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Saudi FM urges Iran not to politicize Mina stampede accident
Date: 2015-09-27 07:56:00 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3421105
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel el Jubeir urged Iran not to politicize the Mina stampede that left 769 pilgrims dead, including 138 Iranians. Jubair, delivering remarks after a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry late on Saturday, ....
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PM condoles with Saudi CP for stampede victims
Date: 2015-09-25 16:00:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3414877
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail sent a cable of condolences Friday to Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Nayef bin Abdel Aziz for the death of hundreds of pilgrims in Mecca's stampede. "I was greatly saddened by the news of the pilgrims' stampede in ....
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Death toll of Mina stampede rises to 310 - Saudi civil defense
Date: 2015-09-24 10:18:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3409025
The number of pilgrims who died in a stampede in the tent city of Mina on Thursday rose to 310, according to the Saudi Civil Defense Service. Civil defense teams, grouping some 4,000 members, were now on the ground leading pilgrims to safer ....
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Pentagon denies allegations US-trained New Syrian Forces defected
Date: 2015-09-24 07:34:12 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3408161
The Pentagon on Wednesday emphatically denied allegations that any recent graduates of its much-criticized train-and-equip program to combat the Islamic State in Syria had defected or that weaponry it supplied them had fallen into the hands of an al ....
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Essebsi meets top European official
Date: 2015-09-22 15:28:04 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:3401217
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi met Tuesday with Igor Crnadak, the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. A statement by the Tunisia Presidency said that Essebsi stressed the pressing need to unify international ....
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Syrian regime raids kill 38 Daesh militants in Homs countryside - SOHR
Date: 2015-09-22 14:30:36 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:3400897
At least 38 Daesh militants were killed when Syrian regime jets raided three cities controlled by the terror group in Homs province, chief of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Ramy Abdul Rahamn said Tuesday The air ....
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Abbas warns of new intifada in case of continuation of Israeli aggression
Date: 2015-09-22 14:29:15 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:3400885
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Tuesday of the risk of an uprising (intifada) if Israeli violations against al-Aqsa Mosque compound continue. “What is happening is very dangerous,” the Palestinian news agency WAFA quoted Abbas as ....
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Obama lauds Omani efforts to free US citizens seized in Yemen
Date: 2015-09-22 12:58:47 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3400145
US President Barack Obama hailed on Tuesday Omani efforts for releasing American nationals who were taken hostage in Yemen. This came during a phone call between Obama and Sultan Qaboos bin Saed of Oman. During the phone call, Obama asserted ....
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Israel tightens siege on Quds
Date: 2015-09-22 09:56:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3398437
Israeli occupation forces imposed a tight military siege on Quds and al Aqsa Mosque and prevented Muslim worshipers under 40 years of age from entering the holy shrine. The measure was taken in favor of Jews who celebrate Yom ....
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US gives $419 million more to aid Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-09-22 07:02:55 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3397265
The United States will give $419 million more in humanitarian aid to assist Syrian refugees and the countries that are hosting them, administration officials said. The new aid brings the total US donation since the Syrian conflict began in 2011 ....