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US says no change in its policy towards Hamas
Date: 2014-12-18 07:34:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1561717
The United States on Wednesday urged the European Union to keep up its sanctions on Hamas, saying there was "no change" in US policy. "The EU should maintain terrorism sanctions on Hamas," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, adding that ....
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Ashrawi: Palestinians have right to self-determination
Date: 2014-12-17 18:15:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:1560141
Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Hanan Ashrawi said on Wednesday that the Palestinian people have the right to self-determination. Ashrawi made the statement after the European Parliament decided ....
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Several Iraqi cities purged from Daesh militants - PM
Date: 2014-12-17 15:29:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:1558981
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Wednesday that several Iraqi cities were purged from militants of the terrorist Daesh group. The PM made the statements following a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, now on a ....
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Hamas lifted from EU terrorist list for loophole in procedures
Date: 2014-12-17 11:49:50 GMT - Luxembourg - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1556753
The European Court of Justice on Wednesday lifted the name of Palestinian movement Hamas from the European Union (EU) list of terrorist organizations. According to Radio France Internationale, the move was adopted on the backdrop of a loophole in ....
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6th Arab-African Youth Environmental Forum kicks off Thursday
Date: 2014-12-17 11:36:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1556553
The 6th Arab-African Youth Environmental Forum will kick off at the Arab League premises on Thursday under the title of "The Nile: A Means to Cooperation, not Struggle”, under the auspices of the Arab League Secretary-General Nabil El Araby. The ....
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Labor minister says Gemayel can be Lebanon new president
Date: 2014-12-17 11:25:49 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1556453
Leader of the Lebanese Phalanges Party Amine Gemayel, 72, is likely to run in the upcoming presidential election, the labor minister said Wednesday. Sejean Qazzi told MENA developments in Lebanon entail a person like Gemayel, capable of absorbing ....
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400 trucks allowed into GS via Karam Abu Salem
Date: 2014-12-17 10:30:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1555833
Israeli authorities decided on Friday to allow 400 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....
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Hardline Jews break into Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-12-17 09:27:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1555117
Extremist Jewish groups, backed by Israeli forces, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday from Bab Maghraba gate. The groups provocatively marched through the yards of the mosque where scores of worshipers and Muslim students of Education Councils ....
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Libyan soldier kidnapped in Sirte
Date: 2014-12-17 08:48:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1554469
A soldier of the Libyan Shock troops was kidnapped in Sirte, a military source said. Soldier Massoud Guma Amari was taken to an unknown destination. He was on a family visit when he was abducted, the source added. Libya has been gripped by ....
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25 killed, scores wounded in Syrian bombing of Idlib
Date: 2014-12-17 08:39:57 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1554497
At least 25 people were killed and scores wounded in Assad forces' bombing of different areas of Idlib, Homs and Deraa on Tuesday, activists said. The Syrian forces used rockets and bomb barrels in the bombing, the said. Meanwhile, on-and-off ....
