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Humanitarian conditions in Zabadani 'very difficult' - SOHR
Date: 2015-07-25 08:29:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3037693
The humanitarian conditions in the Syrian border town of Zabadani became very difficult in light of the siege imposed by the regime, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Syria has been witnessing deadly violence since March 2011 ....
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Italy president urges Rome-Cairo coordination on Libya
Date: 2015-07-24 18:00:13 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3036253
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella on Friday called for full coordination between Rome and Cairo on the situation in Libya. In a meeting with Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, who is currently visiting here, Mattarella said such ....
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Obama, Erdogan agree to stem flow of foreign fighters into Syria
Date: 2015-07-23 07:57:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3027785
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Barack Obama agreed Wednesday to "stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey's border with Syria," the White House said in a statement. The two leaders also discussed a plan to ....
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Saudi plane lands at Yemen’s Aden airport
Date: 2015-07-22 15:31:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:3025409
A Saudi military plane landed in Aden on Wednesday as the airport reopened in Yemen's second city after four months of fighting, the transport minister said, according to Al Arabiya News channel. “This is the beginning of operation at the ....
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EU urges more pressure on opponents of Libya deal
Date: 2015-07-22 12:42:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3024201
EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini urged on Wednesday the international community to exercise more pressure on the parties that have not signed the Libyan initial deal so far. In statements, he said the EU was mulling ....
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Israeli forces stage limited incursion into northern Gaza Strip
Date: 2015-07-22 10:47:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:3023193
Israeli forces staged on Wednesday a limited incursion into northern Gaza Strip and opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Gaza with no injuries reported, local sources said. Israeli military vehicles pushed their way into the borders of Beit ....
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Israel allows 500 trucks into Gaza Strip
Date: 2015-07-22 10:46:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3023177
Israeli occupation forces decided Wednesday to allow 500 trucks loaded with goods and aid supplies to enter the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors ....
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Fatah urges Hamas to immediately implement inked agreements to end division
Date: 2015-07-21 16:02:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:3019593
Central Committee of Palestinian Fatah movement called on its rival movement Hamas to immediately implement the agreements inked to end the division and not to search for new agreements as this will only waste time. This came during a meeting of ....
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UN envoy for Syria meets Iranian FM
Date: 2015-07-21 13:15:31 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3018133
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura met on Tuesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The meeting in Tehran took up the crisis in Syria and the need to find out a political solution to the conflict there, said de ....
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Iraqi warplanes bomb Daesh sites in Fallujah; 29 militants killed
Date: 2015-07-20 17:50:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:3014453
Iraqi warplanes bombed on Monday arms depots and workshops for booby trapped cars belonging to Daesh militant group in Anbar province in western Iraq. The shelling, which took place in Fallujah city of Anbar province, destroyed the weapons depots ....