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  • Abbas invited to attend Arab-Africa summit

    Abbas invited to attend Arab-Africa summit

    Date: 2013-09-08 13:32:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:279206

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received an invitation from Kuwaiti Emir Sabah al-Sabah to attend the Arab-African summit to be held in November in the Gulf nation. The "Kuwait Declaration" to be issued by the summit is expected to call ....

  • Five wanted elements arrested in Salaheddin governorate

    Five wanted elements arrested in Salaheddin governorate

    Date: 2013-09-08 12:09:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:279011

    Five wanted elements were arrested Sunday in Salaheddin governorates, about 170 kilometers north of Baghdad. The detainees, including the financial official of Islamic Iraq State group which is affiliated to al-Qaeda organization, face terror ....

  • Libya to recall UN official over reported meetings with armed groups

    Libya to recall UN official over reported meetings with armed groups

    Date: 2013-09-08 10:31:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:278786

    Libya will recall UN Special Representative to Libya Tareq Mitri over reports that he contacted the armed groups that are blocking oil ports and fields in the country. Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan said on Sunday those armed groups are ....

  • 99 Syrians killed by regime forces - Syrian network

    99 Syrians killed by regime forces - Syrian network

    Date: 2013-09-08 10:04:45 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:278751

    As many as 99 persons were killed by regime forces in Damascus, Rif Dimashq, Idlib and Deraa on Saturday, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Syria has been engulfed by violence since mid-March 2011, with deadly clashes between ....

  • Ex-intelligence chief daughter back to her family

    Ex-intelligence chief daughter back to her family

    Date: 2013-09-08 09:58:14 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:278736

    An offshoot of the Tripoli Temporary Supreme Security Committee said that the daughter of Libya's former intelligence chief was handed over to her family. In a statement Sunday, the committee's offshoot has said it took Anoud Abdullah ....

  • Israeli forces arrest Palestinian youth, raids several houses in al-Quds

    Israeli forces arrest Palestinian youth, raids several houses in al-Quds

    Date: 2013-09-08 09:47:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:278724

    Israeli occupation troops arrested on Saturday Palestinian young man Qasem el-Natsheh in Bab al-Hadid in al-Quds city (eastern Jerusalem), Nadi al-asir manager Nasser Qus said. Israeli forces also raided several houses in Bab al-Hadid and ....

  • One policeman killed, 7 others injured in suicide bomb in Baghdad

    One policeman killed, 7 others injured in suicide bomb in Baghdad

    Date: 2013-09-08 09:44:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:278716

    One policeman was killed and four others injured while three civilians were injured when a suicide bomb targeting a police patrol exploded in Taji Qada in northern Baghdad. Security forces cordoned off the area while ambulances transferred ....

  • Iraqi president, parliament speaker agree on rejecting military intervention in Syria

    Iraqi president, parliament speaker agree on rejecting military intervention in Syria

    Date: 2013-09-08 09:16:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:278693

    Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi adopted a unified national stance and agreed on rejecting any military intervention in Syria. These remarks came during a meeting between al-Maliki and al-Nujaifi on ....

  • Fabius, Kerry meet on Syria

    Fabius, Kerry meet on Syria

    Date: 2013-09-07 20:41:20 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:278387

    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius held on Saturday talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is visiting Paris. Fabius and Kerry reviewed the situation in Syria and ways of responding to a chemical massacre that took place on Aug ....

  • Our Armed forces ready to defend northern borders - Jordanian border guards commander

    Our Armed forces ready to defend northern borders - Jordanian border guards commander

    Date: 2013-09-07 13:40:11 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:277657

    Commander of the Jordanian border guards General Hussein Zuwaid said that the Armed Forces are ready to defend the country's northern borders as well as its security. In an interview with the Jordanian TV last night, Zuwaid underlined that the ....

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