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  • Worshippers in Aqsa Mosque decrease due to Israeli arbitrary practices

    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 ....

  • Iraq clamps down on TV channel

    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 ....

  • Brahimi to meet Kerry, Lavrov in Geneva

    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 ....

  • Assad: Rebels could launch chemical attack against Israel

    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 ....

  • Syria says it is now full member of anti-chemical weapons treaty

    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 ....

  • 'Chance for Syria peace can't be missed' - Lavrov

    '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 ....

  • UK says it cooperates with Morocco on Egypt, Syria

    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 ....

  • Free Syrian army rebels reject Russia chemical arms plan

    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 ....

  • UN report on Syria chemical attack

    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 ....

  • Ashour: We reject striking Syria even with int'l resolution

    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 ....

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