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Iraqi delegation offers condolences to Kuwait over death of ex-parliament speaker
Date: 2015-05-25 08:03:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2658345
A high-ranking delegation of Iraqi parliament has extended condolences to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah over the death of former National Assembly speaker Jassem al Khorafi, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 75. The ....
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Israel's plan to evacuate Gaza border towns during next war with Hamas
Date: 2015-05-24 13:44:45 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2655141
Israeli towns located up to seven kilometers from the border of the Gaza Strip will be evacuated according to predetermined, mapped locations which will make room for the proper defense management without harming citizens, The Jerusalem Post ....
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Kuwaiti min. sheds light on FANA role in serving region' interests
Date: 2015-05-24 13:11:57 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2654725
Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al Humoud Al Sabah on Sunday underlined the important role of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) amid the current circumstances the Arab world ....
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Iraqi forces confront Daesh suicide attack in Ramadi
Date: 2015-05-24 12:01:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2653229
Iraqi security forces confronted on Sunday a Daesh suicide attack on a residential complex in Baghdadi of Ramadi city in Anbar governorate, security and local sources said. Meanwhile, the forces killed 20 Daesh militants in eastern Ramadi city ....
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Israeli forces fire at Palestinian fishermen, farmers
Date: 2015-05-24 08:24:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2651949
Israeli gunboats on Sunday opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Rafah coasts and farmers in south Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported. Palestinian local sources said the Israeli gunboats fired on fishermen who were fishing within the areas ....
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Yemeni FM expects delay of Geneva conf.
Date: 2015-05-24 08:17:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2651893
Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yaseen expected that the Geneva conference for dialogue between Yemeni parties due on May 28 under the UN auspices will be delayed. The government does not reject heading for Geneva if that would bring about peace ....
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Somali MP Yusuf Dirir killed in Mogadishu attack
Date: 2015-05-24 08:08:06 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2651797
A Somali member of parliament has been shot dead in Mogadishu in an attack by suspected Islamist militants, the BBC reported on Sunday. Security officials said that Yusuf Dirir was killed when gunmen opened fire on his car. Three workers from ....
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Yemen vice-president meets with UN envoy for Yemen
Date: 2015-05-24 08:01:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2651781
Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah met late Saturday with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed at his residence in the Saudi capital Riyadh. The Yemeni News Agency said the Yemeni vice-president asserted to the ....
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Jewish organizations call for storming Al Aqsa Mosque for two days
Date: 2015-05-24 07:59:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2651745
Jewish organizations and institutions on Sunday called for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound through Bab El-Magharbeh gate to commemorate the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The organizations called on Israeli occupation forces to secure such storming ....
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Abbas offers condolences to Saudi king over Qatif blast victims
Date: 2015-05-23 15:53:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2649617
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered condolences to Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud over the victims of the blast that took place in Qatif governorate. In a condolences cable, Abbas condemned this cowardly act which targeted a ....