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  • US official meets Yezidi delegation

    US official meets Yezidi delegation

    Date: 2014-11-01 07:30:15 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1240293

    US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes met at the White House with Baba Sheikh Khurto Hajji Ismail – the leader of the Yezidi Supreme Religious Council – and other leaders of the Iraqi Yezidi community to discuss ....

  • Palestinian president receives FIDH delegation

    Palestinian president receives FIDH delegation

    Date: 2014-10-31 18:40:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1239145

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday received a delegation from the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. Abbas posted the delegation, under FIDH President Karim Lahidji, on the ....

  • Yemen's Shiite rebels give president ultimatum

    Yemen's Shiite rebels give president ultimatum

    Date: 2014-10-31 18:10:50 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1239049

    Yemen's Shiite rebels, who are in control of the capital, gave the president 10 days starting Friday to form a government, hinting at a takeover attempt if their demands are not met, The Daily Star reported. The Shiite group, also known as ....

  • Palestinian President receives call from Kerry

    Palestinian President receives call from Kerry

    Date: 2014-10-31 16:40:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1238701

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Friday a phone call from US Secretary of State John Kerry. They discussed ways to stop the Israeli attacks on Al-Quds (Occupied East Jerusalem) city. Abbas said the Israeli attacks will spark ....

  • Palestinian President receives call from Kerry

    Palestinian President receives call from Kerry

    Date: 2014-10-31 16:07:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1238509

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Friday a phone call from US Secretary of State John Kerry. They discussed ways to stop the Israeli attacks on Al-Quds (Occupied East Jerusalem) city. Abbas said the Israeli attacks will spark ....

  • Qatari plane carrying weapons arrives at Misrata Airport: Libyan army spokesman

    Qatari plane carrying weapons arrives at Misrata Airport: Libyan army spokesman

    Date: 2014-10-31 15:31:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1238425

    Spokesman for the Libyan Armed Forces Mohamed Hijazi said Friday that a Qatari aircraft landed at Misrata Airport with weapons and ordnance on board. Hijazi told Sky News TV channel that 95% of Benghazi is under control of the Libyan ....

  • Israel arrests 2 Palestinians

    Israel arrests 2 Palestinians

    Date: 2014-10-31 15:21:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1238361

    Israeli occupation forces arrested two Palestinians as they attempted to enter an Israeli settlement from the Gaza Strip on Friday, The Jerusalem Post reported. The two were stopped near the Gaza border with Israel's Sdot Negev Regional ....

  • Possibilities to violate truce with Gaza: Israel chief-of-staff

    Possibilities to violate truce with Gaza: Israel chief-of-staff

    Date: 2014-10-31 09:53:37 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1236589

    Israeli Chief-of-Staff Benny Gantz revealed that there are possibilities to violate the truce with the Gaza Strip, The army is ready to do anything to defend Israel, Gantz said. ....

  • Kerry urges calm in Al-Quds

    Kerry urges calm in Al-Quds

    Date: 2014-10-31 08:32:45 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1235929

    US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Israel to reopen Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque to worshipers. Earlier, Israel took the unusual step of closing Al-Aqsa mosque compound to all visitors amid concerns over a rapid escalation of violence in ....

  • Palestinian official says Al-Aqsa closure 'deliberate step'

    Palestinian official says Al-Aqsa closure 'deliberate step'

    Date: 2014-10-31 08:21:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1235817

    A Palestinian official said Israel's closure of the Al-Aqsa compound in occupied East Jerusalem is an unprecedented step. "This closure has noting to do with security measures that Israeli police claimed," Ahmed Qurei, a member of the Executive ....

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