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PA considering new resolution on Palestinian statehood bid -- official
Date: 2015-01-02 20:32:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1663205
Palestinian Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said on Friday that the Palestinians are considering a new bid on statehood. The USA voted on Wednesday against a Palestinian resolution calling for an end to Israeli occupation by the end ....
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Palestinians to demand Israel to be punished before ICC: Amb. to UN
Date: 2015-01-02 20:25:08 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1663177
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said that his country has filed a request to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will come into force after six months. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Riyad said ....
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Palestine to be member in ICC in 3months
Date: 2015-01-02 20:23:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1663173
Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat on Friday asserted that his country will get the membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March. According to Arabia television, Erekat said that settlement and wars on the Gaza strip would ....
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Araby denounces interference in Bahraini internal affairs
Date: 2015-01-02 12:29:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1661061
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby denounced the Iranian interference in the Bahraini internal affairs. In a statement on Friday, Araby considered the statements of some senior Iranian officials as a violation of international law. ....
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Iraq pres. says eradicating terrorism top priority
Date: 2015-01-01 18:59:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1658509
Iraqi President Fouad Maasum on Thursday stressed the importance of devoting full efforts to eradicate terrorism and get the displaced people resettled. In press statements marking the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, Maasum said that ....
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Documents of settlement issue to be delivered to UN rep. today -- Erekat
Date: 2015-01-01 18:12:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1658213
Palestinian Top Negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Thursday that the documents, which were signed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over the settlement issue, would be handed over to a UN representative today. He added that the move comes as ....
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Ex-Lebanese PM Omar Karami dies aged 80
Date: 2015-01-01 10:44:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1655153
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami died on Thursday morning at the age of 80. Karami, from the northern city of Tripoli, died at the American University of Beirut Medical Center after a long illness. Karami was born on March 7, 1935 in ....
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US slams Palestinian bid to join International Criminal Court
Date: 2015-01-01 06:41:17 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1653609
The State Department sharply criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday after he applied for state membership in the International Criminal Court. “Today’s action is entirely counter-productive and does nothing to ....
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Arab League supports Djibouti political accord
Date: 2014-12-31 17:38:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1652117
Arab League chief Nabil Al Araby welcomed an agreement signed by the government and the opposition in Djibouti. The agreement will pave the way for implementing political reforms to overcome a crisis hindering the country's development since the ....
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Iraqi army kills 100 Daesh militants
Date: 2014-12-31 17:36:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1652089
The Iraqi army liberated on Wednesday the Iraqi city of Al Karmah from the terrorist Daesh group after killing 100 militants. Also, the servicemen dismantled 250 bombs and destroyed 15 vehicles used by the terrorist group. ....