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Yemeni policeman killed, army officer injured in separate attacks
Date: 2014-07-05 08:31:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:812138
A Yemeni policeman was killed and an army officer was injured in two separate attacks in southern Yemen. Unidentified persons opened fire on the policeman in Lahij city, fatally injuring him in the head, sources told Sky News. Separately, a ....
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Bahraini policeman killed in terror blast
Date: 2014-07-05 08:29:13 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:812134
A Bahraini police officer died in a terrorist blast in southern Manama, the Interior Ministry said. Mahmoud Farid died Saturday before dawn from wounds sustained in a terrorist explosion at East Ekar village, the ministry said in a statement ....
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Israeli settlers kidnap, beat Palestinian youth
Date: 2014-07-05 08:26:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:812131
A group of settlers kidnapped a Palestinian youth from a village in southern Nablus, north of the West Bank, and beat him up before leaving him in an abandoned area. The settlers drove two cars into the village and snatched Tareq Adeli, 22 years, ....
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Egypt will not accept Israeli occupation to destroy Gaza - Hamas leader
Date: 2014-07-05 07:49:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:812092
Hamas leader Ismail al-Ashqar has praised Egypt's historical role in defending the Palestinian cause and strengthening the Palestinian people's steadfastness. "Egypt is a dear country to our hearts, central and pioneering, and will not accept the ....
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BBC reveals secret UK plans to train Syrian rebels
Date: 2014-07-04 12:00:59 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:811211
The UK drew up plans to train and equip a 100,000-strong Syrian rebel army to defeat President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Newsnight has revealed. The secret initiative, put forward two years ago, was the brainchild of the then most senior UK military ....
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ISIL leader likely killed in air raid in Anbar
Date: 2014-07-04 11:56:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:811203
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL), was likely killed in an Iraqi air raid on Al-Qaem city in western Anbar, the anti-terrorism authority here said Friday citing almost confirmed information. Many ISIL ....
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Israel to build new settlement in Hebron
Date: 2014-07-04 11:52:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:811192
Israel decided Friday to establish a new settlement in Hebron in retaliation for the killing of three Israeli teens earlier in the month. Israel Radio said that two other outposts will be built in Gush Etzion in the West Bank. ....
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Israel imposes restrictions on Al-Aqsa entrance
Date: 2014-07-04 09:16:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:810973
The Israeli police tightened security measures at Al-Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday in the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The Israeli forces restricted entrance to the mosque to holders of special permits and women of all ages. The ....
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Rajoub says Israeli aggression against Palestinians "barbaric, fascist"
Date: 2014-07-03 15:58:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:810326
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri had talks on Thursday with prominent Palestinian politician Jebril al-Rajoub on the Israeli escalations against the Palestinians and conditions in the Palestinian territories. Speaking to reporters after the meeting ....
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Army colonel, policeman killed in attacks in Benghazi
Date: 2014-07-03 15:49:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:810317
A retired army colonel and a policeman were killed Thursday by unidentified gunmen in two separate incidents. "The colonel was shot dead by gunmen driving a car in Hayy el-Salam area," Spokesman of the Libyan Special Forces Melad Zori told ....