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Syrian crisis tops Obama-Abdullah II talks

Date: 2014-02-15 08:16:35 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:556084

The Syrian crisis topped the Jordanian-US summit, which was held here late yesterday between US President Barack Obama and Jordanian King Abdullah II, who is currently visiting here. “We don’t expect to solve this anytime in the short term,” ....

135 people killed in Syria Friday -- activists

Date: 2014-02-15 08:14:46 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:556081

As many as 135 persons were killed in Syria Friday, activists say. Forty-six of those were killed in a car blast that targeted the mosque of al-Yadoda town in Rif Daraa, the activists said Saturday. The city of Aleppo has been under barrel ....

Israeli troops injure 6 Palestinians near Jalazoun camp

Date: 2014-02-15 07:32:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:555995

At least six Palestinians young men were wounded by live bullets on Friday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces at the entrance to Jalazoun camp, north-east of Ramallah. Israeli troops stationed at the entrance to the camp, fired live and ....

10 Palestinians injured in Israeli shooting in Gaza

Date: 2014-02-14 16:29:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:555545

Ten Palestinian young men were injured on Friday after Israeli forces fired at them in Jabalia Camp in Gaza Strip, said spokesman for Gaza's Health Ministry Ashraf Qedra. Every Friday young Palestinians stage a protest in the area against the ....

Libyan fugitive extradited from Niger- PM

Date: 2014-02-14 16:24:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:555538

A former Libyan official of the Muammar Gaddafi regime, was extradited from Niger, Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zidan declared. Abdullah Mansour was the former head of Libya's state-run TV and radio, the premier said in a statement. The former ....

Qatar Emir arrives in Turkey for talks on economic cooperation

Date: 2014-02-14 15:42:35 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:555486

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived in Ankara Friday on a brief visit to Turkey, the second in five months, for talks on enhancing economic cooperation. The Qatari leader will hold talks with Turkish officials on regional and ....

Brahimi: Russia, US promise to help unblock inter-Syrian talks

Date: 2014-02-14 13:09:44 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:555244

Russia and the United States promised to help unblock the talks between the Syrian government and opposition in Geneva, Itar-tass quoted the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for the Syrian Crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi, as ....

Libyan Spokesman: Measures by Haftar not military coup

Date: 2014-02-14 13:00:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:555229

Spokesman for the Libyan army staff Ali al-Shaikhy denied a military coup in the country by former commander of ground forces Major General Khalifa Haftar. In statements to MENA, the spokesman said that reports on a military coup are not ....

Zidan denies news of coup

Date: 2014-02-14 12:47:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:555200

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan flatly denied that there had been any coup, telling Libyans Friday that both the government and the parliament were up and running, and that "the situation is under control," according to CBS News. Major General ....

8 army, Sahwa elements killed, injured in southern Baghdad attack

Date: 2014-02-14 11:17:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:555004

Eight army and Sahwa elements were killed and injured in an armed attack in southern Baghdad on Friday morning. Unidentified gunmen showered a joint military-Sahwa checkpoint with machine-gun fire, killing two Sahwa members and a soldier, police ....