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Houithi elements try to occupy power station
Date: 2014-09-10 06:36:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:914804
Houithi elements tried to occupy electricity station and government and service facilities, an official source at the higher security committee in Yemen said Tuesday. The security and military bodies stood against these elements, the source said ....
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French president to visit Iraq on Friday
Date: 2014-09-10 06:24:16 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:914782
French President Francois Hollande is going to Iraq on Friday to help prepare an international conference in support of the country's efforts to fight off violent extremists advancing in the country, The ABC News reported. The announcement ....
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Navy detains four Palestinian fishermen
Date: 2014-09-09 16:57:33 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:914347
The Israeli Navy took four Palestinian fishermen into custody on Tuesday in two separate incidents in which boats breached the six-mile limit allocated for fishing, Israel's Jerusalem Post reported. In both incidents, the Palestinian boats ....
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Iran felicitates Iraq on formation of new gov't
Date: 2014-09-09 16:33:15 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:914311
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham congratulated the Iraqi government and nation on the formation of the new cabinet in that country, Fars News Agency reported. On Monday, the Iraqi parliament approved the new cabinet proposed ....
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AL chief meets Norway FM
Date: 2014-09-09 15:37:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:914221
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi met on Tuesday with visiting Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende. Brende told reporters that his talks with el-Arabi focused on the humanitarian needs and reconstruction of the Gaza ....
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Jordan King meets Turkish FM
Date: 2014-09-09 15:36:28 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:914219
Jordan's King Abdullah II met on Tuesday with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Amman. The meeting took up the latest regional developments and ways of eliminating terrorism. The Gaza cease fire deal and the situation in Syria were ....
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70 Daesh elements killed in army operation in Khafajiya
Date: 2014-09-09 15:04:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:914144
Seventy elements of Daesh have been killed in operations by the Iraqi army in al-Khafajiya area in Anbar province. Arab and foreign Daesh elements were killed, said Diaa Kazem, an Iraqi army commander, Tuesday. The Iraqi media news agency ....
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Houthi spokesman denies intention of protesters to storm Cabinet
Date: 2014-09-09 13:08:44 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:913926
A spokesman for the Houthi "Ansar Allah" group said Tuesday that protesters who marched toward the Cabinet earlier in the day did not intend to storm the building. The Yemeni Cabinet would not have been able to counter such an action had the ....
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AL chief hails formation of Iraq gov't
Date: 2014-09-09 12:38:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:913841
Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el-Arabi welcomed on Sunday the formation of the new Iraqi government under Hadiar al-Abadi. In a statement, Arabi voiced the pan-Arab body's solidarity with the new cabinet in its war against terrorism. He also ....
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Libyan House okays anti-terrorism bill
Date: 2014-09-09 12:21:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:913786
The Libyan house of representatives Tuesday okayed an anti-terrorism bill. The majority of MPs voted for the bill, said MP Jalal al-Shawihdi in statements to MENA. He said the House endorsed the final draft in a session Monday night. ....