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Syrian president casts vote in pres.polls
Date: 2014-06-03 11:21:51 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:758379
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday cast his ballot in Syria's presidential election, Al-Arabiya TV channel reported. Assad cast his ballot in a polling station in Maliki neighborhood, central Damascus. Assad's two challengers, Maher ....
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Arabi welcomes formation of new Palestinian gov't
Date: 2014-06-03 10:47:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:758324
Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi has welcomed the formation of a new Palestinian unity government under Rami Al-Hamdallah. In a statement on Tuesday, Arabi voiced hope that the new cabinet would complete the necessary steps to enhance ....
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Sobieh to MENA: Egypt is milestone of Arab national security
Date: 2014-06-03 10:11:25 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:758242
Ambassador Mohammad Sobieh, Arab League Assistant Secretary General and Head of Palestine and the Occupied Arab Territories Section at the Arab League, asserted that Egypt is the milestone of the Arab national security and its stability has a direct ....
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Israel "disappointed" that US will work with Palestinian unity government
Date: 2014-06-03 09:02:43 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:758073
Israel said on Monday it was "deeply disappointed" by the US State Department saying it would work with a Palestinian unity government, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website. In a statement to reporters issued after Washington's ....
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AP speaker hails Palestinian unity gov't swearing-in
Date: 2014-06-03 08:00:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:757934
Ahmed Al-Garwan, the president of the inter-Arab parliament, praised the Palestinian unity government swearing in, noting that its formation was a Palestinian and Arab demand which has finally crystallized. In press statements on Tuesday, Garwan ....
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Israel will work to foil Hamas participation in Palestinian elections
Date: 2014-06-03 06:45:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:757781
Israel will not hold negotiations with the new Palestinian unity government and will oppose Hamas participation in the Palestinian elections if and when they take place, Haaretz quoted the Israeli security cabinet as saying on Monday. “Israel ....
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US supports Palestinian unity government -- State Department
Date: 2014-06-03 05:38:54 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:757695
US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki tentatively approved of Palestine’s new unity government Monday, saying “Based on what we know now, we intend to work with this government.” “But,” Psaki continued, “we’ll be watching closely to ensure ....
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Coronavirus death toll hits 190 in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-06-02 17:41:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:757400
The Coronavirus death toll has hit 190, while the infected cases reached 575 in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said on Monday. The virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), is new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in ....
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Handling of Syrian repercussions requires international community support - King Abdullah II
Date: 2014-06-02 15:54:17 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:757210
King Abdullah II of Jordan received Monday former Greek Prime Minister and President of the Socialist International, George Papandreou currently on a visit to the Kingdom to check on the condition of the Jordan-hosted Syrian refugees, Petra News ....
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Libya: Clashes, bombings leave 8 dead
Date: 2014-06-02 12:56:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:756852
Explosions rocked the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday as clashes resumed for second day between army units loyal to a renegade general military and Islamist militias, causing panic as civilians were caught in crossfires and trapped in their homes ....