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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):" ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....