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Zeid warns of total collapse in Yemen, calls for urgent protection of civilians
Date: 2015-03-31 14:20:18 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2285253
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein on Tuesday expressed alarm about the fast deteriorating human rights situation in Yemen since January 22 when the legitimate Government under President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi was removed by ....
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Suicide blast targeting bus with Iranian pilgrims kills two in Baghdad
Date: 2015-03-31 13:52:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2283897
A suicide bomber blew himself on board a bus with Iranian Shiite pilgrims, killing two and wounding 10 others in the north of Baghdad on Tuesday. The interior ministry spokesman said Tuesday's attack happened in the town of Taji. He added the ....
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70 persons killed due to Houthis' attack - official
Date: 2015-03-31 13:48:30 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:2284989
Aden's Governor Naif al Bakry announced that 70 Yemenis were killed during the military attack carried out by the forces loyal to the former Yemeni president Ali Abd Allah Saleh and Houthis in Aden, adding that 400 persons were wounded. The ....
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PA economy official tenders resignation
Date: 2015-03-31 13:44:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2284949
Palestine's deputy prime minister, Mohamed Mostafa, has resigned from the unity government, World Bulletin reported Tuesday quoting a source close to Mostafa. "Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mohamed Mostafa tendered his resignation to ....
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Daesh militants brutally massacre at least 30
Date: 2015-03-31 12:46:09 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2283557
Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Syria have brutally murdered at least 30 civilians, including two children, following a raid on a regime-held village. The Sunni extremists carried out a savage attack on the village of Al Mabujeh in ....
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Israel approves 2,200 housing units in Al Quds
Date: 2015-03-31 12:32:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2284213
The Israeli Planning and Building Committee in the occupied East Jerusalem approved on Tuesday the building of 2,200 new housing units in East Jerusalem, Alray Palestinian media agency said. According to Israeli radio, as part of the plan, ....
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Saudi Arabia transfers $60mn to PA
Date: 2015-03-31 11:48:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2283713
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Egypt and its Permanent Representative at the Arab League Ahmed Abdel Aziz Qattan announced Tuesday that the Saudi Fund for Development has transferred 60 million dollars to the account of the Palestinian Finance ....
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Kuwaiti emir receives UN chief
Date: 2015-03-31 11:21:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2283465
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah met on Tuesday United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The meeting was attended by the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Helen Clark and ....
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Russia FM: situation in Yemen should not escalate into conflict between Arabs and Iran
Date: 2015-03-31 10:58:44 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2283193
Moscow cannot allow for the situation in Yemen to turn into an open conflict between the Arabs and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "It should not be allowed to deteriorate into a Sunni-Shia standoff," Lavrov said. ....
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Kuwait emir pledges $500 million for Syrians
Date: 2015-03-31 08:53:50 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2281885
Kuwait will donate $500 million towards easing Syria's humanitarian crisis, Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Sabah told an international summit in Kuwait capital Tuesday. "I am pleased to announce the pledge by the state of Kuwait of $500 million ....
