Posts Tagged ‘Libya’

Iraq falls to fifth in the world oil reserves behind Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

Posted: May 5, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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04/05/2013

BAGHDAD / JD / .. Said a new international report on global oil reserves that Iraq ranked 5 solution within the 10 states with the highest stock, came first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

According to the report, seen by Agency / JD /: 4 Arab countries of existing Samn, namely Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and Iraq.

10 prize has been solved Nigeria Banaati the oil up to 37 billion barrels, followed by Libya in the ranking 9 Banaati up to 46 billion barrels. (more…)

Iraq will be the seventh Arab world and second in growth in the economy in 2013

Posted: January 5, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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A report published by the British magazine The Economist concerned to inform policy and Iraq’s economy and business in the seventh sequence Arab world and second after Libya on the list of the fastest ten countries in the world for economic growth in 2013. (more…)

World Organization for transparency: Iraq is the fourth Arab country to arrange financial corruption index

Posted: December 7, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Date: 2012/12/07 15: 54: 30 Friday

Baghdad (newsletter) … FAO global transparency index corruption for 2012 for 176 countries across the world, including 10 Arab countries occupied outposts among the most corrupt countries.

Somalia has been the bottom of the list where it had languished at no. 174, with 8 degrees only, that is the world’s most corrupt followed by Sudan, which ranked 173, globally and regionally, as more States second havoc, followed by Iraq, stationing in the fourth Arab order. (more…)

Harley-Davidson bikes in the process of opening offices in Iraq

Posted: September 25, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Harley-Davidson

Iraq news site said business permit Regional Director for Harley-Davidson United States in the Middle East “that the company plans to promote and find new agents in Libya and Iraq.”

The Web site, citing company director “We are busy achieving add three new branches us where it is hoped that Libya, Iraq and Pakistan markets future we can be present where we know that we have agents in those countries where we see them and hear them often when they ask us be present large branches in their countries.

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Arab Bank studying presence in Iraq as part of his future plans

Posted: September 16, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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09/16/2012

BAGHDAD / JD / .. Confirmed the Arab Bank that he is studying the presence in Iraq within his future plans, Mtdarka: But it needs to be assessed and thus to time. (more…)

The start of the meeting of the Arab summit in Baghdad

Posted: March 29, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Thursday, March 29 / March 2012 13:35

Started now in the Baghdad Arab summit meeting in the presence of the twenty-third Jamea member states of the Arab League, except Syria.

Attending the meeting room 10 heads and representatives of the Arabs from the rest of the leaders at different levels and the Secretary General of the United Nations.

And heads the Summit the President of the Republic of Iraq Jalal Talabani, after receiving a head of Libya the previous session [22] the presidency of Iraq.

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Maliki to speak to Ministers of Economy and Trade Forum at the Arab conference

Posted: March 27, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Tuesday, March 27 / March 2012 14:13

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to hall meeting of the Ministers of Economy and Trade Forum to be held on the sidelines of the Arab Summit to be held in the capital Baghdad at the end of this week.

A source close to the Agency all of Iraq [where] said Tuesday that “al-Maliki arrived for the meeting of trade ministers and Alaqsad Arabs are likely to participate in and make a speech which deals with economic conditions.” (more…)

Iraq assumes Arab League Presidency from Libya

Posted: March 23, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top Headlines
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Baghdad (AIN) –Activities of the Arab League Council for the Permanent envoys of the Arab Countries within the Arab League on Thursday when the Iraqi Envoy, Ambassador Quays al-Azzawi, assumed the Presidency of the Arab League from the Libyan Envoy Omar Hamad al-Aukali. (more…)

Adviser to the Prime Minister of Libya: Iraq will play a big role in the region .. and we will be the highest in the Arab Summit

Posted: February 21, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Ali Abdullah – 21/02/2012

Adviser said the Libyan Prime Minister for Political Affairs Nasser inhibitor that Iraq will play a positive role in a large region in the coming period, especially after hosting the Arab summit, confirming the presence of Libya, at the highest level at the Arab summit in late March next year.

The inhibitor in a press statement on Tuesday: that Iraq had a major role will play in the region, where it will be the main theme has, he enjoys good relations with most countries, adding that his visit to Iraq came to break the silence between Libya and Iraq because of the Qaddafi regime. (more…)

U.S. official: We will not abandon Iraq; Iran will fail at its rapprochement with those of the “Arab spring”

Posted: November 5, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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“Gate of Iraq,” Washington – channel quoted U.S. television, “CNN” for responsible American saying that the United States will not abandon Iraq despite the military withdrawal from the country, criticizing Iran for trying to rapprochement with the countries that succeeded the “Arab spring” in Egypt and Tunisia and Libya.

