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Trial of 32 officials of Gaddafi regime resumed
Date: 2015-03-22 10:34:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2216401
A Tripoli Court of Appeal resumed on Sunday the trial of 32 former officials in late Libyan president Muammaer Gaddafi's regime. Seif al Islam Gaddafi, son of the Libyan leader, did not attend the session for the eight time running. Some 32 ....
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Israel launches surprise drill on Gaza border
Date: 2015-03-22 09:34:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2215913
The Israeli military on Sunday launched a surprise drill along Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip, the Times of Israel reported on Sunday. Israeli military said in a statement that the drill will take place throughout the day and ....
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US Special Forces withdraw from Yemen
Date: 2015-03-22 09:33:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2215413
The United States is evacuating its remaining 100 special operations forces from Yemen, amid a deteriorating security situation in the country, CNN reported on Sunday, citing sources in the region familiar with the matter. The troops, who had ....
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Israel allows 620 trucks into Gaza Strip
Date: 2015-03-22 08:51:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2215513
Israeli authorities decided on Sunday to allow 620 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....
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70 Daesh militants killed in Iraqi air raid in Salaheddin
Date: 2015-03-22 08:31:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2215385
At least 70 Daesh militants were killed when Iraqi Air Force has launched a number of raids in Samarra city of Salaheddin governorate. In a press release on Sunday, Iraqi Defense Ministry said the raids destroyed a number of hotbeds and 10 ....
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Houthis wreaking havoc on Yemen: Hadi
Date: 2015-03-21 17:37:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2213789
Yemen's President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused the Houthi militant group of wreaking havoc on the country, describing what happened in Sanaa as a complete military coup. Speaking in a televised address broadcast by the Aden TV channel ....
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Tunisian president meets Morocco's FM
Date: 2015-03-21 17:36:13 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:2213761
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi held a meeting Saturday with Morocco's Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar. During the meeting, Mezouar denounced Wednesday's terrorist attack which killed 23 people and injured 47 others, read a statement ....
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Kuwaiti interior minister heads for Riyadh
Date: 2015-03-21 17:32:48 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2213741
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammed Khaled al Hamad al Sabah headed on Saturday to Saudi Arabia. He will be leading a high-level security delegation to participate in the extraordinary meeting of the interior ministers of ....
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Conditions in Yemen absolute disaster- French FM
Date: 2015-03-21 13:22:09 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2212121
Conditions in Yemen are an absolute disaster, said French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday. Fabius's remarks came as a condemnation to the terrorist bombings that targeted a pair of mosques in Sana'a during Friday's prayers, ....
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Tunisia attack highlights threat of violence spilling over from Libya
Date: 2015-03-21 11:57:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2211613
Two gunmen who massacred tourists at a Tunisian museum received their weapons training in Libya, a top security official said, underscoring the growing threat posed by militant camps in disintegrating regions of the Middle East. The Tunisian ....