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Worshippers in Aqsa Mosque decrease due to Israeli arbitrary practices
Date: 2013-09-13 14:20:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:287699
Al-Quds Mufti Mohamed Hussein said Friday that number of worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque decreased because of arbitrary practices by Israeli occupation forces. Hussein told MENA that Israeli police cordoned off the holy city, blocking movement in ....
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Iraq clamps down on TV channel
Date: 2013-09-13 12:51:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:287537
Iraqi security forces closed all the offices of Al-Baghdadia satellite channel in the country. The authorities ordered all the channel’s cadres to leave the offices, a well-placed police source said without giving further details. It is ....
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Brahimi to meet Kerry, Lavrov in Geneva
Date: 2013-09-13 12:50:00 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:287533
International envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to hold three-way talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday, a Russian source said. Lavrov had said earlier the meeting ....
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Assad: Rebels could launch chemical attack against Israel
Date: 2013-09-13 08:58:50 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:287218
Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Thursday that that opposition fighters could use chemical weapons in attacks against Israel, Russia Today reported. In an interview Russian news channel Rossiya-24, Assad said, “Everyone is aware that ....
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Syria says it is now full member of anti-chemical weapons treaty
Date: 2013-09-13 08:55:27 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:287212
Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari said his country has become a full member of the global anti-chemical weapons treaty, Al Arabiya website reported on Thursday. “Legally speaking Syria has become, starting today, a full ....
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'Chance for Syria peace can't be missed' - Lavrov
Date: 2013-09-12 15:22:55 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:286304
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday that there is a chance for peace in Syria, and it cannot be missed, RT reported. Lavrov added that a delegation of Russian and American chemical weapons experts who “have the necessary ....
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UK says it cooperates with Morocco on Egypt, Syria
Date: 2013-09-12 14:58:35 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:286251
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said his country is cooperating with Morocco in discussing the latest developments in Egypt and Syria. "Morocco plays an important role through its ....
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Free Syrian army rebels reject Russia chemical arms plan
Date: 2013-09-12 12:59:24 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:285964
The Free Syrian Army has categorically rejected the Russian proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under international control, Voice of Russia reported Thursday. "The Free Syrian Army announces its categorical refusal from the Russian ....
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UN report on Syria chemical attack "probably" out Monday, says France
Date: 2013-09-12 12:56:50 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:285958
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday that UN inspectors who investigated an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria would "probably" publish their report on Monday. Diplomats have said the report is unlikely to pin blame ....
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Ashour: We reject striking Syria even with int'l resolution
Date: 2013-09-12 12:39:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:285916
Sameh Ashour, head of the Egyptian Bar Association and Chairman of the Arab Lawyers Union, affirmed that any US aggression on Syria can not be backed, even with a United Nations resolution. The Syrian people should enjoy right to democracy, said ....