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  • Lebanon presidential election postponed to Dec. 10

    Lebanon presidential election postponed to Dec. 10

    Date: 2014-11-19 12:22:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:1365317

    Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Wednesday postponed to Dec. 10 Lebanon's presidential election after legislators failed for the 15th time to elect a new head of state amid the ongoing political deadlock, according to the Daily Star. As in ....

  • Saudi King urges Egypt to support complementary Riyadh agreement with Qatar

    Saudi King urges Egypt to support complementary Riyadh agreement with Qatar

    Date: 2014-11-19 12:17:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:1365241

    King Abullah bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday urged the Egyptian people and leadership to support the complementary Riyadh agreement with Qatar. A press release issued by the Royal Diwan and carried by the Saudi press agency quoted the ....

  • Dozens of Palestinians wounded in confrontations with Israeli troops

    Dozens of Palestinians wounded in confrontations with Israeli troops

    Date: 2014-11-19 11:07:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1364465

    Dozens of Palestinian students and youth were injured Wednesday in fierce confrontations with Israeli troops near Shaafat crossing and Anata checkpoint in eastern Al-Quds. Accompanied by Interior Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, the troops ....

  • AL: Arrangements underway for chief's visit to Somalia

    AL: Arrangements underway for chief's visit to Somalia

    Date: 2014-11-19 11:03:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1364413

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi reached an agreement with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, on the sidelines of an international conference in Copenhagen, on preparations for the Arab League chief's visit to Somalia within the ....

  • On and off clashes between Libya militants, tribal forces

    On and off clashes between Libya militants, tribal forces

    Date: 2014-11-19 10:57:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1363865

    Sporadic clashes are reported between the militant Libya Dawn Forces and tribal forces loyal to the Libyan army southwest of the Libyan capital on Wednesday, spokesman for Libya Dawn Forces Sobhi Goma said. He said the Libya Dawn Forces, that ....

  • Kurds capture Daesh-facilities northern Kobane: Syrian Observatory

    Kurds capture Daesh-facilities northern Kobane: Syrian Observatory

    Date: 2014-11-19 09:00:26 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1363173

    Kurdish fighters have taken command of facilities used by Daesh milititants north of Ain el Arab town, reported the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Kurdish fighters have advanced towards Kobane city centre after expelling ....

  • Iraq UN envoy stresses imp. role of tribes in fight against Daesh

    Iraq UN envoy stresses imp. role of tribes in fight against Daesh

    Date: 2014-11-19 08:26:32 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1362881

    Iraqi tribes play an important role in the war against Daesh, said the country's ambassador to the UN Wednesday. The Iraqi government fully depends on tribesmen in the sporadic fighting with Daesh, Mohamed al-Hakim told Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath ....

  • Scores of Palestinians injured in WB confrontations with Israeli troops

    Scores of Palestinians injured in WB confrontations with Israeli troops

    Date: 2014-11-19 08:08:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1362681

    Scores of Palestinians where injured Tuesday by bullets and rubber bullets and tear gas during confrontations with Israeli forces in different places in the West Bank. Six youths were injured by bullets, six others by rubber bullets and six more ....

  • Israeli Shin Bet chief rejects claims that Abbas encouraged terrorism

    Israeli Shin Bet chief rejects claims that Abbas encouraged terrorism

    Date: 2014-11-19 08:07:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1362661

    Israeli Shin Bet (internal security) chief Yoram Cohen has rejected claims that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas encouraged terrorism, bucking the party line established by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other ministers, Haaretz ....

  • EU to remain main partner in development field in Sudan

    EU to remain main partner in development field in Sudan

    Date: 2014-11-19 08:02:54 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1362617

    Europe will remain a main partner in the field of development in Sudan, European Union (EU) mission in Sudan has said. The mission asserted support to the national dialogue called for by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. It also supported the ....

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