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AL chief meets Norway FM
Date: 2014-09-09 15:37:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:914221
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi met on Tuesday with visiting Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende. Brende told reporters that his talks with el-Arabi focused on the humanitarian needs and reconstruction of the Gaza ....
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Jordan King meets Turkish FM
Date: 2014-09-09 15:36:28 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:914219
Jordan's King Abdullah II met on Tuesday with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Amman. The meeting took up the latest regional developments and ways of eliminating terrorism. The Gaza cease fire deal and the situation in Syria were ....
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70 Daesh elements killed in army operation in Khafajiya
Date: 2014-09-09 15:04:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:914144
Seventy elements of Daesh have been killed in operations by the Iraqi army in al-Khafajiya area in Anbar province. Arab and foreign Daesh elements were killed, said Diaa Kazem, an Iraqi army commander, Tuesday. The Iraqi media news agency ....
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Houthi spokesman denies intention of protesters to storm Cabinet
Date: 2014-09-09 13:08:44 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:913926
A spokesman for the Houthi "Ansar Allah" group said Tuesday that protesters who marched toward the Cabinet earlier in the day did not intend to storm the building. The Yemeni Cabinet would not have been able to counter such an action had the ....
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AL chief hails formation of Iraq gov't
Date: 2014-09-09 12:38:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:913841
Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el-Arabi welcomed on Sunday the formation of the new Iraqi government under Hadiar al-Abadi. In a statement, Arabi voiced the pan-Arab body's solidarity with the new cabinet in its war against terrorism. He also ....
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Libyan House okays anti-terrorism bill
Date: 2014-09-09 12:21:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:913786
The Libyan house of representatives Tuesday okayed an anti-terrorism bill. The majority of MPs voted for the bill, said MP Jalal al-Shawihdi in statements to MENA. He said the House endorsed the final draft in a session Monday night. ....
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Yemeni police stop Houthis from erecting protest camps outside Cabinet
Date: 2014-09-09 11:54:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:913713
Yemeni troops opened fire at Houthi protesters who attempted to approach the Cabinet Tuesday. The Houthis tried to erect protest camps outside the Cabinet as part of escalations against the Yemeni government. A state of calm now prevails in ....
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Sudan's authorities release vice chairman of NUP
Date: 2014-09-09 08:22:43 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:913204
The Sudanese authorities have released vice chairman of the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) Meriam Sadiq al-Mahdi. The Sudanese security forces have arrested Meriam al-Mahdi due to her participation in the so-called Paris Declaration which ....
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UN envoy says to help negotiate with rival Libyan parties
Date: 2014-09-09 08:20:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:913194
UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon said Libya's elected parliament is the legitimate body that represents Libyans. He said he will hold talks with all rival parties in Libya to push them to negotiate. He said all parties agreed that the ....
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Palestinian security spokesman denies accusations over detention of Hamas' elements in West Bank
Date: 2014-09-08 15:33:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:912460
Palestinian security spokesman Adnan al-Damiri denied Hamas accusations against security bodies over launching a detention campaign in the West Bank. In exclusive statements to MENA Monday, Damiri said that the news is totally bare of truth. ....