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Berri tells relatives of captives things go positive
Date: 2014-12-19 15:47:03 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1571345
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed that the issue of the kidnapped military elements concerns all the Lebanese, noting that the latest updates seem to be positive, the National News Agency reported. During a meeting with a ....
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Lebanon declares day of mourning Sunday over victims of crashed Algerian plane
Date: 2014-12-19 15:45:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1571337
Prime Minister Tammam Salam declared next Sunday a day of mourning over the victims of an Algerian plane which crashed last July in Mali, Lebanon's National News Agency reported Friday. The bodies of the Lebanese victims have just recently been ....
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Abbas, Judeh discuss latest Palestinian developments
Date: 2014-12-19 15:42:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1571321
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received Friday Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh to discuss the latest Palestinian developments. The meeting, held at Abbas' residence in Amman, tackled a Palestinian draft resolution submitted to the ....
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Hariri condoles with Australian PM over victims of Sydney terrorist attack
Date: 2014-12-19 12:04:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1570193
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri offered condolences to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott over victims of a terrorist attack that targeted a cafe in Sydney last week. He extended his condolences in a letter addressed to Abbott, in ....
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Obama discusses political situation with Iraqi PM over phone
Date: 2014-12-19 08:26:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1568921
US President Barack Obama had a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday night to discuss the political and security situation in Iraq and the progress of Iraqi security forces in their efforts to counter Daesh ....
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Abbas, Shoukry discuss Palestine U.N. bid over phone
Date: 2014-12-18 19:49:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1567469
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Thursday a phone call from Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. They discussed a draft resolution on ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands that was submitted to the U.N. Security ....
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Daesh leader’s top aide killed in airstrike
Date: 2014-12-18 19:47:18 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1567441
Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has lost his aide after a strike on the Daesh-held city of Mosul, in northern Iraq, the Iraqi defense ministry said Thursday, Al Arabiya news channel reported. Another Daesh figure was also declared dead, the ....
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AL to host meeting on terrorism - Araby
Date: 2014-12-18 11:52:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1563985
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Nabil el Araby has warned against the growing threat of terrorism in the region. Araby revealed that the pan-Arab body will host a meeting at a ministerial level to discuss actions needed to face terrorism. ....
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Arab League hails Sisi's pro-education initiative
Date: 2014-12-18 11:31:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1563777
The Arab League hailed a pro-education initiative that has been floated by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In an event marking the Science Day, Sisi announced launching a national initiative to build an "Egyptian society that can learn, think and ....
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Pro-Palestinian state calls raised in Austria
Date: 2014-12-18 08:05:51 GMT - Austria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1561893
Voices calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state have been raised in Austria. Two Austrian politicians called upon the Austrian government to recognize a Palestinian state, saying that this step will settle disputes in the Middle East ....