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Mauritania's ousted president faints from fatigue
Date: 2015-03-24 12:25:05 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2232545
Ousted Mauritanian President Muawiya Ould Tayeh, who has been living in Qatar for a decade, fainted as a result of fatigue, a source told MENA on Tuesday. The source said Ould Tayeh, 80, is now being hospitalized in Doha. The source made no ....
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White House insists Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories must end
Date: 2015-03-24 07:42:20 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2229869
The White House issued a call for eventual Palestinian statehood on Monday as it stepped up criticism of the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, for appearing to question a two-state solution to Middle East peace. “An occupation that has ....
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Sultan Qaboos back home after 'successful' treatment: TV
Date: 2015-03-24 05:43:29 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2229237
Sultan Qaboos of Oman returned home on Monday after spending more than eight months in Germany for medical treatment that was completely successful, the state television reported. Qaboos returned after "having completed medical treatment in ....
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Libya closes 17 embassies worldwide
Date: 2015-03-23 20:21:07 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2228521
The Libyan Foreign Ministry has decided to close 17 embassies worldwide, assigning other embassies to take care of its interests. The ministry will close 17 embassies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and US, an official source told MENA. No further ....
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Saudi Cabinet reiterates support for Yemen
Date: 2015-03-23 20:18:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:2228505
The Saudi Cabinet has reiterated support for the legitimacy in Yemen and the Yemeni people. During its session on Monday under King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Cabinet also emphasized the willingness of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ....
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In principle agreement on Ethiopia's Dam right step toward cooperation - Bashir
Date: 2015-03-23 13:08:06 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2225293
Sudanese President Omar el Bashir said signing the historic document of declaration of principles on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam is a blessed step toward enhancing cooperation among the eastern Nile Basin states which will reflect positively on ....
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OIC warns from dangerous escalations witnessed in Yemen
Date: 2015-03-23 12:43:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2225069
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Ameen Madani warned of the dangerous escalations witnessed by Yemen. He noted that the Houthis adoption of the military choice and refusal of international and ....
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One Tunisian soldier killed, two wounded in landmine blast
Date: 2015-03-23 12:16:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2223457
A Tunisian soldier was killed and two wounded in a landmine blast late on Sunday, the official news agency TAP reported on Monday. "One soldier has been killed and two others slightly wounded by a landmine set by terrorists near the Algerian ....
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Nile vital source of life for basin states - Ethiopia PM
Date: 2015-03-23 11:29:45 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2224137
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stressed on Monday that the Nile river is a vital source of life for all countries overlooking its banks. Desalegn, speaking at the signing session of the document of the Declaration of Principles on ....
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Military aircraft targets Om Rishrash area in Libya; no causalities
Date: 2015-03-23 11:18:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2223973
A military aircraft targeted Monday Om Rishrash area in Tarhuna town, but there were no reports of causalities. The statement was made by a security source, without giving further details. ....