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Shi'a leader calls for cooperation with Azhar
Date: 2014-09-17 14:29:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:958909
Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Lebanese Shi'a Council Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan has stressed the importance of boosting cooperation with Al-Azhar. "This will serve the interests of the Islamic nation as well as the Egyptian and Lebanese peoples," ....
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Assad, Iraqi security adviser discuss fighting terrorism
Date: 2014-09-17 10:07:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:956589
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Faleh al-Fayyad, the security adviser for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abbady. The Iraqi official explained at the meeting the recent developments in his country and efforts exerted by the ....
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Israeli troops arrest 4 WB Palestinians
Date: 2014-09-17 10:06:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:956137
Israeli occupation troops arrested four Palestinians from the West Bank on Wednesday. Troops stormed their homes and workplaces in the sorroundings of Hebron and captured them. Tensions mounted in the precincts of Al-Asqa mosque with groups of ....
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Sounds of explosions heard in northern Sanaa
Date: 2014-09-17 10:05:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:956561
Sounds of bombings were heard in Shamlan neighborhood in northern Sanaa early Wednesday. Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath carried the news, adding that the sounds of explosions followed two others targeting the buildings of the Yemeni Congregation for ....
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18 Daesh elements killed in Iraqi air strike
Date: 2014-09-17 10:03:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:956541
Eighteen terrorists were killed in an Iraqi air strike on Daesh hideouts in southern Tikrit, a security source said Wednesday. The Iraqi media news agency said Iraqi jets hit Daesh sites in al-Dalouiya, killing 18 of its members. ....
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Saudi Mufti: Calls for protests during pilgrimage "devilish act"
Date: 2014-09-17 08:31:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:955521
Saudi Mufti Sheikh Abdel Aziz Al-Sheikh termed calls for staging protests during the pilgrimage rituals as "devilish acts" and described the people behind them as "traitors" to their nation and deceitful persons. In statements carried by the ....
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Poll: Half of Palestinians support armed intifada against Israel
Date: 2014-09-17 07:38:58 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:955053
A public opinion poll published on Tuesday showed that half of the Palestinian public supports an armed intifada against Israel. The poll, published by the Nablus-based An-Najah University, included 1,360 Palestinians (860 from the West Bank and ....
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2 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi
Date: 2014-09-17 07:09:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:954749
Two Libyan soldiers were shot dead in Salmani and Khamsein areas in Benghazi in eastern Libya. A number of unidentified gunmen opened fire Tuesday night at Saleh al-Majbari of the naval force and Anis Adel al-Hassi of the military police. A ....
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Former Yemeni president denies supporting Houthis
Date: 2014-09-17 06:44:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:954561
Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh denied Tuesday that he supported the Shiite Houthis, pointing out that media reports on such links were groundless. In a meeting with people of the Yemeni province of Al Beidha, Saleh who is now head of ....
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2 terrorists sentenced to death in KSA over 'terror' charges
Date: 2014-09-17 06:32:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:954497
A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced two terrorists to death and 13 others to up to 35 years in jail on charges that included plotting attacks in the kingdom and murder of a policeman. The terrorists, who include two Moroccans and a Yemeni ....