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Iraqi Parliamentary vote opens amid tight security measures
Date: 2014-04-30 13:03:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:695839
Millions of Iraqis flocked to polling stations on Wednesday to cast their votes in the first parliamentary election since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. The security forces imposed tight security measures and blocked ways leading ....
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Kuwait pledges continuing support to Palestinians
Date: 2014-04-30 10:54:04 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:696114
Kuwait pledged to continue its support for the Palestinian people until the end of Israeli occupation and the establishment of the Palestinian state. "We hail the Palestinian people and leadership for their efforts to regain their rights, state, ....
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Parliament session to elect president adjourned for lack of quorum
Date: 2014-04-30 10:22:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:696030
The Lebanese Parliament session to elect a new president of the country was adjourned on Wednesday for lack of quorum. A two-thirds quorum (86) of the legislature’s 128 members is required for any electoral session. Speaker Nabih Berri ....
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Israel allows 430 trucks into Gaza
Date: 2014-04-30 09:16:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:695848
Israeli occupation forces allowed the entry of 430 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. Raed Fattouh, the chairman of the coordination committee for the entry of goods into the Gaza Strip, ....
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US to cut off aid to Palestinian Authority
Date: 2014-04-30 08:44:33 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:695741
The US State Department said the Palestinian Authority (PA) will risk losing its American funding, which constitutes $440 million in 2014, if it goes through with creating a unity government with Hamas. "Let me be utterly clear about our policy ....
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June 30 Rev. leads to positive changes in Palestinian cause - Fatah official
Date: 2014-04-30 08:38:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:695732
Senior Fatah official Azzam Al-Ahmad, who is responsible for national reconciliation file, said Tuesday that the June 30 Revolution in Egypt would lead to positive changes on the Palestinian cause. Al Ahmad made the remarks during a meeting to ....
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Hamas: No decision yet on participation in presidential vote
Date: 2014-04-30 08:34:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:695683
Hamas group denied Tuesday reports saying it would participate in the oncoming Palestinian presidential election, asserting that any possible roles in the coming voting "is under consideration'. In a statement, the group dismissed a media report ....
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Call for exceptions from prohibiting relations with Israel at conf. on Al Quds
Date: 2014-04-30 08:32:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:695718
A number of participants at the first international conference on Al Quds, held in Amman, called Tuesday for excepting the visits to the holy Mosque of Al Aqsa from a Fatwa that prohibits normalizing relations with Israel. Addressing the ....
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5 killed, injured in Tikrit ambush
Date: 2014-04-29 17:32:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:694453
An Iraqi officer was killed and four soldiers were injured on Tuesday when they were attacked by gunmen in Tikrit in Salahuddin province, 170 km north of Baghdad, a security source said. The source added that an Iraqi army's patrol was heading ....
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Palestinian Cabinet praises Egypt, Saudi Arabia roles in achieving national reconciliation
Date: 2014-04-29 15:55:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:694864
The Palestinian Cabinet thanked all those who contributed to achieving national reconciliation, especially Egypt and Saudi Arabia. During its weekly session under Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah on Tuesday, the cabinet congratulated the ....
