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  • Palestinian PM forms committee to receive Gaza crossings

    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 ....

  • Jordanian King receives Iraqi defense minster

    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 ....

  • Int'l community should shoulder responsibility to end Syrian crisis - AL chief

    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 ....

  • Iraqi president, Dutch FM call for int't cooperation to stamp out terrorism

    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 ....

  • Lebanese source: Agenda of dialogue between Hezbollah, Future bloc open

    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 ....

  • Saudi cabinet welcomes response of Egypt, Qatar to Saudi king's initiative

    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 ....

  • Five killed, 15 wounded in Baghdad attacks

    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 ....

  • Israeli troops demolish houses in al Quds

    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 ....

  • Israel allows Gazans to visit relatives detained in Ramon jail

    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 ....

  • 460 trucks allowed into Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem

    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 ....

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