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Saudi Arabia backs Lebanon by one billion dollars
Date: 2014-08-06 07:18:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:860635
Saudi Arabia offered one billion dollars to help the Lebanese army preserve security and stability and confront militants. At a press conference at King Abdullah ben Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on Tuesday, former Lebanese Prime Minister ....
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Lebanese army agrees to 24-hour cease-fire
Date: 2014-08-05 17:23:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:860199
The Lebanese Army Tuesday evening agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire to allow the evacuation of wounded civilians and support ongoing efforts to release kidnapped soldiers held by militants in the Bekaa border town of Arsal. The Army ....
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Rice meets Libyan PM in Washington
Date: 2014-08-05 16:53:39 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:860157
US National Security Adviser Susan Rice met on Tuesday with Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni at the White House, KUNA news agency reported. A statement released from the White House said the two "discussed the need for strong ....
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Saudi Arabia pledges 80 mn US dollars to Gaza: amb. in Egypt
Date: 2014-08-05 16:40:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:860134
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Abdel Aziz Al Qattan said on Tuesday that the kingdom pledged 53 million U.S. dollars in aid to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The aid aims at enabling the organization to buy medications and food supplies to help ....
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Jordan to continue efforts to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza:FM
Date: 2014-08-05 16:35:29 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:860126
Jordan will continue efforts and contacts with Arab and world leaders to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza, its Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said on Tuesday. The Jordanian top diplomat stressed that the perfect solution to stop this ....
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Russia hails Egypt role in Gaza truce
Date: 2014-08-05 16:33:59 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:860123
Russia welcomed on Tuesday the Egypt-brokered 72-hour truce between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip. In its statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed the importance of making use of the Egyptian initiative in order to attain a ....
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Palestinian delegation visits injured at Cairo hospital
Date: 2014-08-05 16:30:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:860118
A unified Palestinian delegation, now visiting here, paid on Tuesday a visit to injured Palestinians, who are treated at a Cairo hospital. The delegation, headed by Fatah central committee member Azzam al-Ahmed, listened to the complaints and ....
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Judeh, Blair stress need to implement Egyptian Initiative in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 16:28:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:860115
Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh on Tuesday discussed with Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair, the dangerous escalation in the Gaza Strip and efforts to achieve a ceasefire between the Palestinians and Israel, Petra News Agency ....
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EU welcomes Gaza truce
Date: 2014-08-05 15:05:12 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:859932
The EU welcomed Tuesday the announcement of a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and called on all parties to respect its terms. "There must be an immediate end to the loss of civilian lives. The firing of rockets from the Gaza ....
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Iran VP slams int'l bodies inaction towards Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 14:37:32 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:859878
Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has strongly criticized international bodies for their silence vis-à-vis Israeli crimes in Gaza, noting that releasing of statement in support of the defenseless Gazans was worthless, IRNA reported ....