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US rejects establishing new Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem

Date: 2015-05-08 08:09:54 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2542669

The US state Department strongly rejected the new Israeli government's stance approving to build 900 new settlements in East Jerusalem. US State Department Acting Deputy spokesman Jeff Rathke described the step as disappointing. Speaking to ....

Saudi Arabia considers a five-day pause in Yemen - official

Date: 2015-05-07 14:30:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:2539665

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir announced that his country considered a five-day cease-fire in Yemen. The minister's remarks came during a meeting with his US counterpart John Kerry. Al-Jubeir said that he told Kerry, during the ....

Saudi King, Kerry discuss relations, region

Date: 2015-05-07 14:25:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2539613

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdel Aziz al Saud received on Thursday US Secretary of State John Kerry and his accompanying delegation, according to Saudi Press Agency. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations, a number of issues ....

Palestine PM meets UK consul

Date: 2015-05-06 18:33:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:2534297

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah met on Wednesday with British Consul General in Jerusalem Alastair McPhail. They discussed the latest political and economic developments in the Gaza Strip as well as ways of reconstructing the coastal ....

Erekat briefs US Congress delegation on latest developments in territories

Date: 2015-05-06 15:45:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:2532957

PLO Executive Committee Member Saeb Erekat met with a US Congress delegation led by Senator Bill Foster and a delegation of J Street, a liberal Jewish-American lobbying group. During the meeting, Erekat briefed them on the latest developments in ....

Jordan, UN urge relaunching Palestinian-Israeli negotiations

Date: 2015-05-06 15:36:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2532873

Jordanian Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh met on Wednesday with United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov. They called for relaunching negotiations between Israel and the ....

Arab League anti-piracy meeting kicks off

Date: 2015-05-06 13:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2531569

An Arab League meeting on combating sea piracy and organized crime kicked off here on Wednesday. The two-day meetings, attended by representatives of Arab ministers of justice and interior, will review a protocol on combating sea piracy as part ....

Iraqi PM invited to World Economic Forum in Jordan

Date: 2015-05-06 13:18:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:2531437

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi received an invitation from Jordan's King Abdullah II for the World Economic Forum on the Middle East to be held in Jordan on May 21-23. Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al Jabouri received a similar invitation. ....

Committee urges truth behind missing Tunisian reporters

Date: 2015-05-06 12:14:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2528429

The Libyan National Committee of Human Rights urged Libyan authorities to exert more efforts to find the fate of the Tunisian reporters who went missing in Libya since September. Reports over the fate of the two journalists were conflicting, ....

Palestinian PM meets with Global Watch delegation

Date: 2015-05-06 11:41:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2530253

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al Hamdallah met on Wednesday with a delegation of Global Watch organization with head of Palestinian Football Association Gebril Ragoub attending. Hamdallah reiterated the government's keenness to boost sports ....