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Libyan parliament to return to national dialogue
Date: 2015-03-03 06:25:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2077841
The Libyan parliament decided on Monday to return to United Nations-sponsored peace negotiations one week after suspending its participation. The move came after expanded meetings with UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Léon in the city of Tobruk. ....
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Washington denies moving its embassy in Yemen to Aden
Date: 2015-03-03 06:08:32 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2077741
The US has no plans to move its embassy in Yemen from Sanaa to Aden, State Department Spokesperson Mary Harf said Monday night. However, the State Department is mulling the possibility of transferring some of its diplomats from its embassy in ....
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Kerry urges warring parties in South Sudan to reach agreement
Date: 2015-03-03 06:07:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2077737
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the warring parties in South Sudan to seize the current and final round of negotiations to deliver a sustainable peace. In a statement released by the US State Department late Monday, Kerry said: "We ....
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Libya gov't appoints Haftar chief of army
Date: 2015-03-02 18:21:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2076477
Libya's internationally-backed government has approved to appoint former major general Khalifa Haftar as chief of the army. The decision was okayed by the cabinet, a member of the parliament told MENA reporter. Haftar has been promoted to ....
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Egypt amb. in Beirut: 'We look forward to end Lebanon presidential vacuum'
Date: 2015-03-02 17:52:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:2076321
Egypt backs the role of Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri in national dialogue between Hizbullah and Future Movement, Egypt's ambassador in Beirut Mohamed Badreddin Zayed said on Monday. The ambassador said after a meeting with Berri that ....
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Turkish president arrives in Riyadh
Date: 2015-03-02 14:06:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2074349
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived here on Monday on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. Erdoğan was welcomed at the airport by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud as well as Deputy Prime Minister and Crown Prince Muqrin bin ....
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US drone killed, injured six Qaeda elements in Yemen
Date: 2015-03-02 12:43:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2073421
Three elements of Qaeda terrorist organization were killed in a raid carried out by a US drone on Shabwah governorate in southeast Yemen. Local sources said the drone, targeted an arms-laden vehicle with six passengers on board. Three of them ....
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Kuwait's emir meets S.Korean president
Date: 2015-03-02 12:23:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2073209
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah met on Monday in Bayan Palace South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah as well as ....
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Death toll in Donbas has surpassed 6,000
Date: 2015-03-02 11:37:27 GMT - Ukraine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2072669
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said the conflict in Donbas has claimed more than 6,000 lives, commenting on a recent UN report. “More than six thousand lives have now been lost in less than a year due to the fighting ....
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Israeli allows visits for relatives of Gaza prisoners
Date: 2015-03-02 11:26:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2072025
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday allowed Gaza prisoners to receive family visits at Ishel's prison in southern Israel. Spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross Suheir Zaqout said 23 family members, including nine ....
