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Death toll of crane collapse in Mecca's Holy mosque up to 65
Date: 2015-09-11 19:05:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3332669
The death toll of a crane collapse in Mecca's Holy mosque increased to 65, Saudi media said on Friday. AlAkhbariya television reported that 154 people injured in the incident. Prince Khaled al Faisal, the ruler of Mecca, has given directives ....
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Voting in favor of raising Palestinian flag in UN step toward independent state- official
Date: 2015-09-11 11:59:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3330189
Voting in favor of allowing the Palestinian flag to be raised in the United Nations building alongside other states' flags is a significant move toward achieving the Palestinian independent state, on 1967 borders with the Al-Quds as a capital, the ....
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Erekat praises resolution to raise Palestinian flag at UN HQ
Date: 2015-09-11 09:53:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3329277
Saeb Erekat, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee has praised a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly to raise the Palestinian flag in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York. The ....
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Saudi king relieves state minister of his post
Date: 2015-09-10 16:31:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:3326745
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud issued Thursday a royal order relieving Saudi State Minister and Member of the Cabinet Saad bin Khalid Saadallah al Jebri from his post, according to Saudi Press Agency. The competent authorities will ....
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Israeli defense minister: We know who perpetrated Duma attack
Date: 2015-09-10 09:12:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3322941
Israeli authorities know the identity of the perpetrator of July’s Jewish terrorist attack which left three Palestinians dead in Duma, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Wednesday, but the person isn’t being brought to justice in order to ....
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Australia set for 'years' of military action against Daesh
Date: 2015-09-10 09:11:16 GMT - Australia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3322921
Australia's role in the fight against so-called Islamic State in the Middle East could last "years", Foreign Minster Julie Bishop has said, according to the BBC. The remarks came after the Australian government said its aircraft would participate ....
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Arab coalition warplanes raid military camp in Sanaa
Date: 2015-09-09 18:28:03 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:3320945
Arab coalition warplanes raided on Wednesday a military camp in eastern Sanaa. It is the second time for the anti-Houthi warplanes to raid al Hafa military camp on the day. Eyewitnesses said plumes of smoke drifted high in the sky from the ....
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Israeli forces detain 7 Palestinians in Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm
Date: 2015-09-09 12:33:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:3318013
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday seven Palestinians in security raids launched in Ramallah, Hebron and Tulkarm governorates. Two out of the seven Palestinians were nabbed in northern Ramallah after storming their homes in Jalazone ....
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Lebanese politicians hit by eggs while heading for national dialogue session
Date: 2015-09-09 12:31:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3317989
Lebanese protesters on Wednesday threw eggs on convoys of Lebanese politicians while they were flocking on the Lebanese parliament building to take part in the first dialogue session called for by Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri. Despite the strict ....
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Australia ups refugee intake and plans Syria strikes
Date: 2015-09-09 07:35:16 GMT - Australia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3315081
Australia is to take in thousands more Syrians, amid growing pressure to do more to help those displaced by violence in the Middle East, the BBC reported. Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday announced that Australia would accept 12,000 ....
