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Man killed, 7 injured in bomb attack in Baghdad
Date: 2014-12-13 11:46:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:1527893
A man was killed Saturday while seven others were injured when an explosive device went off in Baghdad. The device was planted on road no. 48, Sadr City, a vast Shia slum district in east Baghdad, local Iraqi media cited a security source as ....
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70 Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike for 6th day
Date: 2014-12-13 11:24:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1527661
At least 70 Palestinian prisoners at Israeli jails continued their open-ended strike for the sixth day in protest of solitary confinement policy and in support of the prisoner Nahar al-Saadi, who has been on a hunger-strike for the third week. ....
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Syrian army thwarts attack on airport
Date: 2014-12-13 09:48:48 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1526789
The Syrian army foiled a new attack by Daesh militants against Deir Al-Zor military airport in eastern Syria, opposition sources said. Nine Daesh elements were killed in the clashes that erupted after the botched attack, Sky News TV quoted the ....
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Military reinforcements in Iraq’s Salah el-Din province
Date: 2014-12-13 09:36:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1526641
Military reinforcements have arrived in Salah el-din province as part of an operation to recapture the southern parts of the province from Daesh militant group, said the deputy head of the provincial security committee. Khaled al-Khazragy ....
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Lebanon's Siniora meets Egyptian ambassador
Date: 2014-12-13 07:55:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1525933
Head of Lebanese Future Bloc Foad Siniora met on Friday at his Bliss Street office with Egypt's Ambassador in Beirut Mohammad Bader Eddine Zayed. The two sides discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the region. Separately, the ....
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Arab official calls for joining Arab charter for human rights
Date: 2014-12-12 18:58:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1524909
Chairman of the Arab Human Rights Committee Hadi bin Ali Al-Yami has urged Arab states that have not signed up to the Arab Charter for Human Rights to please do, stressing this will help promote human rights in the Arab world. In a statement ....
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Portuguese parliament urges govt to recognize Palestinian state
Date: 2014-12-12 18:53:01 GMT - Portugal - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1524893
The Portuguese parliament has called on the government to recognize a Palestinian state, Sky News reported Friday. In 2012, the UN General Assembly voted to upgrade the Palestinians' status to that of a "non-member observer state". ....
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Palestinian FM welcomes Portuguese parliament recognition of Palestine
Date: 2014-12-12 18:46:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1524853
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki has welcomed the Portuguese parliament recognition of the state of Palestine based on the 1967 borders. In a statement on Friday, Malki thanked Portugal for its stance, supportive of the legitimate ....
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Lawsuit filed against Marzouki
Date: 2014-12-12 18:37:24 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1524825
A lawsuit has been filed against Tunisian interim President Moncef Marzouki and head of his electoral campaign Adnan Manser. They are accused of hiding evidence about the assassination plot against presidential runner and leader of Nida Tunis ....
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Haniya offers condolences over Palestinian minister murder
Date: 2014-12-12 13:00:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1523337
Deputy head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniya offered on Friday condolences to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over the murder of Palestinian Minister Ziad Abu Ein. In a phone call with Abbas, Haniya stressed the need to stand against ....
