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  • Arabia slams French magazine over reprinting caricature lampooning prophet Muhammad

    Arabia slams French magazine over reprinting caricature lampooning prophet Muhammad

    Date: 2015-01-21 17:31:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1793213

    Saudi Arabia expressed astonishment over a decision by the French magazine Charlie Hebdo to republish a cartoon lampooning Islam and the Prophet Muhammad A Foreign Ministry source said in a statement published by the Saudi press agency (SPA):" ....

  • 4 Iraqi villages liberated from Daesh group

    4 Iraqi villages liberated from Daesh group

    Date: 2015-01-21 17:20:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1793125

    The Kurdish Peshmerga forces with the support of the US-led coalition managed Wednesday to liberate four villages in western Mosul in Nineveh province from Daesh group. Also, six members of Daesh group were killed and one was taken ....

  • Houthis cordon off residence of Yemeni president

    Houthis cordon off residence of Yemeni president

    Date: 2015-01-21 13:28:12 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1791417

    Popular committees of Houthi Ansar Allah group on Wednesday cordoned off the residence of Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi in the Yemeni capital after his personal guards left their posts. Also, the Yemeni government has cancelled its ....

  • Netanyahu, Lieberman, Bennett blame Abbas for Tel Aviv bus attack

    Netanyahu, Lieberman, Bennett blame Abbas for Tel Aviv bus attack

    Date: 2015-01-21 13:27:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1791409

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Palestinian Authority for Wednesday's stabbing attack on a Tel Aviv bus, saying the attack was a "direct result of the Palestinian Authority's venomous incitement against the Jews and their state. ....

  • Queen Rania stresses respect for all religions

    Queen Rania stresses respect for all religions

    Date: 2015-01-21 11:51:17 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1790473

    In an interview with the French magazine L'Express, Queen Rania Al Abdullah asserted that everyone must show respect for the beliefs of every religion out of acknowledgement for our common humanity. Reacting to the publication by the French ....

  • Houthi leader lashes out at Yemen president

    Houthi leader lashes out at Yemen president

    Date: 2015-01-21 07:34:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1787789

    The leader of Yemen's Houthi group accused President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Tuesday of not carrying out the outcome of a national dialogue and not taking the peace and partnership agreement seriously. "There is conspiracy against Yemen and its ....

  • UN Security Council calls for lasting cease-Fire in Yemen

    UN Security Council calls for lasting cease-Fire in Yemen

    Date: 2015-01-21 07:26:34 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1787717

    The U.N. Security Council called for a lasting cease-fire in conflict-torn Yemen on Tuesday and condemned the recent surge in violence aimed at undermining the country's legitimate government institutions, ABC News reported on. The U.N.'s most ....

  • Turkish FM meets Qatar PM

    Turkish FM meets Qatar PM

    Date: 2015-01-20 16:47:34 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1785409

    Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has met with Qatar's Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani during his official visit to the Arab country. The meeting focused on boosting bilateral cooperation as well as regional ....

  • Yemeni president chairs meeting of political advisers

    Yemeni president chairs meeting of political advisers

    Date: 2015-01-20 16:41:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:1784921

    Yemeni President Abd Rabbou Mansour Hadi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of advisers of political parties and security personnel to discuss the situation in the country, a day after heavy street fighting engulfed the capital. The meeting was meant ....

  • Abbas condemns Israeli collective punishment against Palestinians

    Abbas condemns Israeli collective punishment against Palestinians

    Date: 2015-01-20 16:29:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:1785281

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday affirmed that neither the expansion of Israeli settlements nor collective punishment, tax revenues’ freeze or racial discrimination against the Palestinian people would nourish peace in the ....

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