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Gulf Arab States Pull Observers from Syria

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:city w:st="on"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">CAIRO</span></i></b></st1:city><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> (RIA Novosti) - Gulf Arab States began on Tuesday to withdraw their 55 observers, who were part of the Arab League’s observer mission in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region>, the head of the Arab League’s <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cairo</st1:city></st1:place> operations room, Adnan al-Khudeir, said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Earlier, the Gulf Cooperation Council decided to withdraw its observers from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place>, despite the decisions of the Arab League to extend the mandate of the mission for another month.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Ahmed bin Heli, the Arab League deputy secretary-general, said observers from the Gulf Cooperation Council will be replaced by experts from other Arab and Islamic states.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">“Several Arab and Islamic states have already stated their readiness to send specialists to join the League’s group of observers in Syria in place of the recalled representatives from the Gulf Arab States,” Ahmed bin Heli said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">He added that the rotation of experts would not influence the activities of the League’s group of observers and the work would continue as scheduled.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The Arab League during an emergency meeting in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cairo</st1:city></st1:place> on Sunday night agreed to extend the mandate of the observer mission for one more month. Moreover, the head of the observer mission, Sudanese General Mohamed Al-Dhabi, said at a press conference in <st1:city w:st="on">Cairo</st1:city> that the arrival of the observers in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Syria</st1:place></st1:country-region> had a positive impact on the situation in the country and had led to a reduction in violence. He also said that the Syrian leadership had removed heavy armor from the cities and freed 2,239 prisoners in only two days.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted new sanctions against <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place>. The sanctions target 22 top Syrian officials and eight companies with a ban on travel to the EU and a freeze on assets in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The EU has already agreed 10 rounds of sanctions against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, with some 120 people and companies targeted so far by an EU assets freeze and travel ban. It is also enforcing an arms embargo and a ban on imports of Syrian crude oil.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The EU move comes after <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> rejected an Arab League plan for Assad to transfer power to his deputy and make way for a national unity government. The UN estimates that more than 5,400 people have died since March in the crackdown on democracy protests.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Gulf Arab States Pull Observers from Syria

CAIRO (RIA Novosti) - Gulf Arab States began on Tuesday to withdraw their 55 observers, who were part of the Arab League’s observer missio...

Syria Agrees to Arab League Plan to End Crackdown

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Syria</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> says it has reached agreement with the Arab League on a plan to end its deadly crackdown against an anti-government uprising and begin a dialogue between President Bashar al-Assad and the opposition.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Syria</span></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">'s state-run news agency said an official announcement would be delivered Wednesday at Arab League headquarters in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cairo</st1:city></st1:place>. No other details were available.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Arab diplomats said their plan calls for the Syrian government to withdraw security forces from the streets, stop violence by pro-government forces against civilians and begin talks with the Syrian opposition in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cairo</st1:city></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat quoted diplomatic sources as saying <st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region> objected to meeting opposition leaders in <st1:city w:st="on">Cairo</st1:city> and insisted on holding such talks in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Damascus</st1:city></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">A Lebanese official with close ties to the Syrian government told Reuters authorities in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Damascus</st1:city></st1:place> had put forward their own proposals to the Arab League. He said <st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region> wants the opposition to “drop weapons, the Arab states to stop funding anti-government forces and an end to the media campaign against <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">In <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ankara</st1:city></st1:place>, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for the Syrian opposition. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Turkey</st1:country-region></st1:place>'s Today's Zaman said Mr. Erdogan told a Parliament meeting that he believes “the Syrian people will be successful in their glorious resistance.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The 22-member Arab League sharpened its criticism of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> after rights activists said Syrian security forces shot and killed dozens of anti-government protesters on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Also Tuesday, a Syrian official told the Associated Press that Syrian troops were laying land mines along parts of the border with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Lebanon</st1:country-region></st1:place>. The official said the mines are intended to stop weapons smuggling into the country during the uprising. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">But observers say the mining shows Mr. Assad is taking every measure to choke off opposition to his 11-year rule. They say it is also a warning to neighbors not to interfere in the Syrian conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The United Nations says the number of people killed in the seven-month-old uprising has surpassed 3,000. The Syrian government says terrorists have killed hundreds of security personnel during that period.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Many Syrian protesters have been calling for Western powers to impose a Libya-style no-fly zone over <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place>. But, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday the alliance has no intention of taking military action in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Syria</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem discussed the Arab League proposals during talks with Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jasim al-Thani in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Doha</st1:city></st1:place> on Sunday. ---VOA News<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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Syria Agrees to Arab League Plan to End Crackdown

