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12 killed, injured in explosion in Baghdad

Date: 2013-10-26 07:16:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:354960

Three people were killed and nine others were injured when an explosive device went off in a café southeast of Baghdad, a police source said on Friday. The scene of the accident in Basmaya was cordoned off by security forces and the injured ....

Abbas, Jordanian FM probe latest regional developements

Date: 2013-10-25 17:54:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:354664

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Jordan's capital Amman Friday. The meeting took up the latest regional developments and the peace process, said the Palestinian News Agency WAFA. ....

Bashir vows massacres in restless region not to be repeated

Date: 2013-10-25 17:53:17 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:354663

Sudanese President Omar Bashir vowed on Friday that massacres committed by rebels in the cities of Om Rawaba and Abi Karshoula in South Kordofan won't be repeated. "The State will not tolerate those who reject peace," Bashir said during a ....

Russia urges self-restraint in Tunisia

Date: 2013-10-25 17:52:23 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:354662

The Russian Foreign Ministry called for self-restraint in Tunisia amid violent protests in the Arab country, local media reported on Friday. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it is necessary for all political parties in Tunisia ....

National dialogue starts in Tunisia

Date: 2013-10-25 17:50:06 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:354659

The Tunisian national dialogue was launched Friday with the Nahda Party and the opposition Salvation Front taking part. Al-Arabiya channel carried the news without giving further details. ....

Libya faces difficulties in overcoming 'non-institutional' state: FM

Date: 2013-10-25 14:50:04 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:354417

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdelaziz stressed that his country is facing great difficulties in overcoming what he called 'non-institutional' state. Abdelaziz said on Friday, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, that Libya can ....

Palestinian PM: Biggest challenge before my government is ending division

Date: 2013-10-24 17:16:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:353300

The Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said that his government targets protecting the Palestinians and fighting corruption, adding that ending division among the Palestinians is the biggest challenge facing his government. This remark ....

Jewish settlers storm Aqsa Mosqe under Israeli police protection

Date: 2013-10-24 13:44:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:352853

Extremist Jewish settlers stormed the Aqsa Mosque from Bab Al-Magharba gate on Thursday morning under heavy Israeli police protection. The 14 settlers roamed through the holy site for a few hours in the morning, said the director of information ....

Kuwait PM meets Arab League chief on Arab-African summit preparations

Date: 2013-10-23 18:07:27 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:351580

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met Wednesday with Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi to discuss preparations for the 3rd Arab-African Summit. The summit is set to be hosted by Kuwait from November 18 to 20. ....

Abbas in talks with European Council president

Date: 2013-10-23 18:01:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:351569

Palestinian President Mahmmod Abbas met on Wednesday with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy for talks on the recent developments of the Middle East peace process, reported the Palestinian news agency. The meeting also took up ....