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| December 30, 2012
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Palestinians: US pressuring Arab FMs not to visit Ramallah

Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amru accompany Arab League Secretary-General in his 1st visit to Ramallah while 4 other Arab foreign ministers cancel their visit at the last minute.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Palestinian officials in Ramallah on Saturday accused the US of putting pressure on Arab foreign ministers not to visit Ramallah.

The accusation came as Arab League Secretary- General Nabil Elaraby arrived in Ramallah for talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Nabil Elaraby visiting Ramallah.- Photo: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Nabil Elaraby visiting Ramallah.- Photo: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

This was the first visit to the West Bank by an Arab League secretary-general.

Four Arab foreign ministers who were supposed to accompany Elaraby backtracked at the last minute.

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| December 30, 2012
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Arab League Turns to Obama for Support

Arab League asks Obama to be “proactive on peace” after the $100 million the Arab League promised to provide the Palestinians monthly, have yet to be delivered.

By Gil Ronen

 

Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi on Saturday called on US President Barack Obama to be “proactive” in ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his forthcoming term, according to AFP.

Nabil Al-Arabi

Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi – Reuters

“We hope that the new American administration adopts a policy of conflict resolution rather than conflict management,” Arabi said during a visit with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr to the Ramallah headquarters of Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmud Abbas. Continue Reading »

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| December 29, 2012
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Egyptian Foreign Minister & Arab League chief, meet with Abbas in Ramallah

The Arab leaders will seek ways to revive moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

After the Egyptians succeeded in talking Hamas into a ceasefire, now their attentions are aimed at Abbas

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

RAMALLAH – Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Al-Arabi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammad Kamel Amr arrived in the West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian news agency Ma’an reported.

Nabil al-Arabi - Reuters

Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi – Photo by Reuters

The two were expected to meet with PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah to discuss pledged financial aid to the Palestinian Authority.Palestinian envoy to the Arab League Muhammad Sbeih earlier in the day said the visit was meant to demonstrate Arab solidarity with the Palestinians following the PA’s successful bid to upgrade its UN status to non-member state.According
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| June 3, 2012
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Seven killed in clashes between pro- and anti-Assad groups in Lebanon

Clashes in northern Lebanese city of Tripoli raise fears of an escalation of sectarian tensions in Lebanon.

 

Gunbattles between pro- and anti-Syrian groups in northern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded 22 on Saturday, security officials said, as activists reported fresh shelling in a region in central Syria where a massacre last week left more than 100 people dead.

The clashes were the latest to hit the Lebanese port of Tripoli. Repeated outbreaks of violence in the city, the country’s second largest, are seen as spillover from the conflict in neighboring Syria and have raised fears of an escalation in sectarian tensions in Lebanon. Continue Reading »

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