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15 persons killed, injured in gunmen attack on Kirkuk electoral station
Date: 2014-04-22 09:30:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:681252
Sixteen people were killed and injured in an armed attack on an electoral station in eastern Kirkuk, situated 250 kilometers north of Baghdad, a security source said on Tuesday. Gunmen riding a jeep stormed into Tamour electoral station late ....
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Netanyahu criticizes PA for its threats to dissolve itself
Date: 2014-04-22 08:31:13 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:681109
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu criticized the Palestinian Authority, saying that its threat to dissolve and the ruling Fatah faction’s efforts to forge unity with Hamas indicate a lack of desire for peace, the Jerusalem Post reported. “Today, ....
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Senior Russian diplomat meets Syrian enovy
Date: 2014-04-22 08:03:53 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:681042
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with Syrian Ambassador in Moscow Riyad Haddad on Monday to discuss political settlement in Syria, ITAR-TASS reported on Tuesday. The diplomats discussed “various aspects of the political ....
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Fatah announces full support to Abbas
Date: 2014-04-21 21:10:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:680774
Fatah Central Committee asserted the movement’s full support to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s stance on rejecting the extension of peace negotiations unless based on clear foundations. This came during the central committee’s meeting, ....
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Arab MPs: Arab Parliament not of advisory nature
Date: 2014-04-21 19:47:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:680720
The Arab Parliament stressed, in a statement issued late Monday, on the legislative and supervisory role of the parliament and criticized considering it an advisory parliament by the Arab summit in Kuwait. Arab Parliament MPs demanded a review ....
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Ban Ki-Moon: Syrian elections to undermine political solution
Date: 2014-04-21 18:26:03 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:680639
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warns that Syria's newly announced presidential election will undermine efforts to achieve a political solution to the Syrian conflict, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. The election is set to be held on June ....
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Britain says Syria elections only designed to sustain Assad’s dictatorship
Date: 2014-04-21 17:50:43 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:680591
British Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds said Syrian presidential elections, conducted against backdrop of regime attacks and in a climate of fear, will have no credibility. Commenting on the announcement today by Syria’s parliament that ....
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Efforts are continuing for release of kidnapped ambassador - Jordanian FM
Date: 2014-04-21 17:47:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:680585
Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Nasser Judeh said the Foreign Ministry and other relevant agencies are continuing their efforts to follow up on the kidnapping of Jordan's Ambassador to Libya Fawaz al-Eitan, Petra News ....
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Jordanian PM receives Australian FM
Date: 2014-04-21 17:42:06 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:680583
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Monday discussed with Australian Foreign Minister Jolie Bishop ways to cement bilateral ties and the latest regional developments, Petra news agency reported. During the meeting, Ensour said Jordan ....
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Arab Parliament to hold meeting on human rights Tuesday in Cairo
Date: 2014-04-21 17:36:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:680575
The Arab Parliament under Speaker Ahmad al-Jarawan will hold a meeting on the "human rights and the Arab citizen" in Cairo on Tuesday. The meeting will be attended by Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi. Earlier in the day, the fourth session ....
