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Iraqi forces fend off Daesh attack on Tikrit University
Date: 2014-09-27 07:36:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1020825
Iraqi security forces fended off a Daesh attack on Tikrit University, an Iraqi security source said on Friday. Salahuddin forces stationed outside the university destroyed two cars affiliated to Daesh and killed terrorists riding them, the source ....
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Lebanese minister calls for swapping Islamist prisoners for hostages
Date: 2014-09-26 17:38:57 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1019493
Lebanese Health Minister Wael Abu Faour has called upon the Lebanese government to swap Islamist prisoners for 21 Lebanese soldiers and policemen who are held hostage by the Nusra Front. Abu Faour also urged the judiciary to speed up trials of ....
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AL chief meets Palestinian president, German FM in New York
Date: 2014-09-26 15:37:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1019141
Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el-Arabi met on Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in New York. The meeting comes as part of ongoing talks aimed at supporting the Palestinian stance at the United Nations, according to a statement by ....
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Geagea favors force to free captive soldiers
Date: 2014-09-26 12:56:19 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1018181
Head of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea called on the Lebanese government Friday to use force to free army personnel held by jihadist militants from Syria in the border area of Arsal, The Daily Star reported. He described the Cabinet’s ....
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Lavrov confirms Russia ready to assist Iraq in fighting Daesh
Date: 2014-09-26 08:03:06 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1016377
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed Russia is ready to support Iraq in its efforts to fight the terrorist threat, first of all the one from Daesh group, according to ITAR-TASS News Agency. Lavrov had a meeting with Iraq’s Prime ....
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Hamas, Fatah reach agreement on inter-reconciliation issues
Date: 2014-09-25 17:06:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:1013985
Hamas and Fatah announced that they have reached understandings on all pending issues of the inter-Palestinian reconciliation. The agreement comes after two-day meetings which were held in Cairo under the sponsorship of head of Egypt's ....
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Dozens of settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-09-25 16:48:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1013893
Dozens of extremist settlers have stormed al-Aqsa Mosque supported by special troops of the Israeli occupation police. Muslim worshipers inside the mosque chanted slogans condemning these break-ins, while occupation forces arrested 10 ....
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No disputes in Fatah-Hamas reconciliation talks -- Hamas official
Date: 2014-09-25 10:41:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1010677
Deputy Chairman of Hamas's political bureau, Moussa Abu Marzouk, said on Thursday that there is no dispute concerning reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas. He refused to give more details about Wednesday's session but described it as ....
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Coordination with Syria on operations of international coalition against Daesh: Syrian FM
Date: 2014-09-25 08:23:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1009445
There is coordination with Damascus developments on the ground of the operation executed by the international coalition against Daesh, Lebanese newspaper As-Safir quoted Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem as saying. Muallem stopped in Beirut ....
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Hadi receives call from US presidential assistance for homeland security
Date: 2014-09-25 07:42:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1009157
Assistant to the US President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco called Yemeni President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi to convey President Barack Obama's strong support for President Hadi and the Yemeni people as they move forward from ....
