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Explosion near Somalia's parliament
Date: 2014-07-05 09:37:49 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:812248
A powerful blast and shots have been reported near Somalia's parliament, while MPs were in session, according to the BBC. Initial reports said there were casualties in the explosion, said to have been caused by a car bomb. Ten people died when ....
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Qatari emir to visit Kuwait Sunday
Date: 2014-07-05 09:08:21 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:812197
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will pay a visit to Kuwait on Sunday. During his few hours' visit to Kuwait, the Qatari emir will meet with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah to greet him on the occasion of the holy fasting ....
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33 Palestinians arrested in West Bank in 2 days
Date: 2014-07-05 08:34:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:812145
Israeli forces arrested 33 Palestinians, including two minors, in the occupied West Bank in the past two days. The new arrests raise the total number of Palestinian detainees during the Israeli campaign to 691, the Palestinian prisoners' club ....
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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. ....