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Many killed, injured in violent clashes across Syria
Date: 2014-08-30 08:23:56 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:897733
Syrian military jets staged raids against eastern Damascus, Aleppo countryside and Al-Raqqa cities, leaving several dead and injured, Syrian opposition sources said. The army jets carried out 15 sorties on Jobar neighborhood of Damascus as rebel ....
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Two Palestinians succumb to wounds sustained during Israeli aggression on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-30 07:39:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:897642
Two Palestinians died Friday due to deadly wounds sustained during the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Mohamed Khalil, 23, died as he was under medical care in Gaza, sources said. Old lady Wedad Abu Zied, 64, died at an Egyptian ....
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UN Security Council urges Yemen's Houthis to end hostilities
Date: 2014-08-30 07:23:59 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:897606
The UN Security Council called on Yemen's Houthis to end hostilities against the government and warned foreign countries not to interfere by encouraging instability in the impoverished Arab state. "The Security Council expresses grave concern ....
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12 killed in tribal clashes in North Darfur
Date: 2014-08-30 06:50:55 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:897538
Twelve people were killed while dozens others were injured Friday in an intertribal attack in north Darfur. About seven members of Bani Hussain tribe were shot down while three others were injured in attack by Al Rozaycat tribe. Rozaycat ....
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UN says more than 3m have fled war in Syria
Date: 2014-08-30 06:24:20 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:897510
The UNHCR said Syria is now "the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era" with almost half of all Syrians forced to flee their homes, the BBC reported on Friday. The majority of refugees have fled to countries neighbouring Syria, with most now ....
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Lebanese FM urges US Ambassador to help Beirut to combat terrorism
Date: 2014-08-29 18:23:19 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:897294
Lebanese Foreign Minister,Gebran Bassil urged Friday the United States to provide the necessary assistance to Lebanon and to provide all the available information to help the country fight terrorism, in accordance with resolution 2710, the Lebanese ....
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Clashes erupt in Arsal, over 200 families flee fire
Date: 2014-08-29 18:21:05 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:897290
Lebanese army battalion engaged on Friday in deadly clashes with a group of militants in the northeastern border region of Arsal, Lebanon. More than 200 families moved from Arsal during the past two days, an official told MENA. The army ....
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Haftar aircraft targeted after attacking terrorists
Date: 2014-08-29 18:19:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:897287
Commander of the Libyan Tobruk air base Ibrahim Abdrabu , loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, was killed Friday after his military warplane was targeted. Before being targeted, Abdrabu launched air strikes on suspected al Qaeda splinter militants ....
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AL chief meets GCHRAGD head
Date: 2014-08-28 09:28:53 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:895174
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met on Thursday with Chairman of the Geneva Center for Human Right Advancement and Global Dialogue (GCHRAGD ) Hanif al-Qassim on the sidelines of his participation in a meeting here. They ....
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Israeli opposition lashes out at Netanyahu speech on Gaza war
Date: 2014-08-28 07:12:58 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:894916
The head of the Israeli opposition strongly criticized the speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the military operation in Gaza, saying it is a sad victory, Radio Israel reported. On his Facebook page, Isaac Herzog said Netanyahu lost ....