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  • 9 persons killed in two separate bombings in Baghada

    9 persons killed in two separate bombings in Baghada

    Date: 2014-10-21 15:29:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1169649

    Iraqi officials say two separate bombings have killed nine people in Baghdad, the latest victims in near-daily attacks that have targeted the country's capital, ABC news reported. Police officials say a bomb at an out-door market in the southern ....

  • Jordan's MP: Youth in Arab region play vital role in facing challenges

    Jordan's MP: Youth in Arab region play vital role in facing challenges

    Date: 2014-10-21 13:05:42 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:1170169

    First Deputy Speaker of the Jordanian Chamber of Deputies Ahmed Al Safadi said on Tuesday that youths in the Arab region play an important and vital role in confronting challenges and problems faced by some Arab countries. The Jordanian MP made ....

  • Arab League envoy says political solution still possible in Libya

    Arab League envoy says political solution still possible in Libya

    Date: 2014-10-21 12:35:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1169865

    Arab League Special Envoy to Libya Nasser al-Qudwa called on the international community to swiftly act to address the deteriorating situation in Libya. The political solution is still possible, the envoy said after meeting Foreign Ministry Sameh ....

  • Haider al-Abadi arrives in Tehran for official visit

    Haider al-Abadi arrives in Tehran for official visit

    Date: 2014-10-21 08:33:21 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1167621

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran for an official visit. The Iraqi prime minister is heading a high-level delegation and is scheduled to hold talks with senior Iranian officials. Before his ....

  • Ban urges Israelis, Palestinians returning to dialogue

    Ban urges Israelis, Palestinians returning to dialogue

    Date: 2014-10-21 05:49:30 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1166717

    NEW YORK, Oct 20 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underlined the vital importance of the Israelis and Palestinians returning to dialogue to resolve their issues, his spokesman said on Monday. “There was no time to lose if ....

  • UK welcomes further EU sanctions on Syria

    UK welcomes further EU sanctions on Syria

    Date: 2014-10-21 05:44:51 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1166701

    British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has welcomed an EU Foreign Ministers agreement on further Syria sanctions on Monday's Foreign Affairs Council. “I welcome agreement by the EU to sanction 18 individuals and entities connected to the Syrian ....

  • Abbas probes Gaza reconstruction efforts with Japanese official

    Abbas probes Gaza reconstruction efforts with Japanese official

    Date: 2014-10-20 19:02:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:1165861

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah Monday the Japanese deputy foreign minister for parliamentary affairs. Abbas briefed the Japanese official on the Palestinian efforts to reconstruct Gaza ....

  • Arab delegation to Gaza Strip postponed

    Arab delegation to Gaza Strip postponed

    Date: 2014-10-20 17:44:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:1165305

    The visit to Gaza Strip by an Arab Ministerial delegation has been postponed. An Arab League source said Monday that the visit, which was due to start today (Monday) under Kuwaiti foreign minister Sabah al-Khaled, was postponed due to the busy ....

  • Quds affairs minister: Al Aqsa division bill a dangerous issue

    Quds affairs minister: Al Aqsa division bill a dangerous issue

    Date: 2014-10-20 15:57:40 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:1164753

    Minister of Quds (East Jerusalem) Affairs Adnan el-Husseini described an Israeli bill on dividing Al Aqsa Mosque between Muslims and Jews as a very dangerous issue. If passed by the Israeli Knesset into a law, it will give Jews a share of the ....

  • Arab league calls for protecting children in areas of conflict

    Arab league calls for protecting children in areas of conflict

    Date: 2014-10-20 14:24:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:1163905

    The Arab League called on the international community to protect children in conflict zones in the Arab region. The pan-Arab body said children of the Gaza Strip have been subjected to grave violations in the recent Israeli offensive on the ....

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