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  • Israel army claims Palestinian minister died of heart attack

    Israel army claims Palestinian minister died of heart attack

    Date: 2014-12-10 17:17:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1512309

    Israeli army sources said the military initially believed that the death of a Palestinian Authority minister was the result of a heart attack, the Jerusalem Post reported. Ziad Abu Ein, 55, a PA minister without portfolio, was taking part in a ....

  • Palestinian information ministry condemns killing of minister

    Palestinian information ministry condemns killing of minister

    Date: 2014-12-10 15:44:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1511745

    The Palestinian Information Ministry described the killing of Palestinian Minister and Head of the Committee against the Wall and Settlements Ziad Abu Ein as "brutal". In a statement Wednesday, the ministry said that Abu-Ein's assassination ....

  • AL chief condemns killing of Palestinian minister by Israeli forces

    AL chief condemns killing of Palestinian minister by Israeli forces

    Date: 2014-12-10 14:30:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1511065

    Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi condemned on Wednesday the killing of a Palestinian minister after being assaulted by the Israeli forces. Ziad Abu Ein, who was the head of the Anti-Wall and Settlement Commission, died in Ramallah ....

  • AL chief hails outcome of GCC summit

    AL chief hails outcome of GCC summit

    Date: 2014-12-10 14:24:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1510973

    Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the important outcome of the Gulf Cooperation Council that wrapped up its activities in Doha on Tuesday. In a released statement, Arabi underlined, after returning to Cairo ....

  • 15 Syrian servicemen killed in clashes with Islamists

    15 Syrian servicemen killed in clashes with Islamists

    Date: 2014-12-10 13:30:08 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1510345

    Twelve Syrian servicemen were killed Wednesday in clashes with Islamist militants in Damascus Countryside. The clashes left five other Islamist fighters dead. The Islamist militants managed to control several areas in the Darayya suburb of ....

  • 25 killed, wounded in blast in Iraqi Samaraa city

    25 killed, wounded in blast in Iraqi Samaraa city

    Date: 2014-12-10 11:52:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1509133

    Twenty-five people, including security men, were killed and wounded on Wednesday when a mortar shell was fired on a district in north Samaraa district. The source said that the mortar shooting was followed by an explosion of a booby-trapped ....

  • Israel allows 450 trucks into GS via Kerm Abul Salem

    Israel allows 450 trucks into GS via Kerm Abul Salem

    Date: 2014-12-10 10:24:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1508489

    Israeli authorities decided on Wednesday to allow 450 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karm Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....

  • Boghdad's ex-wife in prison - interior minister

    Boghdad's ex-wife in prison - interior minister

    Date: 2014-12-10 10:14:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1508409

    The Lebanese Interior Minister's media office said Wednesday Saja al-Delemy, the ex-wife of Daesh leader Abu Bakr el-Boghdady, had an arrest warrant issued against her and is now imprisoned. Interior Minister Nouhad Al-Machnouk said earlier that ....

  • Sudan no longer welcomes UN/AU Blue Helmets in Darfur

    Sudan no longer welcomes UN/AU Blue Helmets in Darfur

    Date: 2014-12-10 10:13:15 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1508393

    The Sudanese government said the United Nations and Africa Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was asked to leave the country as it has failed to execute its mandate. President Omar Al Bashir had earlier demanded UNAMID specify a clear program to ....

  • Hagel underscores US role in Iraq’s fight against terrorism

    Hagel underscores US role in Iraq’s fight against terrorism

    Date: 2014-12-09 16:39:31 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1504973

    Outgoing US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Tuesday that his country is providing increasing assistance to Iraq as it battles the so-called Islamic State militants, but the outcome of that fight will hinge on the Shiite-led government’s ....

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