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Arab League meets over charter review

Date: 2015-01-18 11:49:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1767105

The Arab League team assigned with reviewing the charter of the pan-Arab body met on Sunday under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia. The team continued discussions on developing the charter and the intellectual framework of common Arab ....

Yemeni ex-president urges release of abducted Yemeni presidential aide

Date: 2015-01-18 11:41:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1766973

Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the head of General People's Congress (GPC), on Sunday called for the immediate release of director of the Yemeni president's office Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak who was kidnapped on Saturday. In a post on Facebook, ....

Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2015-01-18 11:40:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1767005

Dozens of Jewish settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque Sunday morning from el Magharba gate amidst tight security by the Israeli police. A self-proclaimed "Students for the Temple" group barged into the holy mosque and toured it in the company of a ....

Iraqi forces kill 3 Daesh members in Anbar

Date: 2015-01-18 10:35:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1766169

Iraqi security forces killed three Daesh members Sunday in Anbar. The forces reopened the road between Baghdadi and Haditha in Ramadi. ....

Israel reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing after weekend

Date: 2015-01-18 09:46:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1765717

Israeli forces reopened Karam Abu Salem crossing Sunday to allow goods and aid supplies after the weekend. The Israeli troops allowed 450 trucks loaded with goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors. ....

Arab League mourns Egypt film icon Faten Hamama

Date: 2015-01-18 09:10:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1765345

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Arabi mourned on Sunday prominent Egyptian actress Faten Hamama who died on Saturday at the age of 84. Hamama will remain a symbol of fine Arab and Egyptian art and a great value that contributed to ....

Israeli troops detain four Palestinians in Hebron

Date: 2015-01-18 09:08:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1765321

Israeli troops detained four Palestinians in Hebron on Sunday morning. This comes as part of a detention campaign launched by the Israeli forces. ....

4 wounded in bomb blast in northern Lebanon

Date: 2015-01-18 08:15:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1764813

Four people were wounded when an unidentified man threw a grenade near a Lebanese army vehicle in northern Lebanon on Sunday. The wounded include military and civilian men. ....

Iraqi defense min. discusses Deash crisis with MPs

Date: 2015-01-17 18:54:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1763341

Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi received Saturday some members of the country's Council of Representatives on Daesh crisis in two separate meetings. During the first meeting, al Obeidi received head of the council's security and defense ....

Lebanon Justice Minister extends apology to Bahrain over Nasrallah's remarks

Date: 2015-01-17 18:39:44 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1763257

Lebanon's Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi issued a personal apology to Bahrain on Saturday over criticism made by Hezbollah's leader against Bahrain. In a statement, Rifi wished that Hassan Nasralla's remarks, which runs contrary to Beirut's will, ....