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Japan, Australia sign accords on defense equipment, free trade
Date: 2014-07-08 08:19:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:816918
TOKYO, July (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott signed bilateral accords on Tuesday to boost cooperation on defense equipment and technology and free trade after they held summit talks in Canberra ....
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Iraq delays formation of a new government, as country veers further toward collapse: paper
Date: 2014-07-08 08:09:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:816897
WASHIGNTON, July 7 (MENA) - Iraq’s parliament stalled Monday for a second time, canceling its planned Tuesday session to give the country’s deeply divided political factions time to reach an agreement on an urgently needed new government. The ....
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Nigeria troops invade Boko Haram hideout, kill 44
Date: 2014-07-08 08:03:10 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:16 - ID:816896
ABUJA, July 8 (MENA) - The Nigerian military said it destroyed Boko Haram bases in Balmo Forest near the northeastern border with Cameroon, media reports said. Balmo is on the fringes of Sambisa Forest where over 200 Chibok girls are believed to ....
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Fire at motorbike store in Tanta controlled
Date: 2014-07-08 08:02:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:816886
TANTA, Egypt, July 8 (MENA) - Civil defense teams have controlled a fire that broke out at a motorbike shop in Samaha district in Samannoud on Tuesday. No casualties were reported. Fire broke out at a motorbike shop where its owner was storing ....
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ISIL kills militants in Fallujah for rejecting allegiance to Baghdadi
Date: 2014-07-08 07:50:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:816859
BAGHDAD, July 8 (MENA) - The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has killed a number of armed factions' leaders for refusing to pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the group, during a meeting in Fallujah. The ....
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Washington 'deeply concerned' by Bahrain's decision to expel senior US diplomat
Date: 2014-07-08 07:32:34 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:13 - ID:816857
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US was “deeply concerned” at Bahrain's order to a visiting senior US official to leave the kingdom immediately. In a statement, Psaki said the visit had been ....
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Kerry warns against illegal power grab in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-07-08 07:22:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:816827
TOKYO, July 8 (MENA) - Secretary of State John Kerry warned Afghanistan on Tuesday that any attempt to take power illegally following a disputed presidential election run-off would cost it U.S. support. "I have noted reports of protests in ....
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Hamas military wing warns Israel of bombing Gaza houses
Date: 2014-07-08 07:21:43 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:816814
GAZA CITY, July 8 (MENA) - Ezz-Eddine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has warned the Israeli occupation of consequences of bombing Palestinian houses in the Gaza Strip. "The coward Zionist enemy starts a new aggression against the ....
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Egypt/Press/Headlines 4 last Cairo
Date: 2014-07-08 07:19:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:816862
EGYPTIAN MAIL: - Sisi, in address marking Ramadan 10 victory anniversary: * Presidency-gov't-people partnership pivotal for confronting grave dangers - New modality to protect Nile against industrial effluents - Int'l conference to boost ....
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Hamas calls for Palestinian unity as Israel attacks Gaza
Date: 2014-07-08 07:19:00 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:816815
GAZA CITY, July 8 (MENA) - Hamas Political Bureau deputy head Ismail Haniya called on Palestinians to show unity as the Israeli army launched an offensive operation against the Gaza Strip. He called for an immediate meeting of Palestinian ....