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Arab coalition warplanes bomb Houthi sites in Saada
Date: 2015-05-09 06:22:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2547317
Arab coalition warplanes on Friday bombed several sites belonging to Houthi militants in Saada province. Saudi authorities warned all civilians to leave Yemen's Saada, which borders the kingdom, by sunset Friday as it threatened a harsh response ....
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Lebanese army chief: Our decision is to face any attack
Date: 2015-05-08 18:55:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2546457
Lebanese army chief General Jean Qahwaji said on Friday that the army's decision is to face any attack from any side. "The huge burden that the army shoulders amid this critical time, would not preclude it from assuming its defensive and security ....
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Seniora to MENA: Arab revival clear in Decisive Storm
Date: 2015-05-08 13:02:42 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2544537
Former Lebanese prime minister Fouad Seniora said that the region witnessed an Arab revival which was clear from the stance adopted by Egypt and the Gulf countries during Operation Decisive Storm. Seniora told MENA that he hopes that this ....
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US rejects establishing new Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem
Date: 2015-05-08 08:09:54 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2542669
The US state Department strongly rejected the new Israeli government's stance approving to build 900 new settlements in East Jerusalem. US State Department Acting Deputy spokesman Jeff Rathke described the step as disappointing. Speaking to ....
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Saudi Arabia considers a five-day pause in Yemen - official
Date: 2015-05-07 14:30:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:2539665
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir announced that his country considered a five-day cease-fire in Yemen. The minister's remarks came during a meeting with his US counterpart John Kerry. Al-Jubeir said that he told Kerry, during the ....
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Saudi King, Kerry discuss relations, region
Date: 2015-05-07 14:25:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2539613
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdel Aziz al Saud received on Thursday US Secretary of State John Kerry and his accompanying delegation, according to Saudi Press Agency. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations, a number of issues ....
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Palestine PM meets UK consul
Date: 2015-05-06 18:33:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:2534297
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah met on Wednesday with British Consul General in Jerusalem Alastair McPhail. They discussed the latest political and economic developments in the Gaza Strip as well as ways of reconstructing the coastal ....
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Erekat briefs US Congress delegation on latest developments in territories
Date: 2015-05-06 15:45:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:2532957
PLO Executive Committee Member Saeb Erekat met with a US Congress delegation led by Senator Bill Foster and a delegation of J Street, a liberal Jewish-American lobbying group. During the meeting, Erekat briefed them on the latest developments in ....
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Jordan, UN urge relaunching Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
Date: 2015-05-06 15:36:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2532873
Jordanian Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh met on Wednesday with United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov. They called for relaunching negotiations between Israel and the ....
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Arab League anti-piracy meeting kicks off
Date: 2015-05-06 13:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2531569
An Arab League meeting on combating sea piracy and organized crime kicked off here on Wednesday. The two-day meetings, attended by representatives of Arab ministers of justice and interior, will review a protocol on combating sea piracy as part ....