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Moscow alarmed by reports of new Syrian opposition leadership
Date: 2014-02-17 17:17:10 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:560987
Russia is alarmed by reports that the Syrian opposition is being reorganized around a new leadership opposed to further peace talks, RIA Novosti quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying Monday. “New details are emerging – and we ....
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Lebanon's mufti meets advisor to Iran's supreme leader
Date: 2014-02-17 17:11:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:560970
Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rachid Qabbani met with Advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Sheikh Mohammad Mohammadi accompanied with Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi. After the meeting, Mohammadi called upon Arabs to ....
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South Sudan's Machar says “third bloc” choice unfortunate
Date: 2014-02-17 10:14:29 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:559888
South Sudan’s former vice president turned rebel leader, Riek Machar, said the decision of the seven recently released party leaders to form a third bloc “does not help the cause” of the resistance, according to Sudan Tribune. He, however, ....
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OIC congratulates Lebanon on new gov't
Date: 2014-02-17 10:09:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:559867
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani congratulated Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman and the new Prime Minister Tamam Salam on forming a new inclusive government. Madani said in a statement Monday ....
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Former Libyan officer killed in Benghazi
Date: 2014-02-17 08:50:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:559663
A former security officer was killed and his friend injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them in Ard al-Salak in Benghazi Monday. The gunmen were traveling in a Toyota that had tinted windows, said Ibrahim al-Sharaa, the spokesman for ....
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AL chief condemns attack on tourist bus in Taba, calls it heinous act
Date: 2014-02-17 08:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:559657
The Arab League has strongly condemned the bombing that targeted a tourist bus in Taba and killed three Koreans and and Egyptian. In a statement Monday, AL chief Nabil el-Arabi called it a heinous act that aims to terrorize innocent tourists and ....
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230 trucks allowed into GS via Kerm Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2014-02-17 08:44:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:559648
Israeli authorities reopened Sunday the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing in south-east Gaza after the weekend. " Occupation forces will allow the entry of 230 trucks laden with goods to the commercial and agricultural sectors." Raed Fattouh, ....
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UN official urges conflicting parties in Syria to allow humanitarian aid to Yarmouk refugee camp
Date: 2014-02-17 08:35:39 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:559621
UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) official spokesperson Christopher Gunness has urged the Syrian authorities and armed opposition groups to allow the entry of humanitarian aid into the Yarmouk refugee camp close to the Syrian capital ....
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Syria says US created "negative climate" in Geneva
Date: 2014-02-17 08:20:14 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:559578
Syria's foreign minister has accused the Unites States of trying to create a "negative climate" for dialogue at the second round of peace talks in Geneva, ABC News reported on Sunday. The meetings between Syrian President Bashar Assad's ....
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Libya FM meets AMU chief
Date: 2014-02-17 08:13:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:559561
Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union Al-Habib Bin Yehia praised the outcome of the consultation meeting of the union which was hosted by Libya yesterday on the sidelines of celebrations of the AMU's 25th anniversary. He expressed this ....
