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Palestinian PM forms committee to receive Gaza crossings
Date: 2014-12-22 17:51:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:1592321
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah decided to form a committee to receive all Gaza crossings, said a statement on Monday. The committee will be headed by Hassan Sheikh, head of Civil Affairs Authority. Hamadallah called on all ....
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Jordanian King receives Iraqi defense minster
Date: 2014-12-22 17:50:24 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:1592317
Jordanian King Abdullah II met on Monday at al-Husseiniya Palace, Iraqi Defense Minister, Khalid Obaidi, who is currently visiting the Kingdom, Petra News Agency reported. During the meeting, His Majesty and Obaidi discussed scopes of ....
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Int'l community should shoulder responsibility to end Syrian crisis - AL chief
Date: 2014-12-22 17:41:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1592229
The Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el Araby underlined that the international community should shoulder its responsibilities to end the Syrian crisis and the suffering of the civilians. El Araby remarks came in a press statement issued ....
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Iraqi president, Dutch FM call for int't cooperation to stamp out terrorism
Date: 2014-12-22 13:13:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1589737
Iraqi President Foad Ma'asum stressed the importance of international cooperation in the field of intelligence information exchange to root out terrorism. During a meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Albert Koenders and his accompanying ....
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Lebanese source: Agenda of dialogue between Hezbollah, Future bloc open
Date: 2014-12-22 12:49:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:1589501
A Lebanese source revealed that the agenda of the anticipated dialogue between Hezbollah and the Future bloc of former prime minister Saad al Hariri under the auspices of the Lebanese parliament, will be open. The source told MENA that divisive ....
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Saudi cabinet welcomes response of Egypt, Qatar to Saudi king's initiative
Date: 2014-12-22 12:42:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1589397
The Saudi Cabinet welcomed the approval of Egypt and Qatar to cement ties and turn a new chapter in ties as a result of the initiative of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud. Both Egypt and Qatar voiced appreciation for the initiative of ....
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Five killed, 15 wounded in Baghdad attacks
Date: 2014-12-22 10:34:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1587793
Five people were killed and 15 others wounded in two separate attacks in Iraq. Iraqi security sources said two members of the Sunni Awakening or Sahwa in Arabic were killed and three civilians and two troops were wounded in an attack targeting a ....
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Israeli troops demolish houses in al Quds
Date: 2014-12-22 10:30:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:1587749
Israeli bulldozers demolished four buildings and two barns in Jabl al Baba town in southeastern al Quds Monday. The troops launched a manhunt campaign in Bethlehem and Hebron. The troops imposed a military siege around houses of bedouin ....
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Israel allows Gazans to visit relatives detained in Ramon jail
Date: 2014-12-22 09:47:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1587449
Israel allowed scores of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to visit their relatives detained in Ramon jail, southern Israel. "About 76 Gazans, including 15 children, headed to the jail to visit 46 inmates," Suhair Zaqqut, a spokeswoman of the ....
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460 trucks allowed into Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem
Date: 2014-12-22 09:43:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1587421
Israeli authorities decided on Wednesday to allow 460 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karm Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....