http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/64332-arab-league.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/64332-arab-league.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land. But two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry persuaded Arab leaders to r... Wed, 15 May 2013 06:17:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2086496-critics-assail-israeli-silence-arab-peace-plan.html 2013-05-15T06:17:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073490-hezbollah-syria-to-supply-weapons-to-militia.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted alleged shipments of advanced Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah. Israel has signaled it will respond with airstrikes to any future weapons shipments, meaning it coul... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:18:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073490-hezbollah-syria-to-supply-weapons-to-militia.html 2013-05-09T22:18:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2064448-israeli-raids-syria-highlight-arab-conundrum.html CAIRO (AP) — Five weeks ago, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. On Sunday, he denounced Israeli's airstrike into Assad's territory as a dangerous threat to regional stability. The contrast reflects a fundamental conundrum for A... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:50:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2064448-israeli-raids-syria-highlight-arab-conundrum.html 2013-05-05T16:50:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055446-israel-conflict-recognition-territory.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister gave a cool reception Wednesday to a new Arab Mideast peace initiative, saying the conflict with the Palestinians isn't about territory, but rather the Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as the Jewish homeland. The remarks signaled trouble for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's new push for Mideast peace a... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2055446-israel-conflict-recognition-territory.html 2013-05-01T18:00:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2053332-arab-league-sweetens-israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html JERUSALEM (AP) — The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in his new government. Netanyahu's chief peace negotiator on Tuesday welcomed the modified Arab proposal, while the prime minister remained silent, refle... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:18:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2053332-arab-league-sweetens-israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html 2013-04-30T18:18:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2052290-arabs-soften-stance-israels-final-borders.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Arab countries endorsed a Mideast peace plan Monday that would allow for small shifts in Israel's 1967 border, moving them closer to President Barack Obama's two-state vision. Speaking on behalf of an Arab League delegation to Washington, Qatari Prime Minister Sheik Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani called for an agreement between Israel and a f... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:19:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2052290-arabs-soften-stance-israels-final-borders.html 2013-04-30T00:19:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2027498-activists-rebels-capture-base-central-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels captured a military base in the strategic Homs province on Thursday as opposition fighters fought to expand territory under their control near the Lebanese border, activists said. The central region is important to President Bashar Assad because it links Damascus, his seat of power, with one of his main allies, the militant Hez... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:04:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2027498-activists-rebels-capture-base-central-syria.html 2013-04-18T18:04:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2003944-decade-old-mideast-peace-plan-re-emerges.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A dormant, decade-old Mideast peace plan has suddenly emerged as a possible key to breaking years of deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians. A top Palestinian official said Sunday that the visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed interest in reviving the so-called Arab Peace Initiative, a 2002 plan in which the Arab... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:25:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2003944-decade-old-mideast-peace-plan-re-emerges.html 2013-04-07T19:25:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1984782-russia-criticizes-arab-league-move-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday harshly criticized the Arab League's recognition of the Syrian opposition as the only representative of the country, saying it effectively kills efforts to negotiate a peaceful end to the civil war there. At a summit in Qatar on Tuesday, the Arab League let the main Syrian opposition coalition take over the country's seat ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1984782-russia-criticizes-arab-league-move-syria.html 2013-03-28T18:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1981788-syrias-assad-appeals-to-african-summit-help.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's increasingly isolated president sent a letter calling for help from leaders of five nations at an economic meeting Wednesday in South Africa to help end his country's civil war. Bashar Assad's appeal to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa came a day after the Arab League endorsed Syria's Western-backed opposition c... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:48:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1981788-syrias-assad-appeals-to-african-summit-help.html 2013-03-27T15:48:24Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1979504-syrian-opposition-takes-syrias-arab-summit-seat.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's opposition took over the country's seat for the first time at an Arab summit Tuesday in a diplomatic triumph marred by severe divisions in the ranks of the Western-backed opposition alliance. The opposition's ascension to representing the country at the summit in Qatar, a key backer of the those fighting to topple President ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:16:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1979504-syrian-opposition-takes-syrias-arab-summit-seat.html 2013-03-26T20:16:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1979518-syrian-opposition-takes-seat-arab-summit.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Syrian opposition representatives took the country's seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime. In a ceremonious entrance accompanied by applause, a delegation led by Mouaz al-Khatib, the former president of the... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:37:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1979518-syrian-opposition-takes-seat-arab-summit.html 2013-03-26T16:37:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1977384-syrian-rebels-advance-oblivious-to-infighting.html BEIRUT (AP) — A dual picture of Syria's rebellion is emerging: Fighters on the ground make advances, seizing territory in the south and even firing one of the heaviest mortar volleys yet into the heart of Damascus on Monday. But at the same time, the would-be opposition leadership is falling deeper into disarray. The dichotomy underlines the difficulties ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:13:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1977384-syrian-rebels-advance-oblivious-to-infighting.html 2013-03-25T20:13:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1976242-arab-league-syrian-seat-to-opposition.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a symbolic blow to embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, senior Arab diplomats said Sunday that they will transfer Syria's seat in their main regional group to opposition forces. The Arab League's decision is unlikely to mean much in practical terms to Assad's regime, which has already been abandoned by many Arab states that are s... