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Preparations underway for media conf. in Jordan - Arab League official
Date: 2015-04-03 12:50:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2305301
Preparations are underway for holding a major conference in Jordan this year on the media and tourism security, assistant Arab League secretary general for media affairs Haifaa Abu Ghazala said. On the sidelines of a conference on the role of the ....
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26 Daesh militants killed in Anbar
Date: 2015-04-03 12:47:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2305277
Iraqi security forces killed 26 militants of Daesh terror group in the western province of Anbar. The army said eleven terrorists were killed in air strikes conducted by Iraqi warplanes in Fallujah. The remaining 15 militants were killed in ....
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Kuwaiti emir heads for Germany
Date: 2015-04-02 09:25:32 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2296909
Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah left for Germany on Thursday on a private visit. He was seen off by the crown prince,the parliament speaker and a number of senior officials. ....
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Quds mufti warns against storming of Aqsa mosque
Date: 2015-04-02 09:24:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2296897
Grand Mufti of al Quds Mohammad Hussien warned on Wednesday against the ongoing storming of al Aqsa mosque by Jewish extremists. He alos slammed calls by Israeli settlers to hold religious rituals on Friday at the Dome of the Rock ....
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Israeli forces arrest lawmaker in Ramallah
Date: 2015-04-02 09:21:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2296853
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday a Palestinian lawmaker in Ersal district in Ramallah, Palestinian sources said. Local sources said an Israeli force, made up of 60 soldiers and officers, stormed the house of Khalida Jarrar before ....
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Fatah hails Palestine's ICC membership
Date: 2015-04-02 08:11:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2296321
The Central Committee of Fatah on Wednesday welcomed Palestine’s membership of the International Criminal Court. In a meeting chaired President Mahmoud Abbas, the committee discussed the latest regional and international developments, Abbas ....
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Haftar vows to fully recapture Benghazi in 6 days
Date: 2015-04-02 08:06:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2296265
Commander of Libyan Armed Forces General Khalifa Haftar vowed to fully recapture Benghazi, Libya's second largest city which has been under the control of militants for months, in six days. "We will announce the full liberation of Benghazi after ....
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Jordan closes border crossing with Syria temporarily - minister
Date: 2015-04-01 14:31:55 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2292677
The northern border crossing with Syria has been closed temporarily for passengers and transport of goods, according to Petra News Agency. Interior Minister Hussein Majali decided to close border crossing of Jaber with Syria as a precaution to ....
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Palestinians officially join ICC
Date: 2015-04-01 11:35:33 GMT - Netherlands - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2291077
Palestine formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, opening the door to the prosecution of Israelis for war crimes amid a stalled peace process, according to France 24. The accession was marked at a behind-closed doors ....
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Yemen's central bank suspends dealings in hard currency
Date: 2015-04-01 10:22:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2290185
In a bid to save the Yemeni currency from collapsing, the country's Central Bank suspended any dealing in hard currency. The move comes after Yemenis started to withdraw their savings from banks in hard currency immediately after the launching of ....