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Hamas: Palestinians to continue struggling against Israeli occupation
Date: 2014-05-15 13:54:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:723488
Hamas movement stressed that it would continue struggling against the Israeli occupation by all means, including armed resistance. In a press statement released on Thursday on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the 1948 Palestinian exodus, ....
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AL : Israel must allow vaccinations for children to enter into Gaza
Date: 2014-05-15 13:40:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:723461
The Arab League (AL) called on the international community to intervene and force Israel to let in vaccinations for the children in the blockaded Gaza Strip. The AL in a statement today urged the Arab health ministers, the WHO and UNICEF to work ....
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Lebanon's Berri postpones residential election session till May 22
Date: 2014-05-15 13:26:37 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:723433
Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, Nabih Berri, adjourned the presidential election session till May 22 due to the lack of quorum. Lebanon's Official News Agency (NNA) reported that only 73 lawmakers out of 128 were present at parliament for ....
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Abbas says Palestinian issue on top of world leaders' agenda
Date: 2014-05-15 08:07:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:722544
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asserted Wednesday that the Palestinian issue is among the key topics on the world leaders' agenda given its significance as a national liberation cause of a great country. In a speech addressed to Palestinians ....
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Pentagon announces $1 billion deal with Iraq
Date: 2014-05-15 07:53:52 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:722519
The Pentagon has cleared a nearly $1 billion package of aircraft trainers, surveillance aerostats and up-armored Humvees for the Iraqi military, CNN reported. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Tuesday that the State ....
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Arab League regrets Brahimi resignation
Date: 2014-05-14 17:32:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:721924
The Arab League regretted the resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi, the Joint United Nations-Arab League Special Representative on the Syrian crisis. In a statement Wednesday, Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi said that Brahimi exerted tireless efforts ....
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El-Araby, Fadwa Barghouthi meet on Palestinian prisoners issue
Date: 2014-05-14 14:50:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:721671
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Araby met on Wednesday with the wife of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouthi. Lawyer Fadwa Barghouthi thanked al-Araby for his efforts and support of the International Campaign for the Freedom of ....
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Brahimi's resignation should not slow down inter-Syrian talks: Russian Deputy FM
Date: 2014-05-14 12:22:50 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:721236
UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi's resignation was not unexpected for Russia, but it believes that this should not slow down the Geneva process of inter-Syrian negotiations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said. ....
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Velayati: Syria victorious in international war against it
Date: 2014-05-14 09:54:10 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:720721
Advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Ali Akbar Velayati stressed that Syria has become victorious in the international war waged against it by some Arab and neighboring countries, IRNA news agency reported. Velayati said ....
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RF circulates draft resolution at UNSC in support of political settlement in Syria
Date: 2014-05-14 07:34:12 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:720354
Russia has circulated a draft resolution at the UN Security Council in support of local truces and a political settlement in Syria, Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the UN, told Itar-Tass on Tuesday after a ....