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  • Arab coalition warplanes bomb Houthi sites in Saada

    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 ....

  • Lebanese army chief: Our decision is to face any attack

    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 ....

  • Seniora to MENA: Arab revival clear in Decisive Storm

    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 ....

  • US rejects establishing new Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem

    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 ....

  • Saudi Arabia considers a five-day pause in Yemen - official

    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 ....

  • Saudi King, Kerry discuss relations, region

    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 ....

  • Palestine PM meets UK consul

    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 ....

  • Erekat briefs US Congress delegation on latest developments in territories

    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 ....

  • Jordan, UN urge relaunching Palestinian-Israeli negotiations

    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 ....

  • Arab League anti-piracy meeting kicks off

    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 ....

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