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AL chief reviews latest developments in Yemen

Date: 2015-02-24 14:01:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2034657

Arab League chief Nabil El Araby held a meeting Tuesday with resigned Yemeni Legal Affairs Minister Mohammed Al Mekhlafi to discuss the latest developments in Yemen. In press statements following the meeting, Mekhlafi underscored the importance ....

US urged to pressure Israel over Palestine tax freeze

Date: 2015-02-24 13:49:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2034401

The Palestinian Cabinet called on the US administration to place pressure on Tel Aviv to unlock millions of dollars in taxes owed to the Palestinian Authority. During a meeting here on Tuesday, the Cabinet said that the tax revenues freeze is a ....

EU offers UNWRA €5 million for jobless Gazans

Date: 2015-02-24 13:07:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2034237

The EU is to provide €5 million in aid to the UN's Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians (UNWRA) in the Gaza Strip. Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza Robert Turner said the fund will aim at creating new jobs in the coastal enclave. He ....

Iranian FM arrives in Najaf on visit to Iraq

Date: 2015-02-24 09:55:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2032137

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Najaf on Tuesday on a visit to Iraq for talks with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al Jaafari and senior state officials on means of bolstering bilateral relations and other issues of common ....

Israeli troops shoot and kill Palestinian in West Bank

Date: 2015-02-24 08:25:29 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2031109

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian young man in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli media quoted the military as saying. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the Palestinians hurled rocks, blocks and firebombs at the troops, wounding ....

Iraqi troops kill 28 militants in Anbar

Date: 2015-02-23 16:32:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:2028449

Iraqi troops continued on Monday a military operation to liberate Baghdadi town from Daesh militants in Anbar. Twenty-eight militants were killed on the third day of the operation. Facilities of local authorities were retaken from the ....

AL warns against Israeli measures to Judaize Quds village

Date: 2015-02-23 16:26:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:2028413

The Arab League on Monday called on the international community and civil society organizations to take immediate action to prevent an Israeli plan to Judaize the Quds village of Lifta. In a statement, the AL called for coordination between the ....

France slams Qubbah, Tripoli blasts

Date: 2015-02-23 16:20:48 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:2028369

France condemned the terrorist attack that took place on Friday in the Libyan city of al Qubbah leaving 46 persons killed. In a statement issued on Monday by the French Foreign Ministry, France underlined that the accident is heinous as well as ....

Palestinian president arrives in Riyadh

Date: 2015-02-23 16:11:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:2028313

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here Monday on an official visit to Saudi Arabia along with his accompanying delegation. Saudi King Salman ben Abdel Aziz al Saud and Deputy Prime Minister and Crown Prince Muqrin ben Abdel Aziz ....

Yemeni political delegation heads for Aden to meet Hadi

Date: 2015-02-23 16:08:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:2028285

A Yemeni political delegation is scheduled to head for Aden to meet with President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi. The meeting will deal with the latest developments on the Yemeni arena. Chairman of the Joint Meeting Parties' Supreme Council Mohamed ....