Arab world
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Qatar Emir says does not allow MB members to practice political activities against any Arab country
Date: 2014-09-25 21:51:48 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:176 - ID:1015301
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (MENA) - Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Thursday acknowledged that many members of the Muslim Brotherhood, "who have fled Egypt en masse", have been offered shelter in Qatar. "Many of them left and some of them ....
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Jordan, Russia discuss Mideast developments
Date: 2014-09-25 21:46:14 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:175 - ID:1014749
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (MENA) - Jordan's King Abdullah II discussed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Thursday the latest developments in the Middle East. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 69th meeting of the UN General Assembly in ....
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Fatah, Hamas announce agreement on all reconciliation issues
Date: 2014-09-25 21:14:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:167 - ID:1014725
CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) - The two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have reached a comprehensive agreement to share power and work jointly to end the Gaza blockade and reconstruct the Gaza Strip. In a joint statement issued following ....
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AL moves to cancel Sudan's debts, sanctions
Date: 2014-09-25 21:02:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:166 - ID:1014813
KHARTOUM, Sept 25 (MENA) – The Arab League said that it will adopt a regional and international move to cancel Sudan's debts and lift economic sanctions imposed on Khartoum which have negatively affected the Sudanese people. The pan-Arab body ....
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29 countries, Egypt express concern about situation in Libya
Date: 2014-09-25 20:28:22 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:160 - ID:1014537
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday held a high-level meeting to discuss situation in Libya. The meeting, which was attended by representatives of 30 countries including Egypt, tackled the unprecedented ....
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Yemeni president calls on people to unite
Date: 2014-09-25 20:17:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:159 - ID:1014533
SANA'A, Sept 25 (MENA) - Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi urged people and all political factions to unite. Addressing the nation on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the Yemeni revolution, he stressed that all people should seize ....
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UK's Hammond doesn't rule out military action in Syria
Date: 2014-09-25 19:21:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:1014461
LONDON, Sept 25 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday that his country could join the bombing of Daesh targets in Iraq and Syria. Western ground invasion of Iraq "would feed Isil's (Daesh's) narrative" Hammond was quoted as ....
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Saudi Arabia jails 19 for fighting overseas
Date: 2014-09-25 18:09:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:134 - ID:1014133
RIYADH, Sept 25 (MENA) - A court in Saudi Arabia on Thursday jailed 18 defendants for up to 10 years on charges of joining an Islamist group and fighting overseas. They were part of a larger group of 57 defendants and were convicted of following ....
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Iraqi forces to participate in military operation to free Salahuddin
Date: 2014-09-25 18:04:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:130 - ID:1013937
BAGHDAD, Sept 25 (MENA) – As many as 13,000 Iraqi soldiers would, in a few days, reach Speicher Base to participate in a military operation to free Salahuddin province, said a well-placed official in the province. The formidably armed soldiers ....
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Lebanese army arrests four Nusra radicals in security raids
Date: 2014-09-25 18:01:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:1014105
BEIRUT, Sept 25 (MENA) - The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) has detained four Al-Nusra Front radicals and about 470 suspected Islamist militants in Ersal, Tripoli, Akkar, and Koura, local media reports quoted Lebanese security sources as saying on ....