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  • Palestinian issue on top of Kuwait summit agenda - FM

    Palestinian issue on top of Kuwait summit agenda - FM

    Date: 2014-03-20 09:29:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:620166

    Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyadh Maliki stressed that the Palestinian issue is on the top of the agenda of the Arab summit to take place in Kuwait on Tuesday. In radio statements, he said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will update the ....

  • Fatah spokesman to MENA: We will not recognize Israel as Jewish state

    Fatah spokesman to MENA: We will not recognize Israel as Jewish state

    Date: 2014-03-19 18:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:619564

    Fatah Spokesman Ahmed Assaf said that the Palestinian crisis is now passing by a critical stage especially under the rule of the current Israeli government. "Israel tries to exploit turmoil, now hitting some Arab states, to deteriorate the ....

  • Fatah spokesman assaulted in front of MENA HQ

    Fatah spokesman assaulted in front of MENA HQ

    Date: 2014-03-19 18:00:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:619465

    Three people assaulted Fatah spokesman Ahmed Assaf on Wednesday while he was entering the Middle East News Agency (MENA) headquarters for an interview. MENA security personnel arrested two of the attackers who threw eggs at Assaf while he ....

  • Fatah Movement: Relations with Egypt strategic

    Fatah Movement: Relations with Egypt strategic

    Date: 2014-03-19 16:25:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:619281

    A Palestinian movement of Fatah leading figure on Wednesday asserted that relations with Egypt are very strong. In statements to MENA in Ramallah, Usama Al-Qawasmy said that Egyptian-Palestinian relations are strategic. Stability in Egypt ....

  • 5 persons killed, injured in bomb blast in Baghdad

    5 persons killed, injured in bomb blast in Baghdad

    Date: 2014-03-19 12:23:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:618633

    At least five persons were killed and injured in an explosive charge blast in eastern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said Wednesday. The source said that the device was planted on the roadside when it went off leaving one person killed and ....

  • UN chief urges Palestinians, Israelis to refrain from provocative acts

    UN chief urges Palestinians, Israelis to refrain from provocative acts

    Date: 2014-03-19 10:03:45 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:618201

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that the latest incidents that took place in Jerusalem would undermine trust in the region, calling on all sides to refrain from provocative acts. In a statement, Ban's spokesman said the UN chief met the ....

  • Army-opposition clashes continue in Syria

    Army-opposition clashes continue in Syria

    Date: 2014-03-19 09:25:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:618077

    Clashes between the Syrian army forces and opposition groups continued till Wednesday morning in various parts of the country, Hama media center said. MeantiArmy forces intensified operations in Rif Damashq. The government forces broke into ....

  • 2 Lebanese Army personnel injured in Tripoli

    2 Lebanese Army personnel injured in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:18:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:617875

    Two Lebanese military personnel were injured Wednesday when their vehicle was targeted in Tripoli, northern of Lebanon, sources said. Initial information indicates that the vehicle was hit by an explosive device. ....

  • Security Council urges Sudan, S. Sudan to withdraw troops from Abye

    Security Council urges Sudan, S. Sudan to withdraw troops from Abye

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:16:45 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:617871

    The UN Security Council (UNSC) has demanded that South Sudan and Sudan immediately withdraw their troops from Abyei, saying it has grave concerns over the volatile security and humanitarian situation in the contested oil-producing region, Sudan ....

  • Raid on Syrian Army camp hit targets

    Raid on Syrian Army camp hit targets "accurately", Israeli Army

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:09:54 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:617842

    Israeli air forces struck a number of Syrian military and security targets connected with the blast that injured four Israeli soldiers on Tuesday, the Israeli army stated, justifying the raid on a Syrian camp. "Israeli army retains the right to ....

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