Said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tamara Wittes, “The U.S. withdrawal from Iraq was based on a security agreement with his government, but stressed that this does not mean that Washington would abandon Iraq alone, noting that” Baghdad has a lot of “partners” in the region and the world. “

It quoted “CNN” for Wits as saying during a meeting online with a number of journalists on the issues of the Middle East, said that “Washington does not fund the parties in the region, as directed her accusations, explaining that the provision of direct funding of political parties in violation of U.S. law.” (more…)

IMF: Mideast Outlook Varies Markedly Across Region

Posted: October 26, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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October 26, 2011

  • Region faces uncertainty from a possible global slump and regional unrest
  • Oil-exporting economies buoyed by higher oil prices
  • Oil importers face slow economic recovery

Countries across the Middle East and North Africa face a diverging economic outlook, with oil exporters experiencing a pickup in growth in 2011 on the back of higher oil prices and oil importers seeing a dramatic downturn as the region faces heightened regional and global uncertainty, the IMF says in its latest assessment.

The IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, released October 26, projects growth in the Middle East and North Africa region at 3.9 percent in 2011, down from 4.4 percent in 2010.

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Maliki calls for building a “new Libya” after the killing Gaddafi

Posted: October 21, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Friday, to build a new Libya prevail justice and respect, after their exit from the “tyrant Gaddafi.”

A statement from the office of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, has received “Twilight News” copy of it, saying that “the similarity of the fate of dictators in Iraq and Libya, evidence of the ability of peoples to defeat dictators important Tafranoa, and take charge of her industry, present and future.”

Maliki called the statement “the brotherly Libyan people to maintain unity and cohesion for the construction of a new Libya prevail justice and freedom,” returned to “the end of Gaddafi marks the beginning of a new phase of security, stability and democracy in Libya, sister.”

It is said that the Libyan Transitional Council, announced, on Thursday, killing Muammar Gaddafi, after months of fighting between the militants and al-Gaddafi.

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US optimistic about oil output from Libya and Iraq

Posted: October 16, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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ASTANA: The US will press major oil-producing nations to ensure they are pumping enough oil to meet demand, regardless of price, while also encouraging a recovery of oil output from Libya and Iraq, a senior energy department official said.

“We don’t assess the supply and demand equation as a function of price per se,” US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman said.

“We look at satisfying consumer demand.”

“The focus still must be on making sure that the existing producers produce adequate quantities to meet current demand.”

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Arab Banking Conference in Beirut next month

Posted: October 13, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Attend the Union of Arab Banks mechanisms and the preparations for the inaugural Annual Arab Banking Conference for 2011 in the Lebanese capital Beirut on 24 and November 25 next, under the title «the future of the Arab world in light of changes of the current«.

The number of participants more than 500 Arab banking and international, in addition to ministers and the rulers of Arab banks and leaders of international institutions, led by Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who will look after and opened the conference, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Dr. Nabil el-Arabi.

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Algeria cancels Iraq’s debt, estimated at $ 401 million

Posted: September 20, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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BAGHDAD – Babinaoz: detect Iraq’s ambassador to Algeria, Uday goodness of God that the Algerian government formally notified of their Iraqi counterparts to cancel all of Iraq’s debt estimated at more than $ 400 million.

The goodness of God in a statement to the newspaper,”the news”that he had received correspondence from the Algerian government official notification to clear all of Iraq’s debt to Algeria, which were estimated at more than $ 400 million, representing amounts owed and the benefits of it, as well as fines for delay in
payment.

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Organization: Iraq is better for international investment after the Gulf

Posted: September 8, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Baghdad, September 8 / Spettmar (Rn) – considered an international organization on Thursday that Iraq is the right environment for foreign investments after the Persian Gulf countries in the Middle East.

And enable Iraq since the beginning of this year to attract investment worth about six billion dollars for projects in the sectors of housing and infrastructure.

Analysts say that any disturbance in the Arab region in the interest of Iraq in terms of investments. The officials are seeking to establish security before Mgardh Americans. (more…)

British Ambassador: the weakness of Iraq’s relations with its neighbors, delaying the exit from Chapter VII

Posted: September 6, 2011 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Posted 05/09/2011 10:27 PM

BAGHDAD – “arenas of liberation”
Stressed the British ambassador to Iraq, Michael Aaron “to build better relations with the State of Kuwait to be a first step towards its exit from Chapter VII.”

