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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
BAGHDAD, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The Arab League says it has sent to Iraq an ambassador who is seeking reconciliation between Arab nations and Shiite-led Iraqi government. Arab League envoy Hani Khalaf arrived in Baghdad Tuesday, only one day after the Egyptian foreign minister made his first visit to post-U.S. invasion Iraq, The Washington Post reported. The newspaper said the two diplomatic visits indicate...
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Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The arrival of Hani Khilaf in Baghdad ends a gap in representation by the Arab League and is a sign of progress in Iraqi and US efforts to ease the country's diplomatic isolation
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 -- The Arab League dispatched an ambassador to Baghdad on Monday, the latest sign of progress for the Iraqi and U.S. effort to ease this country's diplomatic isolation.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Newly-appointed Arab League (AL) envoy to Iraq Hani Khallaf said Sunday he will take up his post in Baghdad on Oct. 6. "I will travel to Iraq on Monday according to a decision of AL Secretary General Amr Moussa," Khallaf told Xinhua in a telephone interview on Sunday. Khallaf, a former Egyptian diplomat, said both the Cairo-based Arab organization and Egypt believe that it's time to move more Arab...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) Sunday strongly condemned Friday's terrorist attack staged by the banned Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey. In a statement, the pan-Arab body offered its condolences to the victims' families and voiced its support to Turkey in face of terrorist attacks. The Turkish military on Saturday said 15 of its soldiers were killed when the PKK movement attacked...
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News from TheMediaLine.org. (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud 'Abbas will visit Syria next Sunday, but will not meet with leaders of any other Palestinian factions while in Damascus. Syria presently holds the Arab League presidency, which is the basis for 'Abbas' briefing of Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad on the status of negotiations with Israel and regarding Egyptian efforts to broker an internal unity agreement among...
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Doug's Dynamic Drivel (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
If you need an illustration of the waning US’ ability to get its way internationally here’s a sign The UN nuclear watchdog has unanimously agreed to put the issue of Israel’s nuclear capabilities on the agenda of its annual meeting. After requests by the Non-Aligned Movement and the Arab League, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreed [...]
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The Agonist (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
A number of important stories broke in Africa this weekend. The ICC's Luis Ocampo reiterated his intention to prosecute Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for crimes in Darfur . The move has drawn rebukes from the AU and the Arab League, who argue that prosecution will obstruct peace negotiations. As I've said before, my own scattered conversations with Moroccans when this news broke over the summer...
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Morocco Travel Information (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Morocco is a moderate Arab state which maintains close relations with Europe and the United States. It is a member of the UN and belongs to the Arab League, Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), INTELSAT, and the Non-Aligned Movement. King Mohammed VI is the chairman of the OIC's Al-Qods Jerusalem Committee. . Although no longer a member of the Organization of African...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Saudi Arabia, the Arab League and the Palestinian president urged the U.N. Security Council Friday to save the faltering Middle East peace process by demanding an end to Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Palestinian National Authority (PNA)Ambassador in Cairo Nablil Amer said on Thursday that the Arabs would punish any Palestinian party which hinders an inter-Palestinian dialogue. Amer told the Qatar-based satellite channel of al-Jazeera that the Arab League (AL) would isolate and impose sanctions on the Palestinian side which would hinder and block the success of the national dialogue. "There will...
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Infidels Are Cool (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi angered Iran, and his remarks were denounced by the Arab League when he stated that Western civilization is superior to islamic civilization. Apparently islamic civilizations position is so weak all they can do is whine and cry foul, instead of engage in constructive debate to try and prove Berlusconi wrong.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) on Wednesday condemned the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Yemeni capital of Sanaa earlier Wednesday morning which killed 16 people. AL Secretary General Amr Moussa said during a press conference that he was sad at the abhorrent attack, and he gave his heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims. "We condemn the bloody attack which killed and injured innocent people,...
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Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
The most momentous declaration to come out of the Arab world since Israel’s inception in 1948 was the Arab Peace Initiative, launched in March 2002 in Beirut, Lebanon, and re-adopted by the Arab League in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in March 2007. It would be tragic to allow the Initiative to languish as it offers the most solid promise for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace. Moreover, the Arab Initiative...
