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No epidemic diseases reported during Hajj -- Saudi Health Minister
Date: 2014-10-06 09:46:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1072965
No epidemic diseases have been reported during the season of Hajj this year, said Saudi Health Minister Adel Mohamed bin Faqih Monday. During a press conference held in Mina Emergency Hospital, the Saudi minister stressed that all pilgrims are in ....
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Biden calls UAE prince to clarify remarks on Syria
Date: 2014-10-06 07:32:27 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1072433
US Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday contacted the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates to clarify that he did not mean to imply in his remarks last week that the Gulf ally was supporting al-Qaida fighters in Syria, ABC news reported. Biden ....
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Saudi Arabia presses ahead with combating terrorism, extremism, says king
Date: 2014-10-05 20:09:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1071825
Saudi King Abdullah said Saudi Arabia will press ahead with combating extremists. He lauded Saudi security forces for their commendable services in thwarting attempts by extremists to undermine security and stability in the kingdom, the Saudi ....
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Lebanese soldier wounded by Israeli gunfire near Shebaa
Date: 2014-10-05 20:04:02 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1071813
Israeli soldiers fired at a Lebanese Army post in the Shebaa Farms area near the border Sunday, wounding one soldier, the Army announced in a statement. The wounded soldier, identified as Zakaria Hamza al-Masri by a security source, was shot in ....
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14 pilgrims wounded in rocks collapse in Mina
Date: 2014-10-05 20:00:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1071785
Fourteen pilgrims were injured Sunday when rocks collapsed in Mina, Saudi Arabia. According to the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, six ambulances and two rapid intervention teams were sent to the collapse scene to rescue the wounded. Of all, ....
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Saudi king, CP greets Sisi on October war victory anniversary
Date: 2014-10-05 19:59:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1071777
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable of greetings to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of the anniversary of the day of crossing, Saudi Pres Agency reported on Sunday. Also, Crown Prince Salman bin ....
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Swedish FM greets Muslims on Eidul Adha
Date: 2014-10-05 12:07:36 GMT - Sweden - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1070193
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has greeted Muslims all over the world on Eidul Adha. This came in a Twitter post on Sunday. ....
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UAE astonished at U.S. Vice President's statement on states financing terrorism
Date: 2014-10-05 10:51:20 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1069649
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its astonishment at the statement made by the U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden on the U.S. allies and the financing of terrorism, WAM News Agency reported. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs ....
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British hostage David Bolam freed by militants in Libya
Date: 2014-10-05 09:34:12 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1069041
A British headteacher who has been held hostage by Islamist militants in Libya has been released. David Richard Bolam, 53, who worked as the principal at the International School Benghazi in northern Libya, was abducted while out on a shopping ....
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DFLP welcomes Sweden's decision to recognize Palestinian State
Date: 2014-10-05 09:22:13 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1069077
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) welcomed on Sunday Sweden's decision to recognize the Palestinian State, urging the other EU states to follow suit. "This is a courageous decision from a country that has been for so ....