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  • Obama leads US dignitaries in Saudi Arabia

    Obama leads US dignitaries in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2015-01-27 13:34:41 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1835885

    US President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, leading a delegation of prominent current and former officials to offer condolences over the death of King Abdullah and pay respects, The New York Times reported. Air Force One landed ....

  • 3 people killed in different cities of Libya

    3 people killed in different cities of Libya

    Date: 2015-01-27 13:31:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1834853

    Three people were killed in various cities of Libya. The first person, aged 65, was targeted by a sniper, a source with Arabian Gulf Oil Company said. The source added that the person who was shot dead close to his home in Benghazi city was ....

  • Israel confiscates 500 dunums in Hebron

    Israel confiscates 500 dunums in Hebron

    Date: 2015-01-27 13:16:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1835641

    An Israeli court ordered on Tuesday confiscating 500 dunums in the Palestinian town of Beit Ula in Hebron governorate. The court claimed that the confiscated lands are owned by Israel, Coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and ....

  • AIRC head promises reviving late Saudi king's peace initiative

    AIRC head promises reviving late Saudi king's peace initiative

    Date: 2015-01-27 12:56:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1835393

    Head of the Arab and International Relations Council (AIRC) Muhammad Jassem Saqr said on Tuesday that late Saudi King Abdallah ben Abdel Aziz al-Saud's initiative to bring about peace will be revived soon by the council. In press statements to ....

  • Arabi, Yemeni FM probe latest developments in Yemen over phone

    Arabi, Yemeni FM probe latest developments in Yemen over phone

    Date: 2015-01-27 12:28:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1835121

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Arabi conferred on Tuesday over the phone with Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdallah Al Saidi on the latest developments in Yemen. A statement issued by the Arab League general secretariat said the two sides ....

  • Palestinians say Israel should be punished for settlements

    Palestinians say Israel should be punished for settlements

    Date: 2015-01-27 11:02:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1834393

    The Palestinian foreign ministry on Tuesday called on the international community to force Israel to halt its settlement building in the Palestinian lands. In a statement, the ministry said Israel should face sanctions for its ongoing settlement ....

  • Rivlin urges Ban to take a stand against Palestinian ICC bid

    Rivlin urges Ban to take a stand against Palestinian ICC bid

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:57:54 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1834357

    Israeli President Reuven Rivlin urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to take a stand against the Palestinian attempt to bring Israeli soldiers and Israeli leaders in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC). "I told the UN secretary ....

  • Amman considers releasing convicted terrorist in exchange for hostages

    Amman considers releasing convicted terrorist in exchange for hostages

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:44:27 GMT - Japan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1834165

    Jordan may be willing to release a convicted terrorist in exchange for a Japanese journalist and a Jordanian military pilot believed to be held hostage by Daesh militants, two members of the country's parliament said. Bassam Al Manaseer, chair of ....

  • Israeli troops open fire at Palestinians farmers near Gaza border

    Israeli troops open fire at Palestinians farmers near Gaza border

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:07:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1833681

    Israeli forces on Tuesday morning fired at Palestinian agricultural lands across the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said. They said several Israeli military vehicles stationed near a gate on the border fence east ....

  • Car bomb explodes near Corinthia Hotel, Tripoli

    Car bomb explodes near Corinthia Hotel, Tripoli

    Date: 2015-01-27 10:04:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1833649

    A booby-trapped vehicle detonated near Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli on Tuesday. The car bomb went off outside the hotel and no reports are yet available on the number of casualties, a security source told MENA. ....

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