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Lebanese army officer, soldier killed by militants

Date: 2014-04-09 08:08:30 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:657754

A Lebanese army officer and a soldier were killed Tuesday in Akkar district, northern Lebanon by militants. An army vehicle was caught in an ambush set up by some gunmen, who opened fire against it, killing the officer and soldier. Army units ....

Political, financial support needed from Arab FMs to Palestinian—AL chief

Date: 2014-04-09 07:57:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:657728

Full political and financial support is needed from Arab Foreign Ministers to the Palestinian leadership during their extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to discuss latest developments in Palestine, Arab League (AL) chief Nabil el-Arabi has ....

Hamas: we won't be availed

Date: 2014-04-09 07:50:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:657704

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar said Tuesday that the movement rejected what he considered "the use of the national reconciliation by the Fatah movement as leverage on the Israelis to improve the negotiation conditions." He said that ....

Palestine PM urges Arab to fulfill their promises

Date: 2014-04-08 16:11:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:657008

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah called on the Arab nations to shoulder their responsibilities and to take the necessary steps to implement the Arab summits resolutions to provide financial support for Palestine in the light of Israeli ....

12 killed, injured in car blast in Tikrit

Date: 2014-04-08 12:00:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:656370

One Iraqi policeman was killed and 11 others were injured in an armed attack in eastern Tikirt, Salahuddin Province, some 170 km north of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Tuesday. A booby-trapped car targeted a police checkpoint, leaving ....

AL chief returns home

Date: 2014-04-07 20:29:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:655359

Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi returned home Monday wrapping up a three-day visit to Jordan. During the visit, Arabi held a series of meetings with Jordanian officials to discuss the Middle East peace process and the Syrian crisis. Arabi ....

Dutch priest assassinated in Syria

Date: 2014-04-07 19:11:41 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:655275

A masked gunman has shot dead an elderly Dutch priest in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, Russia Today reported on Monday. This comes amidst reports of extremist groups increasingly targeting religious minorities in the crisis-stricken ....

AL chief leaves Amman back home

Date: 2014-04-07 19:06:15 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:655268

Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi left here on Monday wrapping up a three-day visit to Jordan. During the visit, Arabi held a series of meetings with Jordanian officials to discuss the Middle East peace process and the Syrian crisis. Arabi ....

Jordan's king, Vatican Pope Francis probe regional developments

Date: 2014-04-07 17:27:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:655134

Jordanian King Abdullah II probed on Monday with Vatican Pope Francis I the latest developments in the Middle East region, efforts exerted to achieve peace and stability as well as means of promoting bilateral cooperation. The monarch said that ....

AL delegation heads for Algeria to observe presidential elections

Date: 2014-04-07 15:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:654951

An Arab League (AL) delegation will head for Algeria on Friday to observe the Algerian presidential elections slated for April 17. It will be led by Assistant AL Secretary General for Palestine and Other Occupied Lands Affairs Ambassador ....