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Security situation in Lebanon under control: army commander
Date: 2014-06-20 16:25:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:788828
BEIRUT, June 20 (MENA) – Lebanese Army Commander General Jean Qahwagi said that that the security situation is under control and security measures are ongoing," the National News Agency said Friday. "Security forces are carrying out their work," ....
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Libyan expats to vote in parlt polls Saturday
Date: 2014-06-20 16:19:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:788822
TRIPOLI, June 20 (MENA) – Libyan expatriates will start casting their ballots on Saturday in the country's parliamentary elections. Libyans in 13 Arab, African and European countries will cast their votes in the two-day polls. The vote will be ....
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AL chief deplores Lebanon terrorist attack
Date: 2014-06-20 16:18:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:788825
CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi condemned on Friday the terrorist attack that targeted a Lebanese army checkpoint in Dahr Baidar district in Lebanon. In a press release, he asserted AL support for the Lebanese ....
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UN peace envoy expresses concern over Israeli campaign in West Bank
Date: 2014-06-20 16:15:29 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:788775
NEW YORK, June 20 (MENA) - United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry, on Friday expressed concern over Israeli arrest operations in the occupied West Bank, as a mass campaign to detain Palestinians entered its ....
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Global displacement tops 50 mln for 1st time since WWII
Date: 2014-06-20 16:02:33 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:65 - ID:788787
GENEVA, June 20 (MENA) - The UN refugee agency said on World Refugee Day that the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people worldwide has, for the first time in the post-World War II era, exceeded 50 million ....
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French FM congratulates Ukraine's counterpart on appointment
Date: 2014-06-20 15:57:47 GMT - France - World - SN:64 - ID:788788
PARIS, June 20 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has congratulated his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and assured that France would continue supporting Ukraine. ....
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14-year-old French girl disappears, thought to have left for Syria
Date: 2014-06-20 15:56:10 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:788747
PARIS, June 20 (MENA) - A French prosecution opened an investigation after the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl who is suspected to have left for Syria. The teenager, who is Muslim, "did not return home after her lessons on Wednesday" a source ....
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Zarif, Ashton start new round of talks in Vienna
Date: 2014-06-20 15:43:23 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:788745
TEHRAN, June 20 (MENA) - Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France and Britain plus Germany) started a new round of bilateral negotiations in Vienna on Friday. The meeting between Zarif and Ashton will focus on drafting a final ....
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Saudi king leaves Casablanca for Cairo
Date: 2014-06-20 15:42:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:788772
RIYADH, June 20 (MENA) – Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud and his accompanying delegation left Casablanca Friday en route to Cairo. The delegation includes Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal, Prince Turki bin Abdullah, King Abdullah ....
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Iran convicts 2 men of spying for Britain, Israel
Date: 2014-06-20 15:31:52 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:788741
TEHRAN, June 20 (MENA) - An Iranian court has convicted two men on charges of spying for Britain and Israel and sentenced them to 10 and five years in prison, respectively, ABC News reported. State television on Friday quoted prosecutor Yadollah ....