Syria says it has reached agreement with the Arab League on a plan to end its deadly crackdown against an anti-government uprising and beg...

Arab League Awaits Syria’s Reply on Ending Crackdown

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Arab League states say they have presented Syrian officials with a concrete plan that would end the country's deadly crackdown on an opposition uprising, and that they expect <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Damascus</st1:place></st1:city> to respond on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jasim al-Thani led Sunday's talks in the Qatari capital, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Doha</st1:city></st1:place>. He said a “positive” and “serious” proposal was given to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place>, and that it should be implemented immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Details of the Arab League plan were not revealed, but previous attempts by the group to broker a deal with <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Damascus</st1:place></st1:city> have included demands for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to withdraw forces and move up presidential elections.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Al-Thani said the league will decide what action to take regarding <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> on Wednesday, after hearing from Mr. Assad's government.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Al-Arabiya television says al-Thani delivered a message to the Syrian foreign minister urging security forces to stop firing on unarmed civilians. The network said <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place>'s Walid al-Moallem accused the international community of overreacting to what he called media “lies” about the situation in his country.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The 22-member Arab bloc sharpened its criticism of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Syria</st1:place></st1:country-region> after rights activists said Syrian security forces shot and killed dozens of anti-government protesters on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Meanwhile, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region>'s president warned the <st1:place w:st="on">Middle East</st1:place> will burn if the international community intervenes in the country's seven-month-long crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Mr. Assad told a British newspaper that any Western action in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region> will cause an “earthquake” and turn the region into “tens of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Afghanistans</st1:country-region></st1:place>.” In an interview with <st1:country-region w:st="on">Britain</st1:country-region>'s Sunday Telegraph, he called <st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region> the “hub” of the <st1:place w:st="on">Middle East</st1:place> and said any plan to “divide” the country would splinter the whole region.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Chinese Mideast envoy Wu Sike called on <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> to implement political reforms promised to the public in response to opposition demands. Speaking on a visit to <st1:city w:st="on">Cairo</st1:city>, Wu said <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> must “respect and respond to the aspirations of the Syrian people.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Wu also said he used a visit to <st1:city w:st="on">Damascus</st1:city> last week to tell Syrian officials that <st1:city w:st="on">Beijing</st1:city> believes the violence in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> “cannot continue.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Rights activists say at least 90 people were killed in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> Friday and Saturday, marking one of the bloodiest periods in the country since the anti-Assad rebellion began in March.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">They say the dead include 45 civilians and 47 security personnel killed in fighting with army deserters in the provinces of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Homs</st1:city></st1:place> and Idlib. One army defector also was killed. There was no independent confirmation of the casualties because <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> bars most international journalists from operating in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">In a separate interview with Russian state television, Mr. Assad said his government is willing to “cooperate” with the Syrian opposition.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Western nations have put economic sanctions into effect to pressure <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Syria</st1:country-region></st1:place> into halting the violence against protesters. An effort to organize similar international sanctions against <st1:city w:st="on">Damascus</st1:city>, led by European nations, was vetoed at the U.N. Security Council by <st1:country-region w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place>. ---VOA News<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Arab League Awaits Syria’s Reply on Ending Crackdown

Arab League states say they have presented Syrian officials with a concrete plan that would end the country's deadly crackdown on an o...