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1976242-arab-league-syrian-seat-to-opposition.html 2013-03-24T15:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1902796-russia-offers-to-broker-syria-talks.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia and the Arab League proposed Wednesday to broker talks between the Syrian opposition and President Bashar Assad's regime to try to resolve the country's civil war, while a government airstrike on a rebellious Damascus suburb killed at least 20 people. The 23-month-old conflict in Syria, which has killed more than 70,000 peopl... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:40:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1902796-russia-offers-to-broker-syria-talks.html 2013-02-20T21:40:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1902732-russia-arab-league-push-syria-conflict-talks.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and the Arab League offered Wednesday to broker talks between the Syrian government and the opposition to end the country's two-year civil war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia and the Arab League are attempting to establish direct contact between the two sides of the conflict, which the U.N. says has killed at least... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:23:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1902732-russia-arab-league-push-syria-conflict-talks.html 2013-02-20T11:23:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1897536-un-envoy-backs-syrian-oppositions-call-talks.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Syrian opposition leader's call for dialogue is a test for the intentions of President Bashar Assad, the international envoy to Syria said Sunday, as fighting raged between rebels and government forces in at least three Syrian provinces. Lakhdar Brahimi, the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, said the proposal by Mouaz al-Khatib... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:50:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1897536-un-envoy-backs-syrian-oppositions-call-talks.html 2013-02-17T19:50:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1843872-davos-examining-arab-springs-mixed-bag.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The convulsions of the Arab world are taking center stage at this year's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, where leaders and experts are much preoccupied with the region's bewildering combination of high hopes, deep disappointments and grave dangers that threaten to spill over borders. Along the way, a divide seems to be e... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1843872-davos-examining-arab-springs-mixed-bag.html 2013-01-24T18:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1837112-arab-league-official-urges-arab-israelis-to-vote.html CAIRO (AP) — A senior Arab League official has called on Israel's Arab minority to go out and vote in the Jewish state's parliamentary election, arguing that doing so will foil "racist" plans to force them to leave their homes. Mohammed Sobeih, who is the pan-Arab organization's assistant secretary general, claims that Tuesday's election will be dominated... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1837112-arab-league-official-urges-arab-israelis-to-vote.html 2013-01-22T09:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1834386-moscow-to-start-evacuating-russians-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Russia said Monday it is sending two planes to Lebanon to start evacuating its citizens from Syria, the strongest sign yet that President Bashar Assad's most important international ally has serious doubts about his ability to cling to power. The Russian announcement came as anti-government activists reported violence around the country, inc... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1834386-moscow-to-start-evacuating-russians-syria.html 2013-01-21T21:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1835598-arab-league-syria-envoy-mission-progress.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Arab League chief says the mission of the international envoy tasked with resolving Syria's crisis has not yielded even a "flicker of hope." Nabil Elaraby, addressing Monday's opening session of a two-day Arab economic summit in Saudi Arabia, proposed that the gathered heads of state call for an immediate meeting of the U.N... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1835598-arab-league-syria-envoy-mission-progress.html 2013-01-21T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1817544-palestinian-premier-urges-arabs-to-pay-pledged-aid.html CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian prime minister warned Sunday that his government could fail to meet its obligations to its people because of a cash crunch, and urged Arab countries to deliver on promised aid. Salam Fayyad met with Arab League members to discuss ways to raise the $100 million they pledged earlier to his Palestinian Authority. Arab League chie... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1817544-palestinian-premier-urges-arabs-to-pay-pledged-aid.html 2013-01-13T17:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1813378-syria-talks-geneva-without-solution.html GENEVA (AP) — International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Friday that Russia seems as determined as the United States to end Syria's civil war, but that he doesn't expect a political solution to emerge anytime soon. Brahimi, who is the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria, spent the day at the United Nations' European headquarters meeting with Russian Depu... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1813378-syria-talks-geneva-without-solution.html 2013-01-12T00:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1791808-international-envoy-warns-failed-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy seeking to end Syria's civil war warned Sunday that the failure of the government and the rebels to pursue a political solution could lead to the "full collapse of the Syrian state" and threaten the world's security. Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the United Nations and the Arab League, said that as many as 100,000 p... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1791808-international-envoy-warns-failed-syria.html 2012-12-30T18:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1791274-arab-league-chief-palestinians-to-petition-un.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said Saturday that two decades of talks with Israel have been "a waste of time" and that Palestinians will soon take a new statehood bid to the U.N. The U.N. General Assembly last month endorsed a de facto Palestinian state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza, areas Israel won in a 1967 war.... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1791274-arab-league-chief-palestinians-to-petition-un.html 2012-12-29T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1753958-syrias-civil-war-spills-lebanon-4-dead.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's civil war spilled over into neighboring Lebanon once again on Sunday, with gun battles in the northern city of Tripoli between supporters and opponents of President Bashar Assad's regime that left four dead. Nine Syrian judges and prosecutors also defected to the opposition. It was the latest setback for the regime, which appears inc... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1753958-syrias-civil-war-spills-lebanon-4-dead.html 2012-12-09T19:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1754288-palestinian-president-appeals-urgent-arab-aid.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Palestinian president is urging Arab nations to provide major financial assistance to cover a new monthly $100 million budgetary shortfall after U.N. recognition of Palestinian claims to statehood — the result of a punitive Israeli measure. The appeal by Mahmoud Abbas reflects the severe financial fallout from last month's landmark ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1754288-palestinian-president-appeals-urgent-arab-aid.html 2012-12-09T16:05:00Z