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  • SOHR: 50 opposition fighters killed in Aleppo

    SOHR: 50 opposition fighters killed in Aleppo

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:50:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:336350

    As many as 50 opposition fighters have been killed in the past three days of clashes with the Syrian regime army in Intharat, Bustan al-Basha and Masaken Hanano neighborhoods, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturday. The ....

  • Abbas appreciates Egyptian, Saudi, Jordanian stances for Palestinian cause

    Abbas appreciates Egyptian, Saudi, Jordanian stances for Palestinian cause

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:37:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:336328

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah movement appreciate the Egyptian, Saudi and Jordanian stances on supporting the Palestinian cause, Fatah spokesman Nabil abu Redina said Saturday. Abu Redina denied interference in the internal ....

  • Karti: African summit affirms position of non-cooperation with ICC on Presidents

    Karti: African summit affirms position of non-cooperation with ICC on Presidents

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:35:20 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:336321

    Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti said that the meetings of the African Union Summit on Friday and Saturday confirmed the previous stances not to deal with the International Criminal Court (ICC) with respect to any head of state in ....

  • OIC chief congratulates Islamic peoples on Eidul Adha

    OIC chief congratulates Islamic peoples on Eidul Adha

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:32:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:336317

    Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) addressed Saturday his deep and heartfelt congratulations to the entire Islamic Ummah, on the occasion of Eidul Adha, OIC reported in its website. "On the ....

  • Beblawy phones Libyan counterpart

    Beblawy phones Libyan counterpart

    Date: 2013-10-12 17:56:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:335813

    Prime Minister Hazem Beblawy held a phone call with his Libyan counterpart Ali Zeidan to inquire after him after his abduction and release. Beblawy and Zeidan exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eidul Adha. Zeidan was hauled from his bed at ....

  • 5,200 Palestinian prisoners are held at Israeli jails

    5,200 Palestinian prisoners are held at Israeli jails

    Date: 2013-10-12 15:06:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:335588

    As many as 5,200 Palestinian prisoners are being held at 17 jails and detention camps in Israel, said a statement by the Palestinian Ministry for Prisoners' Affairs on Saturday. The statement said 2,650 prisoners from Fatah movement are held ....

  • Palestinian presidency denies mediation between Qatar, Syria

    Palestinian presidency denies mediation between Qatar, Syria

    Date: 2013-10-12 12:44:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:335324

    The Palestinian Presidency denied news reports which claimed that an official Palestinian envoy to Damascus carried a message from the Qatari emir to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to WAFA News Agency. It described as ....

  • One person injured during clashes at Ain Al-Helwa refugee camp

    One person injured during clashes at Ain Al-Helwa refugee camp

    Date: 2013-10-12 11:54:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:335197

    One person was injured on Saturday in clashes that erupted between the Palestinian Fatah movement and one of the Islamic organizations in Ain Al-Helwa refugee camp in Sidon city, south Lebanon. A Palestinian source told MENA correspondent here ....

  • Benomar: Close viewpoints among Yemeni political powers help reaching security stability

    Benomar: Close viewpoints among Yemeni political powers help reaching security stability

    Date: 2013-10-12 11:51:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:335186

    UN Secretary General Special Envoy Yemen Jamal Benomar praised the efforts exerted by security bodies in Yemen to maintain security and stability despite the hard circumstances facing them in the current phase. In statements during his meeting ....

  • Karama crossing to be closed on first day of Eid--Palestinian police

    Karama crossing to be closed on first day of Eid--Palestinian police

    Date: 2013-10-12 11:18:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:335115

    The Palestinian police at Al-Karama crossing said on Saturday that the terminal will be fully closed on Tuesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha (Greater Bairam). A statement by the department of the public relations and media at the ....

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