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Syria takes part in Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union conference after 8 years
Mar 04, 2019 03:09Syria has taken part in a meeting of Arab states for the first time since the foreign-backed militancy broke out in the country eight years ago, in what has been seen as another sign that the Damascus government led by President Bashar al-Assad is being welcomed back into the fold.
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EU, Arab League slam Israeli occupation, land grab policies
Feb 26, 2019 09:29The European Union and the Arab League have denounced as “illegal” Israel’s settlement activities on occupied Palestinian land, stressing that the status of al-Quds should be preserved based on the pre-1967 boundaries.
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EU, Arab League fail to release joint statement on Mideast conflicts
Feb 05, 2019 09:25The European Union and the Arab League have held a ministerial meeting, but failed to release a joint statement amid a lack of consensus on ongoing conflicts and issues in the Middle East region.
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Syria won’t surrender to blackmail over Arab League return: Deputy FM
Feb 04, 2019 14:32Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad says his country will eventually return to the Arab League, stressing that the Damascus government will never surrender to blackmail or accept conditions for the restoration of its membership to the regional organization.
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Arab League calls for Syrian integrity, peaceful solution to crisis
Jan 28, 2019 05:31Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit has stressed the need for maintaining Syria’s territorial integrity against foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorist groups, and a peaceful settlement to the conflict there.
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Tunisian FM demands restoration of Syria’s Arab League membership
Jan 27, 2019 01:37Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui has called on the Arab League to restore Syria’s membership, saying the “natural place” of the country is within the 22-member regional organization.
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Baghdad government support Syria’s return to Arab League: Iraqi foreign minister
Jan 14, 2019 12:13Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad al-Hakim says the Baghdad government supports the restoration of Syria's membership in the Arab League, amid promising signs that the incumbent Damascus government led by President Bashar al-Assad is being admitted back into the Arab world after nearly eight years of foreign-sponsored militancy.
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Syria's return to Arab League depends on political progress: Egypt's FM
Jan 09, 2019 05:18Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry says the incumbent Damascus government needs to implement a number of measures toward the political settlement of the ongoing Syrian crisis in order for the conflict-plagued country to reinstate its membership in the Arab League.
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Syria may join Arab League again soon: Tunisian presidential advisor
Jan 07, 2019 03:21Tunisian Presidential Advisor, Lazhar al-Qorawi al-Chabi, says the Arab League is currently studying the possibility of restoring Syria's membership in the 22-member regional organization amid promising signs that the incumbent Damascus government led by President Bashar al-Assad is being admitted back into the Arab world.
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Arab League condemns Australia, Brazil for recognizing al-Quds as Israel’s ‘capital’
Dec 19, 2018 04:00The Arab League has in a resolution condemned Australia and Brazil for recognizing al-Quds as the “capital” of the Israeli regime, urging the two states to “abide by international law” concerning the status of the city.