Egyptian FM, Arab League Chief Off For Doha for Arab CMTES Meetings

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;">       </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><city w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">CAIRO</span></city><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> (NNN-KUNA) -- Egyptian foreign minister Mohammad Kamel Amr and Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby left for <city w:st="on">Doha</city>, <country-region w:st="on">Qatar</country-region>, on Saturday for meetings of the Arab committees over the peace process and <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Syria</place></country-region>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Amr, in a pre-departure statement, said he would participate in a meeting of the committee of the Arab peace initiative committee, a gathering that will be attending by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to discuss the latest developments of the peace process in light of the Palestinian UN membership request.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Amr said he would also participate in a ministerial committee meeting over the Syrian crisis.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Arab foreign ministers had two weeks ago formed the committee to contact the Syrian leadership and opposition to start a comprehensive and inclusive national dialogue.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The committee, chaired by <country-region w:st="on">Qatar</country-region>, had visited <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Damascus</place></city> and met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. Both sides agreed to meet again on Sunday.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The committee expressed, to the Syrian government yesterday, dismay for the continuous killings. -- NNN-KUNA</span></div></div>

Egyptian FM, Arab League Chief Off For Doha for Arab CMTES Meetings

CAIRO (NNN-KUNA) -- Egyptian foreign minister Mohammad Kamel Amr and Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby left for Doha ...

Arab League Urges Germany to Suspend Delivery of Submarines to Israel

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">CAIRO (NNN-KUNA) -- The Arab League has called on the German government to suspend the delivery of German-made Dolphin submarines to Israel lest the sophisticated submarine be used by the Jewish far right as a tool of destruction and aggression on other nations.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The League's Assistant Undersecretary for the affairs of the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories Mohammad Sobaih said in press statements here Thursday that <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region> has "strong and very important ties" with the Arab countries. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"Therefore, Germany has to take stock of the interests of the Arab nation and the Middle East peace process while deciding on arms supplies to Israel," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Sobaih was commenting on the recent delivery of a sixth Dolphin which joined the submarine fleet of the Jewish state.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"The German-Israeli arms deal is a cause of concern for the Arab countries since (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu is backpedalling on the commitment to peace and his (Netanyahu's) Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is beating the drums of war every now and then," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Sobaih cited as an example of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s aggressiveness the recent hostile remarks by Lieberman against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the religious opinions by Jewish extremist rabbis approving the killing of Palestinian children.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region> is moving step by step towards the far right and its acquisition of a fleet of the sophisticated submarines will definitely augment its aggressiveness," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Meanwhile, Sobaih welcomed recent press reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to reconsider the controversial deal with <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Israel</span></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> finalized the purchase of the sixth Dolphin submarine last May as part of a plan costing up to USD 700 million to expand its fleet under the pretext of warding off threats from foes like <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iran</st1:place></st1:country-region>. -- NNN-KUNA<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Arab League Urges Germany to Suspend Delivery of Submarines to Israel

CAIRO (NNN-KUNA) -- The Arab League has called on the German government to suspend the delivery of German-made Dolphin submarines to Israe...

Arab League to Meet Saturday to Discuss Developments in Syria and Libya

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/League-Arab-States-Foreign-Historical/dp/B000EOFGUQ?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="League of Arab States - Foreign Historical Flags" height="160" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B000EOFGUQ&tag=glob036-20" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000EOFGUQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />CAIRO (NNN-QNA) -- The Arab League has announced officially that its Council will hold a meeting on Saturday at the ministerial level to discuss the current Arab situation and developments. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Arab-League-Global-Organizations/dp/0791095657?ie=UTF8&tag=glob036-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Arab League (Global Organizations)" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0791095657&tag=glob036-20" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A statement issued by the Arab League Wednesday said Arab foreign ministers will discuss during the meeting, to be held at the Arab League's General Secretariat, the<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=glob036-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0791095657" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> current developments in each of Libya and Syria. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A meeting of the Arab League Council was scheduled to be held on Thursday at the permanent representatives' level to discuss the situation in Libya, but was changed into a meeting at the ministerial level to discuss also the situation in Syria.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Arab League to Meet Saturday to Discuss Developments in Syria and Libya

CAIRO (NNN-QNA) -- The Arab League has announced officially that its Council will hold a meeting on Saturday at the ministerial level to d...