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UN lauds Maliki for relinquishing power in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-15 11:12:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:875235
The United Nations (UN) has lauded Nouri al-Maliki’s decision to step down as Iraq’s prime minister as indicative of his commitment to democracy. The world body’s special representative for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, said in a statement, “The ....
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41 killed, wounded in Iraqi air strikes
Date: 2014-08-15 11:08:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:875227
Eleven people have been killed and 30 more injured in military raids on western Kirkuk. Sky News carried the news Friday without giving further details. The US embassy here has confirmed that Iraq got more than 15 million pieces of artillery ....
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Maliki gives up his post, announces support to successor Abadi
Date: 2014-08-15 06:29:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:874840
Iraq’s Nouri al-Maliki has announced his resignation from the post of Prime Minister of the embattled state, Sky News satellite channel reported Thursday. Also, he said that he supported his nominated replacement in the post, Haider al-Abadi. ....
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Sudan, Ethiopia agree on establishing joint border force
Date: 2014-08-14 10:04:19 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:873583
Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to form a joint force along the borders between the two countries at the conclusion of the military technical committee meetings in the presence of both sides’ defense ministers, Sudan Tribune reported. Sudanese ....
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Putin, Abbas discuss peace efforts in Gaza as ceasefire deadline nears end
Date: 2014-08-14 09:24:56 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:873468
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed in a phone call Wednesday the situation in the Gaza Strip and international efforts to end armed hostilities in the violence-torn enclave, the Kremlin said in a ....
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Israel has to stop demonizing Hamas: PLO official
Date: 2014-08-14 08:59:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:873408
Palestinian Liberation Movement (PLO) executive committee member, Hanan Ashrawi said Thursday that Israel should stop trying to demonize the Palestinian resistance movement (Hamas) and blaming it and Palestinian people for the current situation in ....
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Rescue mission for Yazidis on Iraq’s Mount Sinjar appears unnecessary, Pentagon says
Date: 2014-08-14 07:14:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:873170
A team of about 20 U.S. troops and aid workers who landed Wednesday on Iraq’s Mount Sinjar determined that a rescue operation of besieged minorities stranded there is probably unnecessary, the Pentagon said. “There are far fewer” refugees left at ....
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Not a combat-boots-on-the-ground operation,’ says Hagel
Date: 2014-08-14 06:23:54 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:873101
Around 130 more U.S. troops have arrived in northern Iraq, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday, saying their mission was to “take a closer look and give a more in-depth assessment of where we can continue to help the Iraqis.” Speaking ....
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Hamas urges popular protests in West Bank to support Gaza
Date: 2014-08-13 17:34:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:872743
Hamas has called for staging massive popular protests on Friday in support of the people in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Wednesday, the Islamist group also called on all Palestinians to stand by the Palestinian resistance in face of the ....
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Jordan to continue supporting Iraq: King Abdullah II
Date: 2014-08-13 16:50:11 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:872699
Jordan's King Abdullah II stressed Wednesday his country's full support to Iraq and its commitment towards its unity, noting that the formation of the new government is an important and serious step along the path of building Iraq, Petra News ....
