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Saudi Arabia warns against political activities during Hajj
Date: 2014-08-26 11:11:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:892045
Hajj Minister Bandar Hajjar said Saudi Arabia will not allow any political activities during this year's Hajj. "Saudi Arabia will not tolerate any acts that run counter to a state of complete devotion to worship during Hajj," the minister told ....
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Peshmerga troops deny Mosul dam under control of Daesh
Date: 2014-08-26 09:47:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:891817
Spokesman For Peshmerga troops in Iraq on Tuesday denied reports that Mosul dam is under the control of militants of the Islamic State, or the so-called Daesh group. No further details have been available. The remarks come after well-placed ....
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Obama approves air surveillance of ISIS in Syria
Date: 2014-08-26 09:02:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:891699
President Obama has authorized surveillance flights over Syria, a precursor to potential airstrikes there, but a mounting concern for the White House is how to target the Sunni extremists without helping President Bashar al-Assad. Defense ....
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US top brass in Israel for talks on Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
Date: 2014-08-26 07:39:05 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:891542
US General John Allen, Special Envoy of President Barack Obama for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, arrived in Israel Tuesday for talks on the current situation with the Israeli leaders. Allen will meet with Israeli officials to discuss means to ....
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Some 130 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-08-26 07:38:10 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:891539
Some 130 rockets were fired from Gaza over the course of Monday. The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a total of 16 of the projectiles. The paper said one of the rockets was intercepted over Tel Aviv, while two others landed in empty ....
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Qassam Brigades shell Haifa, Tel Aviv, Ashkelon in response to Israeli shelling of Gaza residential buildings
Date: 2014-08-26 06:33:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:891446
Ezz El-Din al-Qassam Brigades on Tuesday claimed responsibility for shelling Haifa, Tel Aviv and Ashkelon in response to the Israeli targeting of residential buildings in Gaza. In a military statement, the brigades said that they have fired seven ....
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Israel launched wide-scale detention campaign against PFLP leaders
Date: 2014-08-26 06:32:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:891444
Israeli occupation forces at dawn Tuesday launched a wide-scale detention campaign against a number of leaders and cadres of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) in the West Bank. The campaign targeted the leaders in Ramallah, ....
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Turkish aid arrives in Egypt en route to Gaza
Date: 2014-08-26 05:16:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:891353
A batch of Turkish humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip has arrived in Egypt to be allowed into the enclave via Rafah border crossing. The head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in Arish City said the aid consisted of six tons of baby diapers. Gaber ....
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Lebanese FM calls for regional mechanism against terror
Date: 2014-08-25 14:51:33 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:890849
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Gibran Basil called Monday for drafting a regional mechanism to fight terror during the Arab ministerial meeting to take place in Cairo on September 6-7. Basil told MENA that Egypt could play an important role in this ....
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Tunisian FM: Libya's neighbors agree on immediate halt of military operations in Libya
Date: 2014-08-25 14:51:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:890847
The foreign ministers of Libya's neighbors agreed during their meeting on Monday on the importance of immediately ending all military operations in Libya and holding negotiations to reach a peaceful solution to the unrest there, said Tunisia's ....
