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  • Bashir to make a follow-up speech after his visit to Ethiopia, says aide

    Bashir to make a follow-up speech after his visit to Ethiopia, says aide

    Date: 2014-01-29 09:32:57 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:526612

    Sudanese President Omar Bashir’s assistant and National Congress Party Deputy Chairman for Party Affairs Ibrahim Ghandour announced that the president will make a follow-up speech after his return from the African Union (AU) summit taking place in ....

  • Sudan prsident, Ethiopian PM discuss ties, S. Sudan crisis

    Sudan prsident, Ethiopian PM discuss ties, S. Sudan crisis

    Date: 2014-01-29 08:43:33 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:526476

    Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn held talks in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. The talks tackled ways of boosting bilateral relations in political, economic and trade fields to serve the interests of the ....

  • Iraq, alliance of Egyptian, Japanese, French companies sign deal on Basra water plant

    Iraq, alliance of Egyptian, Japanese, French companies sign deal on Basra water plant

    Date: 2014-01-29 08:23:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:526403

    Iraqi Minister of Municipalities and Public Works Adel Mehoder signed on Tuesday an agreement with the alliance of Egypt's Arab Contractors, Japanese Hitachi and French OTV for the development of a large desalination plant in Basra, southern ....

  • Sudan's opposition calls for forming national gov't to carry out Bashir's reform initiative

    Sudan's opposition calls for forming national gov't to carry out Bashir's reform initiative

    Date: 2014-01-29 07:54:33 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:526349

    Sudan's opposition National Umma Party led by Sadiq Al-Mahdi has called for forming a national government to carry out a reform initiative set forth by Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir during a speech on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, the ....

  • Fatah says anti-Abbas statements by Hamas leader bear antagonism to national reconciliation

    Fatah says anti-Abbas statements by Hamas leader bear antagonism to national reconciliation

    Date: 2014-01-28 18:43:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:525961

    The Palestinian movement of Fatah has said that recent remarks by Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahhar against late president Yasser Arafat and the current chairman of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas bears antagonism to national unity and ....

  • Ramallah condemns terrorist attacks in Egypt

    Ramallah condemns terrorist attacks in Egypt

    Date: 2014-01-28 18:15:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:525910

    The Palestinian cabinet strongly condemned the terrorist bombings that targeted a number of places in Egypt. The Palestinian government reiterated support for the interim authorities in Cairo in their war against terrorism. ....

  • Critical TV bans in Libya setback for speech: HRW

    Critical TV bans in Libya setback for speech: HRW

    Date: 2014-01-28 16:54:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:525771

    A new decree passed by Libya’s parliament banning satellite television stations critical of the government and the 2011 uprising against Gaddafi violates free speech and Libya’s Provisional Constitutional Declaration, the Human Rights Watch said in ....

  • Lebanese parliament speaker receives Egypt amb.

    Lebanese parliament speaker receives Egypt amb.

    Date: 2014-01-28 16:37:17 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:525730

    Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received on Tuesday Egypt's Ambassador here Ashraf Hamdy. Their talks took up the latest regional developments and bilateral relations. ....

  • Hamas congratulates Tunisia on new constitution

    Hamas congratulates Tunisia on new constitution

    Date: 2014-01-28 15:43:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:525271

    Hamas has congratulated the Tunisian government on the ratification of the country's new constitution and the formation of new government. In a statement on Tuesday, the Islamic movement wished Tunisia more success and stability during the coming ....

  • 250 trucks allowed into Gaza via Kerm Abu Salem crossing

    250 trucks allowed into Gaza via Kerm Abu Salem crossing

    Date: 2014-01-28 08:48:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:524567

    Israeli occupation authorities on Tuesday decided to allow the entry of 250 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via the Kerm Abu Salem crossing, south east of the strip. Raed Fattouh, chairman of the coordination committee for the entry ....

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