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Abbas mourns death of Saudi king
Date: 2015-01-23 08:44:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1803897
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Friday mourned the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz. Abbas announced a three-day national mourning over the king's death. He is heading to Riyadh later today to personally extend condolences to ....
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Hagel mourns death of Saudi king
Date: 2015-01-23 08:42:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1803869
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel mourned Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz who died in the early hours of Friday. In a statement by the Defense Secretary, Hagel called the king "a powerful voice for tolerance, moderation and peace — in the ....
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Pakistani president, PM grieved over demise of Saudi King
Date: 2015-01-23 08:41:27 GMT - Pakistan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1803849
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia, according to Geo.TV. In a message, Hussain paid tribute to ....
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US Vice President Joe Biden to visit Saudi Arabia in coming days
Date: 2015-01-23 08:40:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1803837
US Vice President Joe Biden will lead a delegation on a trip to Saudi Arabia in the coming days to express condolences over the death of King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, Biden said in a statement. "King Abdullah's death is a great loss for his ....
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British PM mourns Saudi King
Date: 2015-01-23 08:37:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1803793
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he was "deeply saddened" to hear of the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, according to the BBC. The prime minister said the king would be remembered for his "commitment to peace ....
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Obama offers condolences to Saudi people
Date: 2015-01-23 08:35:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1803745
US President Barack Obama expressed condolences and offered sympathy to the people of Saudi Arabia over the death of King Abdullah bin Adel Aziz, ABC news reported Friday. "As a leader, he was always candid and had the courage of his ....
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UN mourns Saudi king
Date: 2015-01-23 08:32:07 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1803693
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon extended his condolences to Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah ben Abdul Aziz Saud on Friday. A UN statement said the secretary general "has learnt with sadness of the passing of the Custodian of ....
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Saudi King Abdullah dies
Date: 2015-01-23 08:30:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1803673
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has died, the state TV said in a statement. "His Highness Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin ....
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Yemeni President Hadi resigns: source
Date: 2015-01-22 18:49:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1801229
Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, a government source said. Hadi said he submitted the resignation after the situation in Yemen reached a deadlock. Earlier, Prime Minister Khaled Baha offered his government's ....
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Kerry: Coalition halts Islamic State momentum
Date: 2015-01-22 18:46:59 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1801221
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that the Islamic State group's momentum in Iraq had been halted or reversed and that U.S. weapons for government forces would be arriving very shortly, Voice of America reported. “In recent ....
