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Mufti of Iraq seeks protection for Sunnis against militias
Date: 2014-08-18 10:51:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:879462
Mufti of Iraq Sheikh Taha Refai urged on Monday wise people in the Islamic world to stand by Sunnis who are being targeted by extremist militias. Refai, during a visit to the World Association of Al Azhar graduates headquarters here, said those ....
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Israel destroys houses of Palestinians accused of killing 3 Israelis in West Bank
Date: 2014-08-18 10:03:58 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:879333
The Israeli army destroyed in the West Bank homes of the Palestinians, accused by Israel of murdering three Jewish teens who were abducted and killed in June, according to The Jerusalem Post. Special forces of the Israeli army destroyed the home ....
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Unidentified warplanes target military posts in Tripoli
Date: 2014-08-18 08:48:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:879150
Unidentified warplanes targeted at dawn Monday military positions in Tripoli where militants have been fighting for over a month, Libya sources said. The sources, told "Al-Wasat" website that five explosions were heard as a result of the ....
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Lebanon's army arrests 12 gunmen east of Arsal
Date: 2014-08-18 08:39:38 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:879136
Lebanese army troops arrested 12 gunmen in a checkpoint, east of Arsal, the National News Agency reported. Those arrested are suspected of belonging a group that mounted attacks on the military nearly three weeks ago. ....
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Jordan King says reform drive based on national priorities
Date: 2014-08-18 08:25:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:879104
Jordanian King Abdullah II, on Sunday, met with the parliamentary National Accord Bloc at Husseiniyyeh Palace as part of a series of meetings with house members to discuss domestic issues, Petra news agency reported. He said the Kingdom's ....
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Morocco goes on high alert over terror threats
Date: 2014-08-18 08:23:30 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:879101
Morocco has put its security services on high alert while the army expanded military units and missile batteries in strategic sites in some cities. In statements to Sky News, local sources attributed the current security alert to concerns of the ....
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Sisi, Abbas to discuss Palestinian developments Saturday
Date: 2014-08-18 08:19:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:879087
Palestinian Ambassador in Cairo Gamal Shobky said that President Mahmoud Abbas will hold talks with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian lands and ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Abbas will ....
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Gaza death toll hits 2,016 - Health Ministry
Date: 2014-08-18 08:13:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:879057
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Sunday the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip rose to 2,016 including 541 children and 250 women. Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qadra said more than 10,139 Palestinians were injured ....
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Independent Kurdish state would destabilize region - German FM
Date: 2014-08-18 08:12:51 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:879079
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned against the formation of an independent Kurdish state, saying this would risk further destabilising the region, DW reported. "An independent Kurdish state would further destabilize the ....
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S. Korea completes evacuation of citizens from Libya
Date: 2014-08-18 07:50:23 GMT - south korea - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:879028
With a South Korean Navy destroyer carrying its last batch of South Korean citizens out of Libya on Sunday, the country completed its evacuation mission in the war-ravaged African country, a foreign ministry official said, Yonhap news agency ....