He said the British Ambassador Aaron said in a statement distributed by the UK Embassy in Baghdad said the “weakness of Iraq’s relations with its neighbors would distract focus and goes by the away from domestic issues urgent such as corruption and reform,” pointing out that “building a better relationship with Kuwait is a good first step would lead to out of Iraq from Chapter VII of the UN Charter, “adding that” Iraq’s relationship with its neighbors the Arabs during the recent years were not always the good relations even though he “represents a beacon leading to democracy in the Arab world and has a lot to bring to the region.”

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CNBC: Libya to Resume Oil Production, Markets Eye Jackson Hole

Posted: August 25, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Post-Gaddafi Libya could begin pumping oil in the next few months, as rebels secured oil infrastructure around Tripoli and edged closer to taking complete control of the country. However, oil markets are shifting their attention to concerns that the US might undertake further fiscal stimulus.

Transitional National Council (TNC) forces surged into the Libyan capital on the weekend, taking much of the city. By Tuesday evening they had overrun Muammar Gaddafi’s, Bab Al-Aziziya compound, although the leader himself is yet to be found.

Rad More: http://www.cnbc.com/id/44252979

Iraqi Parliament urges the Libyan government to recognize the Transitional Council of Libyan

Posted: August 23, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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23/08/2011 14:17

Baghdad, August 23 / August (Rn) – urged the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi Tuesday, the government to recognize the Transitional Council after Libya took control of the armed opposition on most parts of the capital, Tripoli, after a popular armed uprising launched last February.

This claim comes after he recognized the Arab countries like Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Morocco, United Arab Emirates Libyan Transitional National Assembly, and the emergence of signs of the end of the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who is still unaccounted for.

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UNSC Meeting Details: UN Security Council Agenda for July 28, 2011

Posted: July 28, 2011 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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 Location Assignment Details
10:00 am GA Hall GA Plenary meeting:  Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family: High-level meeting on Youth(UN TV, UN PHOTO, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA,WEBCAST)
10:00 am Security Council Chamber, GA-TSC-01

Security Council Meeting:

The situation concerning Iraq

Third report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1936 (2010) (S/2011/435)

WATCH LIVE: WEBCAST LINK TUNE TO CHANNEL 4
Following the above meeting Security Council Chamber, GA-TSC-01

Security Council Meeting:

The situation concerning Libya

(UNTV/PHOTO, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, WEBCAST)
Following the above meeting Security Council Consultations Room GA-TSC-02

Security Council Consultations

- Libya
- DPA briefing
12:00 pm Dag Hamm. Auditorium Noon Briefing: by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General.(UN TV, UN PHOTO, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA,WEBCAST)
03:00 pm Security Council Consultations Room, GA-TSC-02

Security Council Consultations

- Sudan
- UNMIK
03:00 pm GA Hall GA Plenary meeting:  -Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit: draft decision (A/65/L.88); -Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family: High-level Meeting on Youth.(UN TV, UN PHOTO, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA,WEBCAST)
3:30 pm NLB CR-6 Closing session of the 9th Annual Heads of Military Components Conference (HOMCC) 2011Remarks by the Secretary-General(UNTV/PHOTO, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, WEBCAST)
4:30 pm NLB-0300 Photo Opportunity:  The Secretary-General with H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremic, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia(UNTV/PHOTO, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, WEBCAST)http://wp.me/pZC7o-9xK

Saudi Arabia’s foreign assets will soar to $506 billion at the end of 2011

Posted: July 25, 2011 in GCC, Investment Tips, Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Crude prices hovering at $100 a barrel have allowed Saudi Arabia to experience robust revenues over recent months. (AFP Phtoo)

Saudi Arabia’s foreign assets are forecast to reach a new peak of 1.9 trillion riyals ($506.6 billion) at the end of 2011 from 1,806 billion riyals in April due to strong oil prices and higher crude output, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) said.

Crude prices hovering at $100 a barrel have allowed Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, to experience robust revenues over recent months.

The kingdom had also boosted its crude supply to one of its highest levels of 9.4 million barrels a day to plug the gap in Libya’s output disrupted by civil unrest.

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Kuwait Stresses Need For Iraq To Implement UNSC Resolutions

Posted: July 9, 2011 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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KUWAIT CITY, July 8, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah stressed the need for Iraq to complete its implementation of UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions as the way out of the Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

The Kuwaiti position was made during a telephone conversation between Sheikh Mohammad and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. (more…)

Kuwait tells Sec Clinton Iraq must fulfill CH VII obligations; US thanks Kuwait for use of country during withdrawal

Posted: July 9, 2011 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Morning to Clinton on Iraq, the implementation of Security Council resolutions to emerge from Chapter VII

Posted 09/07/2011 08:14 AM

NEW YORK (AP): [Kuwait] Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah on the need for Iraq to complete the implementation of all UN Security Council resolutions relevant, stressing that this is the only way out of Iraq, believes the umbrella of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Came to renew the position of Kuwait during the phone call he received from Sheikh Al-Sabah and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States Hillary Clinton, who quoted the country thanks to the facilities provided by Kuwait to secure the exit of U.S. troops from Iraq.

