russia key to end Syrian crisis: Jordan’s king

    Russia key to end Syrian crisis: Jordan’s king

    Date: 2015-11-11 18:29:54 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:3713217

    Russia is best positioned to bring a resolution to the war in Syria, Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein has told Euronews. In an exclusive interview in Amman, the King urged all sides to cooperate in the face of what he described as a ....

  • Abbas calls for expanding participation in efforts to achieve peace

    Abbas calls for expanding participation in efforts to achieve peace

    Date: 2015-11-11 13:40:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3711221

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged "friendly" countries in South America to take measures as those adopted by the EU against products of the Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian lands. Addressing the fourth summit of Arab and ....

  • 218 Palestinians arrested in WB, East Jerusalem -- Report

    218 Palestinians arrested in WB, East Jerusalem -- Report

    Date: 2015-11-11 08:15:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3707685

    Israeli forces carried out over 90 search and arrest operations across the West Bank and arrested 218 Palestinians, with the highest number of arrests recorded in East Jerusalem (38 per cent) in the period between October 27 and November 2, an OCHA ....

  • Arab coalition warplanes hit weapon depots in Yemen

    Arab coalition warplanes hit weapon depots in Yemen

    Date: 2015-11-10 18:24:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:3706065

    The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighter jets bombed Tuesday the weapon caches belonging to Houthi militias and militants loyal to ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Jabal Zufar, western Sana'a. The Arab coalition sorties also targeted ....

  • Russia, Kuwait call for immediate start of political process in Syria - Lavrov

    Russia, Kuwait call for immediate start of political process in Syria - Lavrov

    Date: 2015-11-10 17:24:10 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:3705581

    Russia and Kuwait have called for immediate start of a political settlement in Syria, Tass quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying after the Russian-Kuwaiti summit talks on Tuesday. "We have a common stance on the Syrian crisis. ....

  • 88 Deash terrorists killed in Anbar

    88 Deash terrorists killed in Anbar

    Date: 2015-11-10 15:08:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3704657

    Iraqi forces targeted on Tuesday terrorist Daesh hideouts in Anbar in western Iraq and killed 88 of them and destroyed a number of booby-trapped cars, weapons and sites. The forces also defused 75 bombs in eastern Anbar, a military source said. ....

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