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  • Bahrain slams Iranian remarks against Manama

    Bahrain slams Iranian remarks against Manama

    Date: 2015-02-03 12:37:34 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1885553

    Bahrain's Foreign Ministry has slammed remarks by Iranian officials against Bahrain, state-run news agency BNA reported Tuesday. Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham expressed deep concern over Bahrain's decision to revoke the ....

  • Netanyahu: After Gaza inquiry head quit, UN should shelve report

    Netanyahu: After Gaza inquiry head quit, UN should shelve report

    Date: 2015-02-03 10:36:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1884341

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday responded to the decision by Canadian jurist William Schabas to step down from the United Nations’ investigation into the recent Gaza war by saying that the report that he was working on should ....

  • Syria's chemical weapons disarmament completed -- Russian official

    Syria's chemical weapons disarmament completed -- Russian official

    Date: 2015-02-03 06:30:40 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1882577

    The disarmament of Syria’s chemical weapons has been completed and serious issues on their destruction no longer exist, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Monday. “We believe that [Syria’s] chemical disarmament is completed ....

  • Israeli decision to freeze Palestinian tax revenues is piracy - Fatah

    Israeli decision to freeze Palestinian tax revenues is piracy - Fatah

    Date: 2015-02-02 19:02:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1881569

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to withhold the monthly transfer of Palestinian tax revenues, totaling some 400 million shekels, for the second month is piracy and theft, Palestinian movement Fatah said. The total amount of ....

  • Hamas denies request to delay PLO visit to Gaza

    Hamas denies request to delay PLO visit to Gaza

    Date: 2015-02-02 11:26:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1877573

    The Palestinian movement of Hamas has denied claims it requested that a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) delegation delay a visit to the Gaza Strip to discuss reconciliation and activate the beach camp accord. Statements by member of the ....

  • Arab League chief asserts efforts to enhance women empowerment

    Arab League chief asserts efforts to enhance women empowerment

    Date: 2015-02-02 09:51:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1876673

    Arab League chief Nabil Araby said on Monday the pan-Arab body does its utmost efforts to boost empowerment of women. He was addressing a high-level meeting on progress achieved on gender equality. Araby called on all partners and concerned ....

  • Israel arrests 4 Palestinians for crossing Gaza security fence

    Israel arrests 4 Palestinians for crossing Gaza security fence

    Date: 2015-02-02 09:50:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1876653

    Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians for crossing the border security fence in the eastern Gaza Strip on Monday, local sources said. The four were taken to an unknown destination for questioning. Since the end of the latest aggression on ....

  • Two explosions heard in Tripoli

    Two explosions heard in Tripoli

    Date: 2015-02-02 09:48:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1875161

    Two explosions rocked the Libyan capital in the wee hours of Monday but no official statement has been released so far about the source of the bombings. A number of explosions hit the Libyan capital during January, the latest of which was a blast ....

  • Israel allows 560 trucks into Gaza enclave

    Israel allows 560 trucks into Gaza enclave

    Date: 2015-02-02 09:16:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1876217

    Israeli authorities decided to allow 560 trucks loaded with commodities and aid into the Gaza Strip, said the head of a panel in charge of imports on Monday. The trucks will enter the territory via Karam Abu Salem crossing, said Raed ....

  • Iraqi forces kill 9 Dash militants, arrest 4 others in Anbar

    Iraqi forces kill 9 Dash militants, arrest 4 others in Anbar

    Date: 2015-02-02 07:46:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1875413

    Iraqi forces, backed by Sunni clans, killed nine Daesh militants and arrested four others during military operations in Anbar province on Monday, security sources said. The forces killed four militants while attacking a police point in the ....

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