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Sen. McCain calls for keeping 13 thousand U.S. troops in Iraq

Posted: July 5, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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LONDON (Babinaoz): The member of the Senate, Republican John McCain, U.S. opposition to his administration to keep the 13 thousand soldiers from the U.S. forces in Iraq after the scheduled end of the year to end the combat mission, in a move he said aims to assist in peacekeeping in the hot areas.

He said McCain, who supported U.S. intervention in Libya, and defended the continued presence in Afghanistan, in an interview with the Financial Times published on Tuesday that “there is a convincing argument to keep U.S. troops in Iraq to the year 2012″, despite demands from his party to withdraw U.S. forces from there. He added: “I keep talking about between 10 and 13 thousand U.S. troops in Iraq for the intelligence capabilities and capacities as well as air and keeping the peace in the disputed areas around Kirkuk, which I think it is a pressing issue.”

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High oil prices could pose a threat forcing world to slide into recession

Posted: June 16, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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06/16/2011 9:50

Fears that high oil prices to economic recession and warned the International Energy Agency, based in Paris, the risk of continuation of current levels of high oil prices, which may lead towards a new global economic recession.

The chief economist Fatih Birol said “oil prices, which range at an average $ 120 a barrel, threatening to make the world sliding into recession again.”

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Advisory Board proposed to increase OPEC production ceiling

Posted: June 4, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Suggested that the Advisory Board of the OPEC organization to raise its output ceiling when it meets next week to meet the expected increase in oil demand in the second half of the year.

The delegate added that the Council of Economic Committee – which met prior to the formal OPEC meeting on the eighth of June – there was no recommendation that the size of the increase should be caused by the organization in its supply to the market.

The delegate said, speaking on condition of anonymity, “There will be an increase in demand during the second half of the year and there was need for OPEC to meet that demand.”

The delegate said that members of the Advisory Board continues to expect the Libyan supply disruptions in the second half of the year.

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Iraq says that Obama’s speech last showed the importance of Iraq to Washington

Posted: May 21, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Deputy in the Iraqi List, Saturday, that the speech of U.S. President Barack Obama, the last wave of countries in the Middle East demonstrated the importance of Iraq for the U.S. administration.

Qusay said Friday in an interview (twilight) “President Barack Obama spoke directly to the Iraqi file, in a recent speech made ​​by the countries of the Middle East, and not, as some believe the opposite.”

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Preparing for a possible influx of Iraqi returnees

Posted: May 19, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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May 18 2011The Iraqi authorities are bracing for a possible influx of returnees from neighbouring countries affected by violent protests, especially Syria, and say hundreds have already returned from Libya.

“Although there has been no major threat against Iraqi families until now. We are closely monitoring the developments and are ready for any emergencies,” said Iraq Migration and Displacement Minister Dendar Najman Al-Dosky.

“We have established an emergency committee with the concerned ministries, UNHCR [the UN Refugee Agency], the Iraqi Red Crescent and other international organizations and set up a centre to register the returning refugees, offer the needed services and help them reach their destinations inside Iraq,” he told IRIN.

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Arab League postpones meeting to determine fate of Baghdad summit

Posted: May 3, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Postponement of a meeting of Arab foreign ministers to mid-May the current

Arab diplomatic source revealed on Tuesday that the Arab foreign ministers decided to postpone the special meeting of the University Council of Foreign Ministers to be held on the fifth of May current, and expected to identify all the 13 or 15 of this month as a new target for the meeting.

The source said in an interview with “Alsumaria News”, “The Arab foreign ministers decided to postpone the Extraordinary Meeting of Foreign Ministers which was scheduled to be held on the fifth of May current,” attributing the cause to “the existence of links to a number of Arab foreign ministers, including the meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya in the Italian city of Rome. “

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Arab League announces the start of consultations to advance the date of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers

Posted: April 26, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/Politics
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Tuesday, 26 نيسان 2011 10:50 GMT
Announced that the Arab League for the start of consultations to advance the date of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers to discuss developments in the Arab countries, as called for States to achieve the reforms and stop the violence against demonstrators.

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