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Jordan court acquits Abu Qatada of terror charges
Date: 2014-09-24 10:57:14 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1002965
The Jordanian State Security Court acquitted radical preacher Abu Qatada of all terror charges pressed against him in a case known as "Millennium Blasts" over insufficient evidence. He was accused of plotting to carry out terror attacks on ....
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Sudanese opposition refuses any Bashir-led govt
Date: 2014-09-24 10:14:08 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1002829
Sudan's opposition Popular Congress Party turned down a proposal from US, Britain and Norway to form a transitional government led by Omar Al-Bashir. Political Secretary of Popular Congress Party, Kamal Omar said in press statements that only the ....
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Saudi Arabia willing to take part in military action against Daesh, FM says
Date: 2014-09-24 10:12:45 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1002809
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faysal said Wednesday that his country is willing to take part in any military operations against radical groups in Syria and Iraq. Daesh poses a big threat to the whole region, Prince Saud told Sky News in ....
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Israeli troops arrest Palestinian at Hebron checkpoint
Date: 2014-09-24 08:20:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1001741
Israeli troops Wednesday arrested a Palestinian in Hebron and searched a number of houses in the town of Sa'eer. Mohamed Younis Rabaa, 45, was arrested at a checkpoint near Hebron, Palestinian security sources said. The Israeli troops also ....
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Benghazi security official assassinated
Date: 2014-09-24 07:32:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1001229
Unidentified gunmen assassinated on Wednesday a colonel in the preventive security agency in Benghazi, a security source said. The gunmen driving a car showered Colonel Wael al-Hamali with bullets near a Benghazi police station, killing him at ....
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Van attacked in northern Lebanon
Date: 2014-09-24 07:25:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1001289
A van carrying military and civilian passengers came under a fire attack in the northern Lebanese town of Beira at dawn of Wednesday. No casualties were reported. ....
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Palestinian worshippers observe i'tikaf at Aqsa amid calls by radical Jewish group to storm mosque
Date: 2014-09-24 07:14:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1001217
A number of worshippers observed i'tikaf at halls of Al-Aqsa Mosque Tuesday night as radical Jewish groups called for storming the holy site on Wednesday. The radical Jewish groups want to mark the new Jewish Year Rosh Hashanah. ....
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Libyan speaker confers with UN envoy to Libya on crisis
Date: 2014-09-24 07:10:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1001185
The Libya delegation to the United Nations led by Speaker Aqila Saleh and Libyan Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ibrahim Dabbashi held talks with US Ambassador to Libya Deborah Jones. Jones said, On his Twitter account, termed ....
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More airstrikes launched against Daesh in Syria
Date: 2014-09-24 06:54:12 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1000869
The US-led international alliance launched on Wednesday a number of air raids against Daesh militants in a number of Syrian cities. The alliance, with the participation of a number of Arab countries, started as of Tuesday dawn targeting Daesh ....
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Missile hits location of abducted Lebanese soldiers: Nusra Front
Date: 2014-09-23 17:50:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:999193
The al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front said a guided missile hit on Tuesday the location where abducted Lebanese soldiers are held. In a tweet, the group said none of the soldiers it holds was harmed in the attack. ....