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PA president to attend Sisi inauguration ceremony - amb.
Date: 2014-06-05 09:38:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:762334
Palestine's Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League Barakat al-Farra has said that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will arrive in Cairo Friday to attend an inauguration ceremony of president-elect Abdel Fattah ....
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Abbas, al-Hamdallah to visit Gaza before Ramadan - Fatah member
Date: 2014-06-05 08:58:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:762217
A Fatah Movement member said on Thursday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah are due to visit the Gaza Strip before the holy month of Ramadan if matters were to run as scheduled. "The date of the visit ....
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Putin fears Syria could turn to another Afghanistan
Date: 2014-06-05 06:44:28 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:761927
Syria risks turning into an “uncontrollable spawning ground” for terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in interview with France’s Europe 1 radio and TF1 channel. "Islamist rebel groups in Syria directly linked to al-Qaeda. Russia fears ....
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Kerry offers $ 290 mln aid for Syrians
Date: 2014-06-04 15:51:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:761328
The United States has offered 290 million dollars as humanitarian aid for those who were affected from the Syrian crisis, said State Secretary John Kerry. Speaking to reporters following a meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam, ....
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Palestine pres. urges for urgent steps to protect Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-06-04 15:41:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:761316
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the Arab and Islamic countries to take immediate decisions and practical measures to protect and defend Al-Aqsa Mosque. Abbas condemned the Israeli extremists' assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque, According ....
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Libya's Haftar vows to respond to assassination bid
Date: 2014-06-04 13:01:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:760954
Libya's ex-general Khalifa Haftar has vowed to respond to the attack that targeted a villa near the residence of the ex-general, in a bid to assassinate him. Haftar said in a press release: "we will end terrorism and extremism." Haftar also ....
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Kuwait Pm receives Al Secretary-General in Beijing
Date: 2014-06-04 10:35:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:760513
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil al-Arabi on Wednesday. The meeting, which was held in Al-Sabah residence in Beijing, tackled the issues listed on the ....
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3 killed, others injured in suicide blast near Haftar residence
Date: 2014-06-04 10:02:23 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:760398
Three people were killed and several others were injured on Wednesday after a suicide bomber targeted a villa near the residence of the ex-general Khalifa Haftar, in a bid to assassinate him. Khalifa Haftar, who has led repeated deadly assaults ....
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Sisi win revives Palestinians' statehood hopes - Palestinian official
Date: 2014-06-04 08:56:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:760074
The landslide victory achieved by Abdel-Fatah el-Sisi in the Egyptian presidential election revive the hopes of many Palestinians that his win could help them establish an independent, viable Palestinian state. "Riding on the major wave of ....
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Berri warns of continued boycott of parliament sessions
Date: 2014-06-04 07:35:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:759990
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Nabih Berri has warned lawmakers against continuing their boycott of Parliament sessions, threatening to take serious measures against them. “It is no longer possible to remain silent about what is going on, and those ....