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  • Israeli forces detain 7 Palestinians in Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm

    Israeli forces detain 7 Palestinians in Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm

    Date: 2015-09-09 12:33:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:3318013

    Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday seven Palestinians in security raids launched in Ramallah, Hebron and Tulkarm governorates. Two out of the seven Palestinians were nabbed in northern Ramallah after storming their homes in Jalazone ....

  • Lebanese politicians hit by eggs while heading for national dialogue session

    Lebanese politicians hit by eggs while heading for national dialogue session

    Date: 2015-09-09 12:31:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3317989

    Lebanese protesters on Wednesday threw eggs on convoys of Lebanese politicians while they were flocking on the Lebanese parliament building to take part in the first dialogue session called for by Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri. Despite the strict ....

  • Australia ups refugee intake and plans Syria strikes

    Australia ups refugee intake and plans Syria strikes

    Date: 2015-09-09 07:35:16 GMT - Australia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3315081

    Australia is to take in thousands more Syrians, amid growing pressure to do more to help those displaced by violence in the Middle East, the BBC reported. Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday announced that Australia would accept 12,000 ....

  • PFLP chief urges Palestine's Abbas to postpone PNC meeting

    PFLP chief urges Palestine's Abbas to postpone PNC meeting

    Date: 2015-09-09 07:30:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3315017

    The chief of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) urged Tuesday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to postpone a meeting of the Palestinian National Council (PNC), slated for September 14-15. In a message sent from his ....

  • Bashir vows to achieve peace in Sudan 2016

    Bashir vows to achieve peace in Sudan 2016

    Date: 2015-09-08 18:28:23 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:3313697

    Sudanese President Omar Hassan al Bashir has pledged to achieve peace across the country within 2016. Bashir spoke Tuesday at a takeover ceremony between former acting Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff Mustafa Osman Obeid, and new Minister ....

  • Palestinian president meets Norwegian envoy

    Palestinian president meets Norwegian envoy

    Date: 2015-09-08 16:26:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:3312905

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Tuesday with Norway's special envoy to the Middle East peace process at the presidential palace in Ramallah. The two officials discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories. Abbas ....

  • Iraqi troops kill dozens of Daesh militants in Anbar

    Iraqi troops kill dozens of Daesh militants in Anbar

    Date: 2015-09-08 12:53:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3311033

    Iraqi forces, backed by the anti-Daesh international coalition, killed on Tuesday dozens of Daesh militants in Anbar province. Up to 72 Daesh fighters were killed while attempting to launch an attack on military sites in Anbar, an Iraqi military ....

  • Hamas launches 5-point vision to end internal Palestinian crisis

    Hamas launches 5-point vision to end internal Palestinian crisis

    Date: 2015-09-08 07:23:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3308021

    Palestine's Hamas on Monday launched a five-point vision to end the current crisis on the Palestinian internal arena. According to a statement issued by the movement here, the vision includes postponing the Palestinian National Council meeting ....

  • France to begin reconnaissance flights over Syria as of Tuesdaty

    France to begin reconnaissance flights over Syria as of Tuesdaty

    Date: 2015-09-07 11:22:35 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3303577

    France will begin reconnaissance missions over Syria on Tuesday and is considering launching air strikes against Daesh militants in the country, President Francois Hollande said on Monday. "We have proof that attacks have been planned from Syria ....

  • Palestinian PM discusses with UN official Gaza reconstruction process

    Palestinian PM discusses with UN official Gaza reconstruction process

    Date: 2015-09-06 11:27:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3296857

    Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al Hamadallah on Sunday conferred with UN Assistant Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Program Joan Clos on the latest developments in the Gaza reconstruction ....

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