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  • AL demands int'l community intervention to stop Yarmuk camp fighting

    AL demands int'l community intervention to stop Yarmuk camp fighting

    Date: 2015-04-05 15:09:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2317189

    The Arab League (AL) has demanded the international community to intervene to stop fighting in the Yarmuk and other Palestinian camps in Syria. The AL said in a statement it followed up closely the developments in Palestinian refugee camps in ....

  • Houthis shell TV building in Aden, causing gov't-run TV to go off air

    Houthis shell TV building in Aden, causing gov't-run TV to go off air

    Date: 2015-04-05 15:04:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2317897

    Houthis in Yemen have shelled the TV building in Aden on Sunday causing the government-run Aden TV channel to go off air, Sky News Arabia said. Houthis backed by pro-ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh forces pushed their way towards al Mualla ....

  • GCC FMs welcome Obama invitation to hold summit at Camp David

    GCC FMs welcome Obama invitation to hold summit at Camp David

    Date: 2015-04-05 15:03:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:2317881

    Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed on Sunday an invitation extended by US President Barack Obama to hold a spring summit at Camp David to discuss security cooperation in the region. The Obama invitation comes after ....

  • Russia dismisses allegation of sending military aid to Yemen on evacuation planes

    Russia dismisses allegation of sending military aid to Yemen on evacuation planes

    Date: 2015-04-05 14:47:41 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2317769

    Russia did not use the passenger planes that evacuated people from Yemen to deliver "military equipment" to Houthi fighters, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Vladimir Safronkov said Saturday, according to Sputnik News. "We are ....

  • Israeli troops target fishing boats off Gaza shores

    Israeli troops target fishing boats off Gaza shores

    Date: 2015-04-05 10:50:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2315501

    Israel opened fire Sunday on fishing boats off Gaza shores obliging fishermen to get out of the sea. No casualties were reported, local resources said. ....

  • 200 Palestinian children jailed in Israel

    200 Palestinian children jailed in Israel

    Date: 2015-04-05 10:49:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2315493

    As many as 200 Palestinian children are being jailed in Israel, said the Palestinian Prisoner Club. In a report on the occasion of the Palestinian Child Day, the club said the jailed children are being kept in Ofer, Megiddo and HaSharon prisons ....

  • Israel closes Al Haram Al Ibrahimi Mosque Sunday, Monday

    Israel closes Al Haram Al Ibrahimi Mosque Sunday, Monday

    Date: 2015-04-05 10:42:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2315417

    Israeli authorities decided on Sunday to close Al Haram Al Ibrahimi in Hebron city Sunday and Monday to Muslim worshipers on the occasion of the Passover. In a statements, head of Al Haram Al Ibrahimi said the closure of the house of prayer aims ....

  • Lebanon hopes Iran-U.S. nuclear deal to lead to stability in Mideast

    Lebanon hopes Iran-U.S. nuclear deal to lead to stability in Mideast

    Date: 2015-04-04 18:00:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:2312305

    Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Saturday expressed hope that the Iran-U.S. nuclear agreement reached Thursday would strengthen security and peace in the Middle East, as it is based on national sovereignty and human rights. According to a ....

  • Iraqi PM chairs meeting on security, service conditions in Salahuddin, Tikrit

    Iraqi PM chairs meeting on security, service conditions in Salahuddin, Tikrit

    Date: 2015-04-04 17:59:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2312301

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi on Saturday chaired an emergency meeting with security chiefs to discuss the latest developments in Tikrit and Salaheddin. The meeting dealt with recent developments in Tikrit city, the center of Salaheddin ....

  • Arab ministerial meeting Monday on supporting Palestinian case

    Arab ministerial meeting Monday on supporting Palestinian case

    Date: 2015-04-04 17:58:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:2312293

    The Arab League announced Saturday holding a meeting of the Arab committee charged with political movement for supporting Palestinian case under Egypt on Monday. The meeting will be held at the level of foreign ministers of Jordan, Morocco and ....

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